Young, sassy and determined, Laura Gissara is re-introducing herself to the Australian public with the launch of "Ti Amo".

At just 22, Laura has already achieved things that other performers only dream about, reaching the top ten of Australian Idol 2005, performing in front of 20,000 people at the Sydney Opera House and creating a full time career playing life on her own terms by living her passion for music and dance.

The choice of "Ti Amo" for her debut single is an inspired one, breathing new life into this classic tune which was #1 in 1977 throughout Europe before the English version from Laura Brannigan blitzed charts around the world in the 80s. Italian for "I Love You", "Ti Amo" is the song to establish our own Laura as one of the hottest new voices in Australian music.

With her dance mix and Italian version already making waves in Europe, Laura is set to take the song to a whole new level, bringing her own unique style to the track.

"I chose the song because it was a favourite in my household when I was growing up," says Gissara. "In my version I wanted to take it in a new direction- give it a more contemporary sound, rock it up, inject some more personality and drive it with strong powerful vocals."

It's that personality and strength that punctuates this exciting new release and heralds the arrival of a new breed of contemporary artist who refuses to be defined and will continue to create her own destiny.