Born in Palazzolo Acreide, Syracuse, in 1995 Salemi won the Castrocaro Music Festival with the song "Con questo sentimento".

[1] In 1996 she entered the competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Quando il cuore", ranking at fifth place in the "Newcomers" section.

[1] A year later she returned to Sanremo Festival, this time entering the "Big Artists" section, with the song "A casa di Luca", ranking fourth and obtaining both a critical and commercial success.

[1] In 1998 Salemi co-hosted, alongside Pippo Baudo, the Canale 5 variety show Il gran ballo delle debuttanti.

[4] In 2009 Silvia takes a break from show business and works at Tezenis, an underwear shop in Rome.