Alex Baroni, born Alessandro (December 22, 1966 ? April 13, 2002) was an Italian white soul / pop rock singer, active between 1994 and 2002. He released 4 albums during his lifetime. A fifth posthumous record, a tribute album, and two more collections (one of which double, both of them containing previously unreleased material, and his greatest songs) were out after his death, which happened in a car accident, while he was driving his motorbike, not far from the centre of Rome. The legal action which subsequently took place ended in 2007, when the accused, who pleaded not guilty, was declared to be innocent, because, as it seems, the singer was driving too fast in the traffic of the capital. Born in Milan, Baroni began his career singing in Milan clubs, during the 1990s, after getting his Chemistry degree at the university, and while still working as a teacher. He sang the backing vocals for many famous artists, including Eros Ramazzotti, Ivana Spagna and Rossana Casale, before forming his own group, called Metrica, and releasing an album with them. His very first album was called Fuorimetrica, its title, which played with the name of the band, hinted at freedom of expression, irrespective of metrics. Though the record was produced by international star Eros Ramazzotti, and released on the latter's own label, in 1994, it didn't trouble the charts.