Stefano Belisari (born 30 July 1961 in Milan), nicknamed Elio, is an Italian singer and musician. He is the founding members of the Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese.

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Elio founded Elio e le Storie Tese in 1980.^[1] He is the lead vocalist and occasionally plays the transverse flute (in which he is a graduate at the Milan Conservatory),^[2] the electric guitar and the electric bass.^[3]

In 2002, Elio graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan with an MSc degree in electronic engineering.^[4] He had previously interrupted his studies following the success of his music career.^[5]

The texts of his songs are humorous and irreverent, and he listed Frank Zappa as a primary influence.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

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)^[11] and Giò Sada (season 9, 2015).^[12] He was also a judgeItalia's Got Talent in 2022.^[13]