Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in Milan), best known as Elio, is an Italian singer and musician, the founder of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese. 　　Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980. He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the transverse flute (in which he is a graduate at the Milan Conservatory), the electric guitar and the electric bass. 　　In 2002, Elio graduated from the Politecnico di Milano with a MSc degree in electronic engineering. He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career. 　　The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed Frank Zappa as a primary influence. 　　He has been a judge on the panel of the Italian version of The X Factor for five seasons, winning two of them through acts he mentored, Nathalie (season 4, 2010) and Giò Sada (season 9, 2015).