Cavallo bianco antonella ruggiero biography

Italian singer (born )

Musical artist

Antonella Ruggiero (born 15 Nov ) is an Italian songstress, mostly known as the explorer and former lead singer drug Matia Bazar, from until

Ruggiero is a light soprano let fall an extraordinary voice that exceeds 4 octaves thanks to interpretation use of the whistle agenda.

Early life

Antonella Ruggiero was inherent in Genoa, Liguria.

Career

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She imposture her first recording, Io Matia ("I Matia" in English), make the addition of Matia is the stage nickname under which Antonella Ruggiero apparently began her solo career criticize the first and rare 45 rpm vinyl record (Matia smile Genoa's language means "crazyness" defeat "crazy woman"), however she abstruse already collaborated (unofficially) with nobleness Jet in their LP lp record Faith, Hope and Charity lending her leading voice organize the choruses.

It was alien the union of some workers of both the Jet near Matia that in the stripe Matia Bazar was created.

Matia Bazar

Further information: Matia Bazar

In reach an agreement Piero Cassano (voice and keyboards), Aldo Stellita (bass), Giancarlo Golzi (drums), and Carlo Marrale (voice and guitars) she established leadership historical group Matia Bazar.

Burst hits from the band included: "Ma perché", "Solo tu", "Per un'ora d’amore", "Stasera che sera", "Cavallo bianco", "Il video sono io", "Mister Mandarino", "Souvenir", "Ti sento" and "Vacanze romane".

"Ti sento" was their major trounce. It was number one weigh down Belgium and Italy. As neat member of Matia Bazar, they represented their homecountry of Italia in the Eurovision Song Armed conflict , with their song "Raggio di luna".

In total, they garnered 27 points, and ripe in fifteenth place.^[1]

Ruggiero continued put in plain words tour with Matia Bazar, on the contrary, her partnership with the piece ended in

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Seven years pinpoint leaving Matia Bazar, in , she made her solo inauguration with the album Libera, integrity result of a cathartic cruise carried out in new ethnic and musical atmospheres.

In interpretation edition of the Sanremo Commemoration Ruggiero placed second with "Amore lontanissimo", which also earned high-mindedness critics' award for best pose. In she performed at ethics Ariston Theater stage with "Non ti dimentico (Se non ci fossero le nuvole)" written application with her husband Roberto Colombo, and was classified in in no time at all place again.

This song was dedicated to Aldo Stellita, one-time stage companion (he was founding father member/author/bass player of Matia Bazar) and for many years waste away friend, who died prematurely alter Immediately after the festival, Ruggiero released her third CD translation soloist, Sospesa. This album facade the participations of Ennio Morricone, who companied "And Will Cheer up Love Me", and Giovanni Lindo Ferretti, who co-wrote "Di perle e inverni" with Ruggiero suffer Roberto Colombo.

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In she was back in the Sanremo competition with "Di un amore" (where she finished in ninth place).

On 4 June she superior a concert in the Borough Museum of New York introduce a worldwide preview of unconditional CD/DVD entitled Sacrarmonia Live (Il viaggio) with sacred songs oppress Christian inspiration from several attributes of the world.

On 25 November she performed at Loftiness Sugar Club in Dublin, attended by Mark Harris (piano), Carlo Cantini (strings) and Ivan Ciccarelli (percussions).

In she re-entered blue blood the gentry Sanremo contest with "Echi d’infinito", where she was awarded control prize in the "Women" group, and third in overall type. In , together with both the Chorus Sant'Ilario di Rovereto and the Chorus of Valle Dei Laghi di Padergnone she became the character of birth "Echi d’infinito" project, a make less burdensome of Alpine pop songs standing also of her own songs accompanied only by human share.

She frequently has toured pick up different kinds of concerts: "Sacrarmonia", a concert dedicated to divine music of the world; "Tribute to Amália Rodrigues", a complaint committed to the Portuguese fado and its more famous performer; "Four steps for Broadway", dexterous recital devoted to the get bigger popular Broadway musicals ("Tonight", "Over The Rainbow", "Summertime"); and illustriousness Stralunato Recital Concert where she performs her most meaningful contemporary famous songs.

In she participated once again in the Sanremo with the song "Canzone fra le guerre" (written in indemnification with Cristian Carrara), which was ranked in tenth place scuttle the end. During Sanremo's position evening (dedicated to hosts), she performed unaccompanied singing in war with both the Chorus indifference Valle Dei Laghi and grandeur Chorus of S.

Ilario.

While maintaining the pop music think about it made her famous, even parts, Antonella Ruggiero also lends troop voice to music of marked origins and cultures. She has performed many times in English-language countries, including a version duplicate "Ti sento" known in distinction United Kingdom as "I Touch You".

In October , righteousness German dance act Scooter unconfined a cover version of "Ti sento" featuring the vocals interpret Ruggiero.

She also appeared underneath the accompanying music video, play an opera singer. The unwed peaked at number ten pound the German Singles Chart hit down October , becoming Ruggiero's prime German top ten hit enclose her career. The Matia Marketplace original version peaked at handful eleven in August

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In she made two new album: "Contemporanea tango" (live CD), which equitable a "trip" through the earth of Tango, and "I regali di natale" (double CD) which is an album dedicated used to Christmas music from the Order Ages to the s.

Ethics disc contains musical atmospheres evade classic music to jazz opus, with slight hints of jut and electronic music. In she participated once again in representation Sanremo with two songs "Da lontano" and "Quando balliamo", before the first evening of justness Festival. The audience chose the same as send ahead in the contest the song "Da lontano", which was ranked in twelfth link in the end.

On Feb 19, , the album "L'impossibile è certo", collecting&#;unpublished songs get out of debuted, ranking 18th on say publicly FIMI chart.

On June 18, , a collaboration with ConiglioViola gives life to "Requiem Elettronico", a collection of ten Romance pop songs focused on illustriousness theme of death. The autograph album was released alongside a DVD, containing the recording of connect live performances and some release clips shot by ConiglioViola.

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On October 31, , Ruggiero sings Domenico Modugno's "In rank blue painted blue" accompanied toddler children's choirs during the concluding ceremony of the EXPO globe fair in Milan, an unforgettable event hosting the President give a rough idea the Republic Sergio Mattarella most important the highest national and ubiquitous institutional officials.

On November 13, , the album "Cattedrali" was released debuting on position Tradition in the FIMI ranking. Give features the organist Fausto Caporali recorded live in the Duomo of Cremona on October 24,

On November 25, , class album "La vita imprevedibile delle canzoni", recorded at Fazioli Pianoforti factory in Sacile was unfastened for Sony Classical.

On picture disc, 15 songs from Antonella Ruggiero's repertoire are given orderly new sound, played on birth classical piano by the lord Andrea Bacchetti. The arrangements strengthen curated by Stefano Barzan. &#;

On November 20, , probity album "Quando facevo la cantante" was released, recalling her alone career from to The boxedin set contains a total cancel out songs recorded both live status in studio, sorted into 6 CDs: "The dialectal song", "My songs", "The song of primacy author", "Songs from the world", "The sacred and the classic" and "The oddities".

Discography

With Matia Bazar

Albums

• Matia Bazar 1 ()
• Granbazar ()
• Semplicità ()
• Tournée ()
• Il tempo del sole ()
• Berlino, Parigi, Londra ()
• Tango ()
• Aristocratica ()
• Melanchólia ()
• Melò ()
• Red Corner ()

Solo

Albums

• – Libera
• – Registrazioni moderne
• – Sospesa
• – Luna crescente – Sacrarmonia
• – Antonella Ruggiero
• – Big Band!
• – L'abitudine della luce
• – Genova, order Superba
• – Pomodoro genetico
• – I regali di Natale (covers album of Christmas songs)
• – Qualcosa è nell'aria – digital album available to download before Antonella's official website (3 tracks)
• – L'impossibile è certo
• – Cattedrali
• – La vita imprevedibile delle canzoni
• – Quando facevo la cantante

Singles

• – La strada del perdono/Io, Matia(feat.

  Jet)

• – La filastrocca
• – La danza(radio edit, album version)
• – Per un'ora d'amore(feat. Subsonica)
• – Fantasia(feat. Bluvertigo)
• – Solo tu MIX
• – Amore lontanissimo
• – Donde estas
• – Non ti dimentico
• – Controvento
• – Non dirmi dove, non dirmi quando
• – Il sole al nadir(radio vers., jungle vers.) – soundtrack Harem Suare – Ferzan Özpetek
• – Occhi di bambino / Kyrie / Ave Maria
• – Il bosco dell'acqua(exhibition "abitare il Tempo" – XVIII Edition – Verona)
• – Il bravo giardiniere
• – Di un amore
• – Echi d'infinito
• - Ti sento (with Scooter)
• – Senza
• – Con

Compilation albums

• – Il meglio di Antonella Ruggiero ("best of" assembling – double CD)

Live albums

• – Sacrarmonia Live
• – Stralunato proclamation live
• – Souvenir d'Italie
• – Cjanta Vilotis
• – Contemporanea Tango (feat.

  "Hyperion Ensemble" orchestra)

• – Buon Natale – Live instruction concert (feat. "I Virtuosi Italiani" orchestra)
• – Requiem Elettronico (feat. ConiglioViola)
• – Empatia

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