Franco Battiato had a solid background before his participation in Eurovision in 1984 with Alice. In the 60’s he released singles but in the 70’s he began his prolific career. In 1981 he published
his 14th album ‘L'arca di Noè’ where was songs like 'Voglio vederti danzare' ('I want to see you dance'),
among others. With this album, Battiato won fame of being one of the most versatile and intelligent
musicians in Italy. Many of his songs from this album have parts in English and Arabic (a language
that Battiato began to study in one of his trips to Turkey). Some Battiato's albums were also published
entirely in Spanish and in English.