Born in Greve in Chianti in 1959, Aleandro Baldi (birthname Aleandro Civai) was first discovered in 1986 by producer and songwriter Giancarlo Bigazzi, who helped record the track "E la Nave Va," which Baldi premiered at the Sanremo Festival that same year. Though he didn't make much of a splash, after releasing E Sia Così in 1987, Baldi returned to the festival in 1992, winning the "best young artist" section with "Non Amarmi," his duet with Francesca Alotta. Later that year Il Sole came out, followed by Ti Chiedo Onestà in 1994, the same year that he won Sanremo with his song "Passerà.

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