Mikelangelo Loconte

Mikelangelo Loconte
Background information
Birth name	Michele Loconte
Born	December 5, 1973 (1973-12-05) (age 37)
Origin	Cerignola, Italia
Genres	Pop, Rock
Occupations	Singer, composer, musician, artistic director
Instruments	Piano, Guitar, Drums
Years active	1990–present
Associated acts	Mozart, l'opéra rock

Mikelangelo Loconte (December 5, 1973, Cerignola) is an Italian singer, author, composer, musician, performer and artistic director. He began his acting and performing career in France, in the musical Les Nouveaux Nomades by Claude Barzotti and Anne-Marie Gaspard. Without speaking French, he recorded all his songs in a studio using phonetic writing.

Discovered in Belgium by Alec Mansion (member of Léopold Nord & Vous band), Loconte worked as an artistic director in the studio La Chapelle in Waimes.

He reached star status portraying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock, directed by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen. His first single, "Tatoue-moi", was a number-one hit in France in 2009.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Tatoue-moi", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 25, 2009)

External links

• (Italian) Official site

Persondata
Name	Loconte, Mikelangelo
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Short description
Date of birth	December 5, 1973
Place of birth	Cerignola
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