Enzo (Vincenzo) Camporeale (born 27 July 1966) is an Italian pianist, composer, and vocalist.

Life and career

Camporeale was born in

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, a small town in the

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. According to his biographies at the Scuola Wilson and BDR dance schools, at the age of six he sang in the 1972 regional finals of the

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competition and in 1977 won a regional radio competition as a pianist performing " Honky Tonk Train Blues" by

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. After completing a diploma in piano in 1990 he worked as an accompanist for the Compagnia Italiana di Operette and the Teatro Petruzzelli. In 1998 he completed further studies in piano, band instrumentation, composition and conducting at the Conservatorio Tito Schipa in Lecce. Camporeale has since appeared as a recital accompanist, as well as serving an accompanist at several music and dance schools, including the (Italian National Academy of Dance). His compositions include anthems for Giovinazzo's five-a-side football and hockey teams and the song "Aspettando il blu" inspired by the letters of

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, which Camporeale performed on the television show

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in December 2009.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Camporeale, Enzo 1966 births Italian male composers Italian male pianists Living people 21st-century pianists 21st-century Italian male musicians