Marco Calliari is a singer-songwriter born in
Quebec
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from Italian parents. He began his career in 1989 in forming the
thrash metal
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group
Anonymus
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alongside
Carlos Araya and brothers
Daniel
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and
Oscar Souto. Since 2003, he pursued a solo career that has so far released three albums: ''Che la vita'', ''Mia dolce vita'', and ''Al faro est''.
With his first album, ''Che la vita'', Calliari found a way to reconnect with his parents' country of origin. The album, based on
Italian folklore
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and
jazz
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influences, won Calliari the
Galaxy award in the summer of 2004, given by the
CBC at a music festival in
Abitibi-Témiscamingue
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and was nominated at the Gala
MIMI in 2005. An active member of the Italian community in Montreal, he has also participated in first two editions of
Ritalfest, a festival honoring Italian music in Quebec.
Discography
Albums
* ''Che la vita'', 2003
#Bella luna
#Angelo
#Che la vita... (camminar)
#Il scelto
#Lacrime
#Queste parole
#Amore
#Tierra
#Solo
#Matta ma sana
#Paura
#Ô
#
Torna a Surriento
"Torna a Surriento" () is a Neapolitan song composed in 1894 by Italian musician Ernesto De Curtis to words by his brother, the poet and painter Giambattista De Curtis. The song was copyrighted officially in 1905, and has become one of the most ...
#Lontana
* ''Mia dolce vita'', 2006
#L'americano
#L'italiano
#Leggenda di natale
#Chi è, e non è
#
'O sole mio
"O sole mio" () is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its Neapolitan language lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua (1865–1917) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (1878–1972).. The title transl ...
#Recitar! (Vesti la giubba)
#Caruso
#I due fannulloni
#
Chitarra romana
#Bella ciao
#La montanara
#Cosa nostra (The Godfather Medley)
#Mattinata
* ''Al dente'', DVD double, 2006
* ''Al faro est'', 2010
#Sierras, cielo y almas
#Per fortuna
#Bino di Bedonia
#Andare, camminare, lavorare
#Ho un amico
#Flamenka
#Ladro di pensieri
#Freddo
#Il valzer dell'amore infinito
#Come se fosse
#La Rabbia
#Tango Porco
#Al faro est
Singles
Other interests
* ''Le Monde de
Belle et Bum'', 2004 : "Che la vita"
* ''Les Rythmes de
Belle et Bum'', 2005 : "Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes" (avec
Lynda Thalie
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)
* ''
Serge Fiori
Serge Fiori (born March 4, 1952) was the lead vocalist and guitarist for Harmonium, a progressive rock band from Quebec. After Harmonium broke up he pursued a solo career.
Biography
Serge Fiori grew up in the Little Italy district of Montreal, ...
: Un musicien parmi tant d'autres'', 2006 : "Che la vita" (
Dixie
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)
* ''Cooking 3'', 2006 : "Bella luna"
* ''Le Noël Angélique de
Sœur Angèle
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'', 2006 : "Tu scendi dalle stelle"
References
External links
Site officielVidéos
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Italian emigrants to Canada
Singers from Montreal
Canadian male singers
Canadian heavy metal singers
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