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Mélanie De Biasio (Charleroi, 12 July 1978) is a Belgian jazz singer. ==Biography== Born to a Belgian mother and an Italian father, Mélanie De Biasio learnt ballet from the age of 3, and started playing the Western concert flute at 8 years of age. At the age of 12, she joined the ''Ensemble de l'Harmonie de Charleroi'' with whom she toured Canada for a month. During her adolescence, she further improved her voice and diction. Being a fan of groups like Nirvana, she sang and composed in English in a rock band at age 15. She played in several groups before totally setting her mind to jazz with the band Harmadik Fül trio. With them, she learned to improvise while discovering the many facets of music. After 3 years of singing studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, she was awarded a first prize with a distinction degree. After that, she toured in Russia, in which she gains further professional experience. This is when Steve Houben (Belgian jazz musician and saxophone professor at the Conservatory) asked her to appear in concert with him, allowing her to play in numerous festivals and other large music events in Belgium. De Biasio has sung and played the flute with noted Belgian jazz musicians such as Pascal Mohy, Michel Herr, Jan de Haas and Philippe Aerts, and was nominated for a Django d'Or award in 2006, in the "Young Talent" category.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mélanie De Biasio )〕 One year later, she released her first album, ''A Stomach Is Burning'', for the Igloo Records label, which was favorably received by the critics. Her second album, ''No Deal'', released in 2013, was described as a simple and sensual work. 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「Mélanie De Biasio」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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