1) Italian singer-so… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least sixteen artists named Alice:
1) Italian singer-songwriter
2) French progressive rock band in the 70s
3) Brazilian indie rock band in the 00s
4) Swedish folk/rock band
5) Czech rock band
6) English suburban singer from South London
7) German post-grunge, alternative band
8) Japanese R&B singer-songwriter (alternative tag: Ａｌｉｃｅ)
9) Rhode Island post-hardcore band
10) English six piece indie rock band from Brighton
11) Los Angeles based ethereal fantasy rock band
12) Indonesian hardcore band
13) Dutch singer-songwriter
14) Japanese singer and actress formerly known as Suzuki Arisu
15) South Korean girl group (formerly known as ELRIS)
16) Swiss-french vocal harmony trio
1) Alice, performance name of Italian singer-songwriter Carla Bissi, who has also recorded as Alice Visconti, born in Forlì, Italy, on 26 September 1954, and active since 1965 as a young talent, winner of the 1971 Castrocaro Music Festival, the same year of her first single "Il Mio Cuore Se Ne Va" recorded with her real name before switching in 1975 to her nom de plume with the debut album La Mia Poca Grande Età.
Alice had her breakthrough after winning the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per Elisa" in 1981, followed by European hit singles like "Una Notte Speciale", "Il Vento Caldo dell'Estate", "Messaggio", "Chan-son Egocentrique", "Prospettiva Nevski" and "Nomadi" and albums like Capo Nord, Gioielli Rubati , Park Hotel , Elisir and Il Sole nella Pioggia charting in both continental Europe, Scandinavia and Japan.
In 1984 she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest with "I Treni Di Tozeur", a duet with longtime collaborator Franco Battiato.
In her more recent career Alice has explored a diverse range of musical genres including classical, contemporary jazz, electronica and ambient and has collaborated with a large number of renowned musicians, including Giusto Pio, Roberto Cacciapaglia, Phil Manzanera, Tony Levin, Paolo Fresu, Peter Hammill, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, Dave Gregory, Michele Fedrigotti, Mino Di Martino, Danny Thompson, Gavin Harrison, Jakko Jakszyk, Trey Gunn, Mick Karn, Skye, Stefan Waggershausen and many more.
Her latest studio album Weekend was released in 2014, her latest live album Live in Roma in 2016 as her last work in partnership with Franco Battiato.
In 2021 she took part in the live tribute Invito al Viaggio: Concerto Per Franco Battiato, as well as began the live tour Alice Canta Battiato which would last throughout 2022.
2) Alice, French progressive rock band with two albums in the early 70s.
3) Alice, Brazilian indie rock band of the 00s. They released "Demo 1" in 2004, "Anteluz" in 2005 and "RUÍDO" in 2007, both independently. Official website (in portuguese): http://www.aliceruido.com/
4) Alice, Swedish folk/rock band that emerged from the Jourpoeterna projekt. Lyrics has focus on the stories of Alice in Wonderland.
5) Alice, Czech rock band established by Jiří Mikeš Milý in 1990 in Plzeň. http://www.ialice.cz/
6) Alice, Twentyfirst century English suburban singer from South London, with a distinctive lo-fi sound and poetic yet mundane lyric style.
7) Alice, Alice is German post grunge, alternative band from Potsdam. They split in 2009
http://www.myspace.com/alicerock
8) Alice, Alice , born March 02, 1990 in Fukushima, Japan, is a Japanese R&B singer-songwriter. She made her major debut on the SONY Japan label with the single "イチバンボシ" in 2010. alternative tag: Ａｌｉｃｅ.
Official site: http://www.alicecamp.com
9) Alice, Alice burst onto the Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts hardcore and screamo scene early in 2006. Two years and two new members later, the 5 piece band is reaching the peak of their creativity and punishing crowds with their brutal, yet melodic live act. Yeugene Barokha provides the lead vocals and tickles the ivories of the keyboard, Jeff Brown and Roger duel on the axes, Dan Hetu lays down the powerfully tight bass lines, and Bobby Malice bangs out the beats with utter abandon. Combining all these elements results in something much greater than just the sum of its parts. Alice believes they owe every bit of success to their fans, and pours every ounce of energy into every second of their music to pay them back. myspace.com/alicerock1
10) Alice are a six piece band from Brighton who play what has been described as "Indie Glam Rock."
11) Alice a.k.a. AL1CE is an eclectic band started from the need to create music that speaks across genre boundaries. Electronic, raw, acoustic, dark, light and everything in between, Alice began as a collaboration between members of Mankind is Obsolete, Collide, and Snake River Conspiracy, among others. Incorporating elements of surrealist performance art, Alice has been a part of multimedia art shows such as the Labyrinth of Jareth and the Urban Art Collective. Alice was informally established in 2008/2009 when Natasha, Scott and Gordon began working on music during MKIO's "Trapped Inside" tour. http://www.ilikealice.com
13) Alice (Olsthoorn) is a 23-year old Dutch singer. FIrst artist to present hyperpop on a mainstream stage in the Netherlands. Gaining popularity through her Tiktok content and her 3FM Radio performance.
In the vein of Massive Attack, Alice includes a growing group of musicians and artists who are actively contributing to the project. With each event providing a different backdrop for Alice, different musicians and instrumentation have been used to create an experience of songs written about time, a facet of the mythos of Alice. Slated to release a full-length album on November 11, 2011, Alice is currently collaborating with numerous amazing performance art groups, photographers, painters, visionaries, etc! to make their release and future events that much more enriched with theirs and their collaborators' visions.
14) Alice, formerly Suzuki Arisu (鈴木ありす), is a Japanese singer and actress. She made her recording debut in 2012 with record label Milky Pop Generation. Her hobbies include karaoke, golf, horse riding and ballet. http://milky-pop.com/artist/alice/
15) ALICE (앨리스) is a rebranding of South Korean girl group ELRIS. It is a seven-member South Korean girlgroup currently under IOK Company. The group consists of Sohee, Do-A (formerly Bella), Yeonjae (formerly Hyeseong), Yukyung, Karin, EJ and Chaejeong. They debuted with "We, First" from their first mini-album WE, first.
On February 26, 2020 they released their 4th mini album JACKPOT with two new members, EJ and Chaejeong.
The group debuted on June 1, 2017, under Hunus Entertainment, as a 5-member girl group. On February 12, 2020, it was announced that EJ and Chaejeong would become members of ELRIS, making it a 7 membered group. The group got transferred to IOK Company on December 1, 2021. On April 11, 2022, they rebranded as ALICE.
16) Alice is a vocal harmony trio from Switzerland formed in 2018 ,Lisa Harder, Yvonne Harder, and Sarah André. "Armed with a thrift-store synth, bizarre wit and arresting vocals, the intergenerational, all-female micro-choir Alice releases ...[L'Oiseau Magnifique]... Alice’s music subverts French and Occitan folk music to create a unique sound that combines art-pop, folk song vocals and synth experiments." Bandcamp
Rumba Rock
Alice Lyrics
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uh uh olè olè.
Sentivo l’odore amaro di cenere
le donne pesanti e uguali a cent'anni fa
fontane con tanta acqua da perdere
e terra spaccata e secca dal piangere.
ricordi che mi riportano sempre qua (pane di Spagna)
e dimmi amore mio che amore sei
ti amo solo per quello che non mi dai.
Uh uh olè olè
uh uh olè olè.
E l'alba mi colse piena di nudità
seduta sopra i gradini di un vecchio bar
c’è un cane randagio e pigro accanto a me
c'è un fiore che sta cercando di crescere.
Il freddo ha comprato il cuore della città (non batterà più)
il caldo ha asciugato il sangue arenato qua (pane di Spagna)
la neve non ha più voglia di scendere (il tempo non ha)
ed io non ho più voglia di ridere.
Uh uh olè olè
uh uh olè olè
uh uh olè olè.
Alice's song 'Rumba Rock' is a hauntingly nostalgic piece about a place that no longer exists. The opening lines, "Uh uh olè olè, uh uh olè olè," sets the tone for a melancholic lamentation that follows. The first verse describes the singer's experience of remembering a place that has changed over time. She smells the bitter scent of ash, sees women who look just like they did hundred years ago, and notices fountains with a lot of water to waste. The land is cracked and dry due to crying. The stanza ends with a reference to flattened mountains, which is a metaphorical representation of the cruelty of the place.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh uh olè olè
Repetitive chant serving as a rhythmic element of the song
Sentivo l’odore amaro di cenere
I sensed the bitter smell of ashes, representing the aftermath of something that had been destroyed
le donne pesanti e uguali a cent'anni fa
Women weighed down by the expectations of society, who have not progressed in a century
fontane con tanta acqua da perdere
Fountains that waste so much water, reflecting the carelessness of those in power
e terra spaccata e secca dal piangere.
And the dry, cracked earth that has cried an ocean of tears
Montagne così appiattite da crudeltà (chi è morto lo sa)
Mountains flattened by cruelty, a reference to the environmental destruction caused by humans, known only by those who have died
ricordi che mi riportano sempre qua (pane di Spagna)
Memories that always bring me back to this place, just like a traditional Spanish cake
e dimmi amore mio che amore sei
And tell me, my love, what kind of love you are
ti amo solo per quello che non mi dai.
I love you only for what you don't give me, possibly a reference to unrequited love
E l'alba mi colse piena di nudità
And dawn caught me naked and exposed, possibly indicating vulnerability or disillusionment
seduta sopra i gradini di un vecchio bar
Sitting on the steps of an old bar
c’è un cane randagio e pigro accanto a me
There's a stray and lazy dog next to me
c'è un fiore che sta cercando di crescere.
And there's a flower trying to grow, symbolizing hope and resilience
Il freddo ha comprato il cuore della città (non batterà più)
The cold has bought the heart of the city, which will no longer beat with warmth and compassion
il caldo ha asciugato il sangue arenato qua (pane di Spagna)
The heat has dried up the stagnant blood here, just like traditional Spanish cake, representing something that's lost its freshness
la neve non ha più voglia di scendere (il tempo non ha)
The snow no longer feels like falling, reflecting a lack of motivation or enthusiasm
ed io non ho più voglia di ridere.
And I no longer feel like laughing, perhaps indicating a sense of sadness or disappointment
Uh uh olè olè
Repetitive chant serving as a rhythmic element of the song
uh uh olè olè
Repetitive chant serving as a rhythmic element of the song
uh uh olè olè.
Repetitive chant serving as a rhythmic element of the song
Contributed by Declan C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.