Caterina Caselli

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Caterina Caselli's achievements are remarkable for their range. As a singer, she scored one of the defining Italian pop hits of the 1960s, a song that still resonates today. As a label head, she discovered and launched Andrea Bocelli, whose global sales exceed 90 million records, and Laura Pausini, who has won a Grammy and sold over 70 million albums. Her ability to spot talent and her business savvy have made Sugar Music one of Italy's most successful independent labels. In 2025, she received both the Cavaliere del Lavoro and the Tenco Award, honors that reflect her lasting impact on both the economy and the arts.

AwardsCaterina Caselli has received several prestigious honors recognizing her dual impact as an artist and business leader. In 2025, she was named a Knight of Labor (Cavaliere del Lavoro) for her contributions to the Italian economy and culture. The same year, she received the Tenco Award for artistic merit in songwriting. Her documentary One Life, 100 Voices also earned critical praise, though it did not win major film awards.

Honours & Distinctions

Cavaliere del Lavoro

Italian Republic·2025

Awarded for outstanding contribution to the Italian economy and culture.

Tenco Award

Tenco Club·2025

Recognized for artistic merit and contribution to Italian songwriting.

Records & Feats

First female Italian pop star to successfully transition to record executive

Career Milestone·1980

Caselli broke gender barriers in the Italian music industry, becoming one of the first women to found and run a major independent label.

Discovered and launched the career of Andrea Bocelli, who has sold over 90 million records

Career Milestone·1994

Her signing of Bocelli in 1994 introduced Italian opera-pop to global audiences, making him one of the best-selling classical artists of all time.