Elio (Italian singer)

Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in Milan), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer, comedian, actor and musician. He is a founding member of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese.

Elio during a live performance

Career

Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980.^[1] He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the transverse flute (in which he is a graduate of the Milan Conservatory),^[2] the electric guitar and the electric bass.^[3]

In 2002, Elio graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan with an MSc in electronic engineering.^[4] He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career.^[5]

The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed Frank Zappa as a primary influence.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of The X Factor for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored, Nathalie (season 4, 2010)^[11] and Giò Sada (season 9, 2015).^[12] He was also a judge at Italia's Got Talent in 2022.^[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Asini	Tomalino		[14]
2004	Terkel in Trouble	Arne Nougatgren	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2011	Paul	Paul	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2013	Ci vuole un gran fisico	Gino		[15]
	Il sole dei cattivi			[16]
	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2	Chester V	Voice (Italian dub)	[15]
2015	La ragazza Carla	Elio		[16]
2019	UglyDolls	Ox	Voice (Italian dub)	[16]
2023	Improvvisamente a Natale mi sposo	The Mayor		[16]
2024	Gloria!	Romeo		[16]