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Giorgia Fumanti (born February 22, 1975) is an Italian soprano (operatic pop / crossover), composer, producer and arranger now based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Her music is best compared to that of Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman and Enya.〔('Giorgia Fumanti Debut CD', 4CDMusic )〕 Her debut EMI album "From My Heart" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Crossover Chart. She has sold over 1.2 million copies of her albums so far. == Career == Giorgia Fumanti was born in the Tuscan village of Fivizzano and grew up in the nearby town of Aulla, which remains her family home. As a teenager she sang in the Città di Aulla Choir. She nearly completed a law degree, but left law school two exams from finishing. She became a yoga teacher then. At the age of 23 she decided to sing professionally. Giorgia enrolled in the Conservatorio di Musica "Arrigo Boito" in Parma, where she studied for three years.〔('Giorgia Fumanti', ''Classic Feel'' (South Africa), December 2006 )〕 In 2002, Fumanti relocated to Montreal, Canada to work with manager, Maurice Velenosi of MCM Entertainment Management, and in 2004, her first album, entitled ''Like a Dream'' was released on Canadian independent label Isba Music Entertainment. The album featured her take on the music of Vangelis.〔 She was soon signed with Angel Records/EMI, and in March 2007, she released the album ''From My Heart'' worldwide. ''From My Heart'' was produced by Craig Leon, and features her musical version of Sting's 'Fields of Gold' (Campi d’Oro), and four Ennio Morricone pieces including themes from ''The Mission'', ''Cinema Paradiso'' and ''Once Upon a Time in the West''. It was recorded in the Abbey Road Studios in London with the English Chamber Choir, and the Netherlands Media Orchestra.〔(Biography on Giorgia Fumanti's official web site )〕 The year 2008 saw Giorgia Fumanti's third studio album take form. Entitled ''Je Suis'', the majority of the songs were in French, with a few Italian songs in between. ''Je Suis'' was also released on Isba Music Entertainment, in association with Universal Music Canada, and was initially released across Canada, and on the internet in November 2008. In addition to a credit in Artistic Direction, Giorgia also earned writing credits on four of the 14 songs on ''Je Suis''. The duet "Le Plus Grand Amour Qui Soit" featured a nine-year-old singer Jacob Guay. The album also featured versions of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel", Albinoni's "Adagio", Chopin's "Notturno", and Bach's "Ave Maria". Then in 2009, the album ''Magnificat'' was released. A collection of mainly sacred and classical arias, Giorgia sang three versions of Ave Maria (Caccini, Schubert, and Bach/Gounod), and renditions of Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World", and Billy Joel's "Goodnight My Angel". For the 2010 Shanghai World International Expo, Giorgia Fumanti along with Chinese baryton, Liao Chang Yong, sang the theme song "Better City, Better Life" and appeared on many Chinese TV shows produced by the Shanghai Media Group, CCTV, Beijing TV and Dragon TV. A regular featured artist and special guest in China and Asia, Giorgia Fumanti sang at the 2011 Chinese New Year CCTV - Internet Spring Festival Gala, as well as at the December 31, 2010 New Year's Eve Gala TV show for CCTV in Beijing. She has also performed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, at the closing ceremony of the Shanghai Special Olympics, sang the National Anthem at the NHL All Star Game in Dallas and has appeared on several PBS TV Specials in the USA. She has shared the stage with José Carreras, Michael Bolton, Lang Lang, Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Chinese pop icon Wei Wei and Han Hong, famous Chinese tenors, Yu Qiang Dai and Ding Yi, the 12 Girls Band from China, The Russian Red Army Choir, Italian pop stars Zucchero, Lucio Dalla and Gino Paoli, as well as famous Greek tenor Mario Frangoulis, crooner Patrizio Buanne, Irish tenor John McDermott, Benise and The Canadian Tenors. On May 11, 2011, the album "Elysium" was released on the Universal Music label. Her 6th album Collection, released in September 2012 is a double CD with 33 songs spanning her ten-year career. In 2013 she recorded ''Corazon'', her first Spanish language album, in Buenos Aires. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Giorgia Fumanti」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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