- Alessandro Safina
Infobox musical artist 2
Name = Alessandro Safina
Img_capt = Promo pic of Alessandro Safina
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Alessandro Safina
Born = Birth date and age|1963|10|14|mf=y
Died =
Origin =Siena ,Italy
Instruments =
Genre =Popera ,Opera
Occupation =
Years_active =
Label = Universal
URL = [http://www.alessandrosafina.info/ Official website]Alessandro Safina (born
14 October 1963 ) is an Italiantenor known for his powerful, smooth voice, as well as his onstagecharisma .]
Born in
Siena ,Italy , Safina found his passion foropera at a young age. His mother encouraged his eagerness by teaching him the history of opera, while his father's love of singing served as an inspiration. By the age of nine, Safina had decided to devote himself completely to opera. Already, he has performed on stage across Europe in Puccini's "La Bohème " and Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin".The early 21st century saw the rise of this Italian singer who has combined his opera roots with modern-day
pop music , to create a striking, hard-to-categorize style. It wasn't until he was late in his teens that Safina became an admirer of pop androck music , drawing inspiration from such bands as Genesis,The Clash ,Simple Minds , andU2 . Shortly thereafter, he began to combine the opera and pop genres.In the '90s, Safina was discovered by renowned Italian pianist/composer Romano Musumarra, and the pair quickly began to record together, in an attempt to bring Safina's dream of creating a "soulful new pop opera music" to fruition. The end result was Safina's self-titled debut, issued in September of 2001.
In 2001 Safina contributed to the score of
Baz Luhrmann ’s film "Moulin Rouge! ". He performedElton John 's "Your Song" withEwan McGregor .In September 2001 his concert "Only You" was taped in the amphitheatre "El Greco" in
Taormina ,Sicily . The concert was later broadcasted in the series "Great Performances" by American public channelPBS and released in 2003 onDVD .In 2003, Safina performed the English and Korean vocals for a Korean song called Hamangyeon (하망연(何茫然)), which was featured as part of the soundtrack for
Dae Jang Geum , a popular South Korean historical drama TV series.Safina appeared in a film "Tosca e Altre Due", based on the opera "
Tosca " of Puccini.Personal life
Alessandro Safina married April 3, 2002 to Lorenza Mario. They have one son Pietro born July, 2002
Discography
*Alessandro Safina (2001)
*Junto A Ti (2001)
*Moulin Rouge!Soundtrack (2001)
*Insieme a Te (2002)
*Musica Di Te (2003)
*Safina (2004)
*Sognami (2007)External links
* [http://www.musicabio.com/ Alessandro Safina en Español en MusicaBio.com]
* [http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/shows/safinainconcert/bio.html Biography of Alessandro Safina]
* [http://www.alessandrosafina.info/ Official website]
* [http://www.safinafanclub.nl/ A Fan Site]
* [http://www.bluemusic.ro/ A Romanian Site]
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