Cristina Scuccia

Sister Cristina Scuccia (also known as suor Cristina, Italian for "Sister Christina") is an Italian Ursuline nun who won the 2014 season of The Voice of Italy^[1] as part of Team J-Ax, resulting in a record deal with Universal.^[2] In 2013, she won a Christian music competition as part of the Good News Festival.^[3]

Early life

Cristina Scuccia was born in Comiso in 1988.^[4] She became a novice in 2009 and worked for two years with poor children in Brazil before formally joining the Ursuline order.^[4] In the years from 2009 to 2011, Sister Cristina improved her artistic dowries to the academy of show "Star Rose Academy" in Rome, and her singing teacher was the singer-songwriter Franco Simone. ^[5] Her television debut was in June 2012, on the program "Dizionario dei sentimenti" by Franco Simone, on Gold Tv in Rome. ^[6]

Career

2014–present

The Voice of Italy

In 2014, Scuccia applied to The Voice of Italy singing competition, singing for her audition "No One" by Alicia Keys. The performance received more than 70 million views, watch on YouTube. She was very popular with the audience and all four judges—Raffaella Carrà, J-Ax, Noemi, and Piero Pelù—turned their chairs in the blind audition. Cristina chose to be part of Team J-Ax. Throughout the contest, she wore a simple crucifix around her neck, black shoes and ankle-length black religious habit. During the show, she sang "The Cup of Life" alongside Ricky Martin and during the final, she sang a duet with Kylie Minogue on "Can't Get You Out of My Head".^[7] In the final, she won the trophy with 62% of the Italian votes against runner-up Giacomo Voli. After winning, she thanked God for her victory, reciting an "Our Father" prayer to the show organizers and audience.

Performances

• Blind audition (19 March 2014): "No One" by Alicia Keys. All four chairs turned.
• Battle round (16 April 2014): "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. Advanced against Luna Palumbo of Team J-Ax.
• Knock out round (24 April 2014): "Hero" by Mariah Carey. Advanced against Benedetta Giovagnini of Team J-Ax.
• Live show 1 (7 May 2014): "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara. Saved by public vote.
• Live show 2 (14 May 2014): "Uno su mille" by Gianni Morandi. Saved by public vote.
• Live show 3 (21 May 2014): "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. Saved by public vote.
• Semi-final (28 May 2014): "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. 45/100 from coach and 70.18/100 from voting public. Advanced to final. Dylan Magon from Team J-Ax eliminated.
• Final (5 June 2014) singing:
  • Phase one (Final 4):
    • "Beautiful That Way" by Achinoam Nini.
    • "Gli anni" by 883 in duet with coach J-Ax.
    • "Lungo la riva" (new song). Advanced with Giacomo Voli and Tommaso Pini. Giorgia Pino eliminated.
  • Phase 2 (Final 3):
    • "No One" by Alicia Keys. Advanced to Final 2 with Giacomo Voli. Tommaso Pini eliminated.
  • Phase 3 (Final 2)
    • "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from Irene Cara. Won The Voice title with 62.30% of the vote. Finalist Giacomo Voli runner up for season.

Album & video

On October 20, 2014, the music video for Scuccia's version of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" was released on Vevo platform.^[8] It is the lead single from her new album "Sister Cristina" which was released on November 11, 2014.^[9] The album contains her interpretations of a number of songs as well as two previously unreleased songs.^[10]

On 18 December 2014, she released her second music video "Blessed Be Your Name".^[11]

Discography

Albums

Singles

References