Vito Luprano (born April 6, 1956) is a Canadian music producer and talent manager. He was Vice-President of A&R for

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from 1986 until 2009. During those years, he oversaw the production of recordings for many musicians and bands, mainly in Quebec. Alongside

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, Luprano executive produced over 20 albums for

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Career

Luprano began his career as an independent radio promoter while in his 20s, working primarily in

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, Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the Canadian Record Pool, but left in 1978 to become director of promotion at Generation Records. By the 1980s he had obtained a marketing, radio and press position with

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. By 1986, Luprano was promoted to Director of A&R for

(formerly CBS Records). It was during that same year that Luprano signed

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and her success lead to his promotion to Senior Vice President of A&R for

. During the period of 1986 to 2009, Vito Luprano was responsible for executive producing over 20 of

's albums. In addition to working with Dion, Luprano was also producing for French Canadian music artists including Garou, Marilou and Mario Pelchat. In 1996 he signed the Quebec pop R&B band

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. In early 2009, Luprano left

, intending to take some time off. However, shortly thereafter he was introduced to a young singer/songwriter, Kristina Maria. After working with her to develop several single recordings, Luprano signed recording artist Kristina Maria under his independent label Lupo One Productions in 2012 and released her debut album ''Tell the World''."Former Céline Dion producer gets behind Ottawa singer's pop career"
''Metro Ottawa'', Joe Lofaro April 4, 2012 In 2013, the album was nominated for a Juno Award.
''Metro Ottawa'', Joe Lofaro, February 20, 2013

References

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