Alessandro Safina
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| Birth name | Alessandro Safina | |
| Born | October 14, 1963 | |
| Origin | Siena, Italy | |
| Genre(s) | Opera | |
| Label(s) | Universal | |
| Website | Official website | |
Alessandro Safina (born 14 October 1963) is an Italian tenor known for his powerful, smooth voice, as well as his onstage charisma.
Born in Siena, Italy, Safina found his passion for opera 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 and rock music, drawing inspiration from such bands as Genesis, The Clash, Simple Minds, and U2. Shortly thereafter, he began to combine the two styles together.
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 performed Elton John's Your Song with Ewan 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 channel PBS and released in 2003 on DVD.
Safina appeared in a film Tosca e Altre Due, based on the opera Tosca of Puccini.
[edit] Discography
- Alessandro Safina (2001)
- Junto A Ti (2001)
- Musica Di Te (2003)
- Insieme a Te (2002)
- Safina (2004)
