Patrizio Buanne

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Patrizio Buanne
Patrizio Buanne in Thailand, 2005
Patrizio Buanne in Thailand, 2005
Background information
Birth name Patrizio Franco Buanne
Born September 20, 1978 (1978-09-20) (age 29)
Naples, Italy
Genre(s) Adult contemporary
Popera
Oldies
Occupation(s) Singer
Instrument(s) Singing, Guitar
Voice type(s) Baritone
Years active 2005-present
Label(s) Next Plateau
Website http://www.patriziobuanne.com

Patrizio Franco Buanne (born September 20, 1978) is an Italian baritone. He is currently signed with Next Plateau Records, a division of Universal Music.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Buanne was born in Naples, Italy, but moved with his family to Vienna, Austria when he was three years old. He was Franco and Alina Buanne's only child.

Buanne's father opened the first Italian restaurant in Vienna. Buanne grew up wanting to be a chef, but his father that said he would probably chop his hands off if he did. His father didn't want that kind of life for his son, always working six days a week. (Ironically, as a performer Buanne now works on most weekends.)

Buanne loved music from his earliest days. He listened to the music of famous Italian and Italian-American singers as a child in his father's restaurant, and when he was eight years old Buanne received his first guitar. At the age of eleven he made his first public performance at a talent contest; he went on to succeed in several singing competitions, and even won a trip to Graceland. He was seventeen when his father died from virulent cancer, and the grief ate away at him so much that he almost lost his own life to a perforated ulcer.

Still residing in Vienna at the age of twenty, Buanne's uncle invited him to move back to Italy. He attended a university in Rome and chose to study languages.

Buanne performed for Pope John Paul II and a crowd of 85,000 in Poland in 1997. This successful performance enabled him to sign his first recording contract.

[edit] The Italian

In his early twenties Buanne hosted his own television show on the Italian channel RAI. However, he wanted more - to pursue his one true passion, singing. When he was twenty-five he was introduced to producer Christian Seitz, and after eighteen months of hard work his singing career took off with the launch of his first album, The Italian, composed of romantic Italian songs. Buanne recorded the album at the Abbey Road Studios (made famous by The Beatles) in London, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Italian was released in the United Kindgom on February 28, 2005, and in the United States on March 7, 2006. It reached number ten on the pop chart in the United Kingdom, where it attained platinum status; it was also certified as platinum in South Africa, Asia, and New Zealand, and as triple platinum in Australia.

Following The Italian's release, Buanne performed two sets of sell-out tour dates in 2006 with a six week tour of major theatres and concert venues. His performance that broadcast on the American public television channel PBS broke records at PBS stations across the United States. Additionally, in October 2006 he performed in front of American President George W. Bush at the prestigious NIAF gala in Washington, D.C.

[edit] Forever Begins Tonight

Buanne's second album, Forever Begins Tonight, was first released in South Africa in July 2006 to coincide with a concert in Carnival City at the end of that month. The album was then released in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2006, and in the United States on April 24, 2007.

Forever Begins Tonight includes an Italian version of Robbie Williams's song "Angels." Buanne is the only artist ever to be allowed to record the song in Italian. "I liked the idea of taking a famous pop song and interpreting it in my way, giving it the Italian touch. It was a very nice gesture of Robbie's," said Buanne, when telling of the near-miss they had for recording the song. At first, Williams's "people" would not allow him to record the song. However, when Williams heard Buanne's rendition of "Angels," and became aware of his desire to record the song, Williams called him and gave the go-ahead to record it. The new Italian version is called "Un Angelo."

In mid 2007 an enhanced edition of Forever Begins Tonight was released called "The Tour Edition." This edition includes not only the tracks on the original CD, but also multimedia computer files of music videos to some of the songs. (These music videos were eariler seen in advertisements and promotional showings on television all over the world.)

Buanne also recorded the football anthem "Stand Up! (Champions Theme)" that was played at the end of all matches in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. The song is an orchestral remix of the original Village People song "Go West" made popular by the British duo Pet Shop Boys. The song is available on a special UK edition of Forever Begins Tonight.

[edit] Inspirations

Buanne says, "I promised my father I would make my name - his name - famous. That's why I'm doing what I'm doing. Every time I would sing, I would close my eyes and I saw my father; and every time I was singing it brought me nearer to him. I wanted more than ever to entertain people, to take them to another world. That's why it's important for me to sing the songs I was brought up with; it's my culture, it's my nature - but I also wanted to have new songs."

Buanne sings in English, Italian, and Spanish on his albums, but he speaks six languages. As a child in Austria, his mother would never let him speak Italian in public. "It was important to be integrated into the world, and languages have always been important to me," says Buanne. "I speak Italian, German, English, French, Spanish, and Polish, and can say a few words in many other tongues. It's all about communicating. I love being able to touch people."

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