Chris Vinante
Chris Vinante (born Christian Vinante Giovannini, Trento 5 May 1977) is an Italy-born Singer/DJ/Events Organizer, director of the Green Room Club and a Conservative Party (UK) Activist. He is the founder and chairman of the Cities of London and Westminster Conservatives Italian Group.
Singing Career
Vinante is a Frank Sinatra style Singer, he has been performing at Harrods, Hotel Cafe Royal, Millennium Hotel Mayfair and Knightsbridge, Chinawhite Club, Kensington Town Hall, Bunga Bunga Club and Westfields. Vinante has also performed for various Scotland Yard staff Parties, once in front of Lord Baron Paul Condon former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Vinante has also been singing for the City Police headquarters and many Top Banks branches such as Nat West Bank, Barclay and Loyd. He is the resident singer and director of the famous networking club for artists The Green Room Club; thanks to the club he has been singing in front of Leona Lewis and Leee John. Vinante did a Sinatra tribute for the London School of Commerce at the Cafe' Royal and he has been performing for various Kings College branches. He is the resident singer at Giuseppe's Restaurant lounge Bar in London Bridge.
DJ Career
Vinante is also a well experienced DJ, in 2013 from Pepe Italian Street Food in Covent Garden he has conducted The Chris Vinante Radio Show.[1] As a DJ, Vinante played at popular clubs such as Chinawhite, Telegraph Brixton and at Club Pacha he has dedicated a DJ set to Frankie Knuckles. Vinante has performed for 3 times (2007/8/9) at the Notting Hill Carnival, promoting the local favorite Italian place Arancina.[2] In 2014, Chris began to produce a Single with Institute of Directors Pianist Giuseppe Mauriello. The single "It's Ok" has been Wrote and composed by Chris and is the sum of the experiences as Frank Sinatra style Singer and House Music DJ.
Political Career
After two years as a member [3] of the Westminster/West End Ward Committee.[4] In 2015 Vinante Giovannini founded the Cities of London and Westminster Conservatives Italian Group the first and only official Italian political body at the forefront of the Conservative Party (UK). The Italian Conservative Group was founded in July 2015 with the aim to build close links with the Italian community in London and across the UK.[5] This nonprofit organisation is dedicated to preserving, promoting and celebrating the rich culture and heritage of Italy and its people. The group goal is to promote the Italian culture with the local Italian businesses, cultural organisations and community events. The Italian Conservative Group is also supporting Zac Goldsmith [6]as the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London in the May 2016 elections. [7] [8]
Involved also in charity events, Vinante has collaborated with Oxfam in the organization of Oxjammusic festival in Chiswick London. For Save the Children he has been singing at the Richmond Gate Hotel in front of Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium and her husband Sir Salvador Moncada.
At the Kensighton Town Hall Chris has performed at the Anglo Latin American Foundation music festival.
References
- ↑ The Chris Vinante Show
- ↑ Arancina
- ↑ Vinante, Christian (2015-04-29). "Mr" (01/4/2015). Il Trentino. Il Trentino. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ↑ Vinante, Chris (2015-04-04). "Chris Vinante Eletto Membro del West end Committee". PAGE 28 (n. 2) (Salvatore Mancuso). SM Photo News Agency. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ Vinante Giovannini, Christian. "CITIES OF LONDON & WESTMINSTER ITALIAN CONSERVATIVES: NASCE IL GRUPPO ITALIANO NEL PARTITO CONSERVATORE".
- ↑ Vinante, Giovannini; Goldsmith, Zac. "LONDRA: GLI ITALIAN CONSERVATIVES COMINCIANO LA CAMPAGNA ELETTORALE PER ZAC GOLDSMITH".
- ↑ Giovannini, Vinante. "Italian Conservatives".
- ↑ Giovannini, Christian. "Riunione dell’unico organo ufficiale Italiano all’interno del partito conservatore inglese".
- Article in Italian Newspaper Il Trentino http://trentinocorrierealpi.gelocal.it/trento/cronaca/2013/12/19/news/il-sogno-avverato-di-vinante-cantante-fiemmese-a-londra-1.8334623
- Article on London Italian Newspaper La Notizia page 2: https://aisukblog.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/sm-la-notizia-ix-n5-web.pdf
- "Chris Vinante Dalla Val di Fiemme a Londra". Il Trentino. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- Westfield: http://uk.westfield.com/london/westfield-presents/artists/c/chris-vinante
- Chris Vinante at Pacha London: https://pacha.ticketabc.com/events/easter-thursday-lon/
- Article on London Italian Newspaper "La Notizia" page 22 http://www.smphotonewsagency.com/frameset%20it.html
- Oxfam/Oxjam event from "La Notizia" London Page 11 http://www.smphotonewsagency.com/frameset%20it.html
- "The Telegraph" London http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/restaurants/3325649/A-little-slice-of-Sicilian-sunshine-with-that-madam.html