Roberto Bellarosa (born 23 August 1994) is a

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singer. Bellarosa came to fame for being the first winner of ''

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''. He also represented

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. He finished in 12th place with 71 points.

Biography

He was born in

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into a family of footballers of

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origin from

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, in the southern region of

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. At the age of nine Bellarosa was enrolled by his parents at a school of music in

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. During choral classes, his teacher was impressed by his voice, and his parents encouraged the young Bellarosa to take extra singing lessons.

Career

2011–12: ''The Voice Belgique''

In 2011, Bellarosa took part in the Walloon version of ''

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'' (''

''), created by

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. After applying online, Bellarosa attended the blind auditions, where he sang " You Give Me Something" by James Morrison. With

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, Joshua and

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, all turning their chairs to face him, Bellarosa ultimately decided to join Quentin Mosimann's team with assistant coach

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. On 10 April 2012, after 16 weeks of competition, Bellarosa was voted the winner gaining 57% of the votes from the public, receiving a contract with Sony Music, which he recorded an album along with two singles.

List of songs performed on ''The Voice Belgique''

2012–13: ''Ma voie'' and Eurovision Song Contest

In 2012, Bellarosa participated in ''The Voice Belgique'' live tour along with 11 of the other contestants throughout Belgium. On 6 July 2012, Bellarosa released his first single " Je Crois", working with his ''The Voice Belgique'' coach, Quentin Mosimann and assistant coach

. His first album '' Ma voie'' was released on 21 September 2012, and his second single " Apprends-moi" was released on 26 October 2012. On 16 November 2012, it was announced by

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(RTBF), that Bellarosa would represent Belgium at the

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, to be held in

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, with the song Love Kills. He made it into the final and finished at the 12th place.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other charted songs

Notes

References

External links

Roberto Bellarosa
on ''The Voice Belgique'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellarosa, Roberto 1994 births Living people People from Wanze Belgian people of Italian descent 21st-century Belgian male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Belgium Belgian pop singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2013 Belgian child singers The Voice (franchise) winners Walloon musicians