“Destinazione paradiso” is a song written and recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Gianluca Grignani together with Massimo Luca, who produced the track for Grignani’s debut album with the same title.
The song was first performed by Grignani during the Sanremo Music Festival in 1995, when he competed in the newcomers’ section, finishing in sixth place. It later became Grignani’s first big success, launching his career in Italy. The song was also recorded by Grignani in a Spanish-language version, titled “Destino paraíso” and included in the Hispanic edition of his album, released with the same title in 1995. This version of the song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Latin Pop Airplay chart.
In 2006, Italian singer Laura Pausini recorded a cover of both versions of the song, including “Destinazione paradiso” on Io canto and “Destino paraíso” on the Spanish-language version of the album, Yo canto. After being performed during her 2007’s concert at the San Siro stadium in Milan, the live performance of the song was released as a single promoting the video album San Siro 2007.
