| Fernando Lima | |
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Fernando Lima |
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| Birth name | Mario Fernando Lima |
| Born | May 7, 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals, Saxophone |
| Labels | EMI |
Fernando Lima (born Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 7, 1975) is a Spanish language popular music singer, classical music singer and countertenor.
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Fernando Lima was born in Buenos Aires, and at the age of 10 moved to Madrid, Spain. He completed a degree in voice and saxophone at San Lorenzo del Escorial, in Madrid where he received the "Paloma O'Shea" scholarship to participate in a Reina Sofia graduate program. When Lima was 21 he moved to London, England to continue his doctorate studies in Baroque and Renaissance music and opera at Trinity College of Music; he also joined the Monteverdi Choir. In 2007 he signed to EMI Classics / EMI Latin.
Lima lived in México for almost 11 years, where he worked with several artist touring in Mexico and also performing in Canada, EEUU, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Belize, Chile, Argentina, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, Germany, Holland and Austria. His debut album was released on February 5, 2008. His song "Pasión" became the theme song from the Mexican telenovela of the same name. The song is a duet with Soprano crossover singer Sarah Brightman, with whom he also recorded a second duet Ave Maria.
Lima is currently based in Madrid, Spain, where is preparing his second album.