Nek - Sei solo tu feat Laura Pausini

What this video is

Released 10 May 2002 as the lead single from Nek's seventh studio album 'Le cose da difendere', this duet with Laura Pausini represents a landmark pairing of two of Italy's most commercially dominant pop artists of the era. Both artists had achieved significant pan-European and Latin American crossover success throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s, making this collaboration a high-profile commercial and…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of early-2000s Italian mainstream pop, 'Sei solo tu' exemplifies the melodic duet format that thrived within the Italian cantautore tradition adapted for mass commercial appeal. The collaboration between two of Italy's highest-profile pop exports reinforced the viability of…

The director

Born in Monfalcone, Italy; resident of Milan. Trained originally as an architect, Gherzi transitioned into filmmaking around 2001-2003. He is one of the founders of the video art collective Multiplicity, and has directed music videos for prominent Italian…