Malika Ayane /

Malika Ayane (born 31 January 1984, Milan, Italy) is an Italian singer. Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, the daughter of a Moroccan father and an Italian mother. She began her singing career in 1995 as part of the chorus at the La Scala Theatre. In 2005 she covered "Over The Rainbow" as a jingle for the commercial of Yomo. In 2006 Fernando Arnò commits "Time Thief" to Malika for the publicity campaign of DTC and in 2007 he commits her "Soul Waver" for the spot of Saab. In 2007 she met Caterina Caselli who produced her first album, "Malika Ayane" which was published in September 2008. The first single of the album is "Feeling Better" that has become famous in Italy after its performance by Alessandra Amoroso, winner of the eighth season of the talent show "Amici di Maria De Filippi" and because it is utilised in some spots and film trailers. In 2009, "Il Giardino Dei Salici" contained in "Malika Ayane" is chosen as background song for Barilla spots; in the same year she took part in "Sanremo Festival" with the song "Come Foglie" written by Giuliano Sangiorgi, singer for the band Negramaro. "Come Foglie" reached the second position in the Italian charts.