Antonella Ruggiero
Antonella Ruggiero (* November 15, 1952 in Genoa) is an Italian singer.
1974 Antonella Ruggiero has recorded under the stage name Matia their first single, Io Matia as soloist.
In 1975, she founded the group Matia Bazar with Piero Cassano ( vocals, keyboards ), Aldo Stellita ( bass), Giancarlo Magazine ( drums), Carlo Marrale (vocals, guitar). The group had many international successes, including the titles solo tu, Ti Sento and Vacanze romane.
The group Matia Bazar Antonella Ruggiero remained until 1989., After seven years of absence, she debuted in 1996 then as a soloist with the album Libera, which was clearly influenced by their long journeys, especially in India.
Even after this restart it was successful, just two years later (1998) the competition of the San Remo Festival, where she won with Amore lontanissimo second place. The song was also the critics' award for best arrangement. It also appeared on their second album, Registrazioni modernity, for which she received platinum. 1999 Antonella Ruggiero joined with Non ti dimentico ( se non ci le nuvole fossero ) at the Sanremo Festival and was again second. This song, written with her husband, Roberto Colombo, she has dedicated Aldo Stellita, a former art and life companion (founder, author and bassist of Matia Bazar ), who died in 1998. Immediately after the Sanremo Festival released her third solo album: Sospesa.
Two celebrities who contributed to it: Ennio Morricone has composed And will you love me, and the famous Giovanni Lindo Ferretti in Italy singer has, along with Ruggiero and Roberto Colombo, the piece: Tue, pearl e written inverni.
In November 2001, he published Luna Crescente ( Sacrarmonia ), an album in collaboration with the Arke String Quartet. This album is a collection of sacred pieces of different periods and styles. With this music Antonella Ruggiero and the Arke Quartet went on a long tour, with concerts in churches, basilicas and theaters in Italy and in other countries. In 2003, she reached with di un amore ninth place at the San Remo Festival, 2005, she won first place in the category of women with Echi d' infinito and reached number three in the standings there.
2004 was released by Egea Records DVD / CD Sacrarmonia Live Il Viaggio, a recording of the Sacrarmonia tour with already published and new songs, inspired by Christianity and other religions. The DVD was on July 13 in Bologna in Piazza Santo Stefano ( a sacred place of existing [ evidence ?] ) Was added and had its world premiere at the Brooklyn International Film Festival in New York.
In 2005, after the success at the Sanremo Festival, followed by a project with two choirs, the Coro S. Ilario di Rovereto and the Coro Valle dei Laghi di Padergnone, both from Trentino. Under the title Echi d' infinito they have given new interpretations of popular songs of the Alps and custom pieces a cappella.
Besides pop songs that they presented at the Sanremo Festival, Antonella Ruggiero in recent years continuously with various programs on tour: Sacrarmonia, sacred music from around the world, Omaggio ad Amalia Rodrigues, dedicated to the Portuguese fado and its most famous interpreter, Quattro passi by Broadway. featuring famous pieces from Broadway musicals ( Tonight, Over The Rainbow, Summertime ) Stralunato Recital, a kind of " Best of Antonella Ruggiero " in which she sings live its great successes
In 2007, she appeared in Sanremo with Canzone fra le guerre on (written with Cristian Carrara), finishing in tenth place overall. On the third night of competition, in which all the artists perform with guests, Antonella has performed this song with the choirs Valle dei Laghi and S. Ilario in an a cappella version.
Since then, the program Canzoni fra le guerre part of their repertoire, which includes well-known Italian songs from the period between the two world wars. Also in Germany Antonella Ruggiero has already occurred several times.
When she sang with Matia Bazar, she was often in Germany, the hit Ti sento (1985 ) has made the band famous in Germany. On 5 September 2005 Antonella came back to Germany in Berlin to sing in the synagogue in Rykestraße. Here, the Italian singer who sang Jewish songs ( songs Ebraici ) in Yiddish, English and Ladino ( Jewish language of Spanish origin ). The concert was part of the 5th European Day of Jewish Culture and the presence of the chairman of the Jewish community of Rome, Leone Paserman instead.
Published in 2009 the German techno band Scooter, a cover version of Ti Sento to Antonella Ruggiero contributed the vocals. In the accompanying music video Ruggiero is seen as an opera singer who falls victim to an assassination attempt on one of her performances.
Discography
Singles
- 2009: Ti Sento (feat. Scooter )