Annalisa Minetti, born on December 27, 1976, in Rho, Milan, Italy, is an Italian singer and athlete. She began her musical journey in the early 1990s, performing as a pianist in piano bars across Lombardy. In 1995, she released her first single, "Metti un lento", with the group Perro Negro and participated in the New Proposals section of the Festival di Sanremo but was eliminated during the preliminary rounds. Minetti's breakthrough came in 1998 when she won both the New Proposals category and the main competition at the Festival di Sanremo with "Senza te o con te". This victory launched her debut album Treno blu, released by Sony Music in 1998. In 2012, she won a bronze medal in the 1500 meters at the Paralympic Games in London, setting a world record in the T11 category.