Il Volo (;

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for "The Flight") is an

operatic pop trio, consisting of

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Gianluca Ginoble Il Volo (; Italian for "The Flight") is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as " popera". Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, ...

, and

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Piero Barone Il Volo (; Italian for "The Flight") is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as "popera". Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, ...

and

Ignazio Boschetto Il Volo (; Italian for "The Flight") is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as " popera". Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, ...

. They describe their music as "

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". Having won the

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, they represented Italy in the

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. They reached third place, but achieved first-place in the televoting.

History

Beginning (''Ti lascio una canzone'') (2009–10)

In 2009, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble were among the teens competing in the Italian televised singing competition ''

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'', held at the

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and broadcast by

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. During the first episodes, they performed several songs as solo artists. Among the others, Gianluca Ginoble's rendition of "

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", originally by

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, won the first episode of the show, and later came in first place during the final held on 2 May 2009. Director and creator of the show, Roberto Cenci, had the idea to put them together, with the purpose to create a trio similar to

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(

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and

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). During the fourth episode of the show, they performed together for the first time, singing Neapolitan classic song "

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". While in

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, Italian singer-songwriter and music producer

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casually discovered their performance through

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. Impressed by the trio, he decided to call Cenci to arrange a meeting with them. Since they were under the age of 18, Cenci talked with the singers' families, and they decided to trust Renis' proposal to work with him. Thanks to lawyer Peter Lopez, Renis met with

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and

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and they offered a recording deal to the group, which allowed them to become the first Italian artists to directly sign with an American recording label. Producer Michele Torpedine started to work with them as a manager. The group was initially named "I Tre Tenorini", but their name was later changed to "The Tryo". With this name, in 2010 the group participated in the

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", a remake of the 1985 hit song "

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". In February of the same year, they also performed the songs "

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" and "Un amore così grande" for

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during the 60th Sanremo Music Festival. In late 2010, their name was finally changed into "Il Volo" (English: ''the flight'')

''Il Volo'' (2010–12)

In 2010, Il Volo started working on their first studio album, which was recorded in the

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and produced by

and

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. Simply titled ''

Il Volo Il Volo (; Italian for "The Flight") is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as "popera". Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, the ...

'', the album is mainly composed of covers of international and Italian standards, including "Il mondo", "Un amore così grande", "’O sole mio", "El reloj" and

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's "

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", but also features original songs written by

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and

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. Released in Italy on 30 November 2010, it peaked at number 6 on the

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, and was later certified platinum by the

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. The international edition of the album was released in the United States by

on 12 April 2011, and was promoted with a performance during the final three results show of ''

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s tenth season, as well as with appearances on ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. The lead single from the album in the United States was "’O sole mio". During its first week, ''Il Volo'' reached the tenth spot of ''Billboard'' 200 and topped the Classical Albums chart, with sales of 23,000 copies. The album also entered the top ten in other countries, including Belgium, France, Germany, New Zealand and the Netherlands, and it peaked at number one on the Ö3 Austria Albums Chart. In June 2011, a Spanish version of the album was released, with the title ''Il Volo (Edición en Español)''. The record achieved commercial success in Mexico, peaking at number six and being certified platinum by the

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, as well as in the United States, where it topped the ''

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chart and it received the

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Latin gold certification, denoting shipments in excess of 50,000 units in the country. This also allowed the group to receive two nominations at the 12th Latin Grammy Awards, in the categories

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and Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals, for the album ''Il Volo (Edición en Español)''. The trio performed for the TV show '' The Talk'' in February 2011 and on 13 October 2011. On 31 July 2011, the trio performed "’O sole mio" and "This Time" for the President's Star Charity show in Singapore to help raise funds for the handicapped. On 4 September 2011, the trio performed "’O sole mio" and "

" for the ''

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''. On 11 September 2011, the trio made a cameo appearance on the series finale of ''

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''. On 27 October 2011, Il Volo performed live at the

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to tape their first concert DVD titled '' Il Volo – Takes Flight – Live from the Detroit Opera House''. This concert premiered on 7 December 2011, in Detroit (on PBS Channel WTVS) and 1,000 cities across Canada (that receive Detroit's PBS on their cable system). On 21 November 2011, Il Volo released, only in digital format, their first EP called ''Christmas Favourites'', which contains a duet with

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. On the same date, their début album was re-released in a special edition that also includes the tracks from ''Christmas Favourites''. On 22 December 2011, Il Volo was the closing guest for ''The Tonight Show'' with Jay Leno, singing "The Christmas Song". On 28 February 2012, Il Volo's new CD and DVD, '' Il Volo – Takes Flight – Live from the Detroit Opera House'', was released. This concert was shown on PBS stations across the US and Canada followed by a tour of the countries from August through October. In October and early November 2012 Il Volo performed in concert with

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. They sang with her the song "Smile", and "Make My Garden Grow", and performed singles "O Sole Mio" and "Un Amore Cosi Grande".

''We Are Love'' (2012–13)

On 19 November 2012 Il Volo released their second album, ''

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'' (''Billboard'' 200 number 100), which include 12 tracks in three different languages (Italian, English and Spanish) and duets with

and with Italian pop singer

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. The album contains eight unreleased songs, written by

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and Latin Grammy winner Edgar Cortazar among others, and four covers. It also includes the theme song of film ''Hidden Moon'', "Luna Nascosta", that Il Volo recorded in 2012. "Luna Nascosta" was selected by the

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among the seventy-five songs in the running for nominations in the Original Song category for the 2013 Oscars. On 28 November 2012 Il Volo performed at the 80th annual Christmas at Rockefeller Center tree lighting in New York, which was broadcast live nationwide on NBC, and on 11 December they performed at the 2012

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in Oslo, Norway, with

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in attendance, singing "Il Mondo" and album title track "We Are Love". On 9 April 2013 they released a Spanish version of ''We Are Love'', titled ''Más Que Amor'', which includes an additional duet with Mexican singer

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. The album débuted at number 1 on the

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and peaked at number 2 on the

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. ''Más Que Amor'' was certified Gold in Mexico and Argentina. On 25 April 2013, they performed the song "

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" at the 2013 Latin Billboard Music Awards as a tribute to singer

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. On 16 June Il Volo performed "Más Que Amor" during the "In Memoriam" tribute of the

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. On 11 July 2013 they sang the national anthem of United States before the game between the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

''Buon Natale – The Christmas Album'' (2013–14)

On 26 October 2013, they released the international version of Buon Natale: The Christmas Album, which includes some of the most popular American Christmas songs, as well as two songs in Latin, one in Spanish and one in German, and duets with

and

. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Holiday Albums and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart. The single "O Holy Night" peaked at number 27 on the

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chart. In November, a special Italian edition was released, including songs "Bianco Natale" and "Astro del ciel".

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published on its website a cappella performances of three tracks, "O Holy Night", "White Christmas" and "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". In February 2014, the trio received two nominations at the 2014 Latin Billboard Music Awards, as ''Top Latin Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group'' and ''Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group''. The awards show took place at the

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on 24 April, and broadcast live by

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. During the evening Il Volo is awarded as ''Best Group of the year'' in

category and won ''El Pulso Social'' award, as artist who has dominated interactions on social networking sites during the Billboard Awards. The group also presented the ''Latin Pop Songs artist of the Year, Duo or Group'' award. During 2014 the group focused on the preparation of a new album (Musica Che Resta is the current one in 2020), set to be released in 2015. In June they returned to North America for a series of 15 concerts in United States and Canada, accompanied by a band and an orchestra. The set list traced their career, including the most successful songs of their repertoire, and the tour gets very positive reviews from critics. In July and September they toured in Italy for first time. On 21 August 2014, Il Volo are awarded as ''Dúo or Grupo Favorito'' in the

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. The awards celebrates the Latin pop culture in the United States and are broadcast live by Telemundo. On 14 December 2014, is announced their participation in the 2015

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(10–14 February 2015), performing the unreleased song ''

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''. On 21 December 2014, they performed at the traditional Christmas Concert in the

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, in front of the highest offices of state, accompanied by a choir of children with hearing disabilities who perform the songs with sign language. At the end of the concert, the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano and the President of Senate Pietro Grasso praised the group.

''Sanremo grande amore'', Eurovision Song Contest, and ''Notte Magica'' (2015–2018)

On 14 February 2015, they took part in the

, winning 39.05% of the total vote over the 2 leading challengers. The win gave the group the opportunity to represent at the

. As is a member of the Big Five, the group went straight in to the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, held in

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on 23 May 2015. Grande Amore came 3rd with 292 points -winning the televote with 366 points- and won the Marcel Bezençon Press Award, as best song according to the collective voting of the accredited press. The extended play '' Sanremo grande amore'' was released in Italy on 20 February 2015 and was certified triple platinum by FIMI. Their fourth studio album was released worldwide on 25 September 2015 by

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, in three different versions: an International version and a Spanish version for the Latin market titled ''

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'' and an Italian version titled ''

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''. The album is composed of original songs and covers of international and Italian standards and it was produced by

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and Michele Torpedine. It peaked at number 1 in Italy and on the Billboard

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and on the

chart. It was certified double platinum for more than 100,000 copies sold by FIMI. Il Volo was part of the 2015

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Parade in New York City. On 30 September 2016, the group together with

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released ''

Notte Magica - A Tribute to the Three Tenors '' Notte Magica - A Tribute to the Three Tenors'' is the fourth live album by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, with the participation of Plácido Domingo as a performer and conductor. The recording was released worldwide on September 30, 2016 by ...

''. The live album features many of the songs performed by

(Domingo,

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and Carreras) for their iconic concert held on the eve of the Italia '90 World Cup. On 4 March 2017 they debuted at the Radio City Music Hall in New York "Notte Magica – A Tribute to the Three Tenors" that will tour in the most important cities of the United States of America, in Italy, Europe and Latin America. The first date was held in Firenze their concert at the Baths of Caracalla, materialized in an album and a world tour that debuted on 1 July in Piazza Santa Croce in Florence.

69th Sanremo Festival, ''Musica'', and ''The Best of 10 Years'' (2019-present)

In 2019, they took part in the 69th Sanremo Festival with the song "Musica che resta". The piece, written and composed by

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Emilio Munda Emilio Munda (born 14 January 1982 in Fermo) is an Italian songwriter, arranger, composer and producer. Conquer the podium of the 69th Sanremo Festival as an author and composer of the song "Musica che resta" for the international group Il Volo ...

, Piero Romitelli, Pasquale Mammaro and Antonello Carozza, ranking in third place. On February 22, 2019, Il Volo released their fifth studio album, Musica, worldwide. Later that year on November 8, they released their compilation album, Il Volo: The Best of 10 Years, to celebrate their tenth anniversary of their career. The group has also embarked on a world tour, which kicked off in May 2019 in Japan, continued in Latin America beginning on October 3, and arrived in North America the next year on January 28, 2020. On June 5, 2021, they held a concert in the Arena of Verona in honor of the Italian composer

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

. In November 2021, they released a tribute album dedicated to Maestro Morricone titled ''Il Volo Sings Morricone''.

Members

* Piero Barone (born 24 June 1993 in Naro, Agrigento,

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) is a Spinto tenor demonstrating a range from G#2-B4. He has a dramatic sound while still easily reaching higher notes. * Ignazio Boschetto (born 4 October 1994 in

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, to Sicilian parents from

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and

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) is a lyric tenor with a clear and bright timbre. He has demonstrated a range from G#2-D5. He has also sung up to F6 in falsetto. * Gianluca Ginoble (born 11 February 1995 in

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under the full name of Gianluce Ginoble Di Vittorio) is a lyric baritone with a range from E2-A4. He has a warm timbre, very easily singing at the top of the baritone range, while also being able to sing very low notes.

Discography

* ''

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2012) * '' Buon Natale: The Christmas Album'' (2013) * '' Grande Amore // Grande Amore International Version // L'amore Si Muove'' (2015) * 10 years: The Best Of * ''Ámame'' (Sony Masterworks, 2018) * ''Musica'' (Sony Masterworks, 2019) *''Il Volo Sings Morricone'' (Sony Masterworks, 2021)

Tours

* 2011 – ''Il Volo North American Tour 2011'' * 2011 – ''Il Volo European Tour 2011'' * 2012 – ''Il Volo South American Tour 2012'' * 2012 – ''Il Volo Takes Flight Tour'' * 2012 – ''Barbra Live – Special guests Chris Botti and Il Volo'' * 2013 – ''We Are Love Tour'' * 2013 – ''Más que amor Tour'' * 2014 – ''US & Canada Summer Tour 2014'' * 2016 – ''Grande amore Tour'' * 2016 – ''L'amore si muove Tour'' * 2017 – ''Notte magica Tour'' * 2019 – ''Musica Tour'' * 2020 – ''The Best of Ten Years Tour''

Awards and nominations

Billboard Latin Music

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Latin Grammy

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Other

Controversy

On 29 September 2015, Italian media reported that Il Volo had trashed a room of the Hotel Garni du Lac, in

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, where they were staying. Apparently, the managers of the hotel had released some interviews to the German broadcast

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and later to the Italian media ''La Regione'' and ''Liberatv'', complaining about the acts of vandalism the trio had put into place before leaving the premises. Allegedly, they stated that "objects, mattresses and laundry had been haphazardly thrown everywhere", and that "there was urine out of the toilet in the bathroom and the room walls had been smeared with fecal matter". Seemingly, the behaviour was to be explained with a sort of revenge for the room carpeting, which the trio was allergic to. Il Volo's press manager Danilo Ciotti commented the news immediately after stating that "it's true that they don't love carpeting because of allergies, but I don't believe they caused damages intentionally". Subsequently,

Barbara d'Urso Barbara D'Urso (born Maria Carmela D'Urso; 7 May 1957) is an Italian television personality, television host, actress and writer. Career D'Urso was born in Naples, Campania. Her father was from Laurenzana (died in 1996), and her mother, who ...

arranged a live meeting during the Italian TV broadcast ''Pomeriggio 5'' between the director of the Hotel du Lac and Il Volo's press managers. The director denied all the statements attributed to him, clearly saying that all the story was fake news, resizing the events to some unmade beds and some depliants fallen from the desk in one of the rooms where the trio was staying.

References

External links

*
Official site

II Volo at Sony Masterworks
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