Matteo Brancaleoni (born 31 May 1981 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian contemporary pop/jazz singer, actor and journalist.

Biography

Appreciated by

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with whom he duetted live in Rome in 2007 during Bublè’s concert, Matteo Brancaleoni is an Italian jazz singer and interpreter of the Great American Songbook. He was voted among the ten best jazz singers by Italian readers of ''Jazzit'' magazine. He has collaborated

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, and

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. The magazine ''Jazz Hot'' compared him to his idol,

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. In 2008 he wasa named Best New Talent at the Elba Jazz Festival. His debut album ''Just Smile'' and his second album ''Live in Studio'' were well received by audiences and critics nationally and internationally. ''Live in studio'' was for two weeks the best selling jazz album on

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and for six months his live performances were listed in the live recommended section by the Apple Store. ''New Life'' was conceived from an encounter with Roman writer and arranger Nerio Poggi (aka Papik), a writing partner with

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in his last two albums. A journalist, member of IJJA (International Jazz Journalist Association), the

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'' and ''Millionaire.''

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Just Smile'' (Philology) - (2006) * ''Live in studio'' (MBrec) - (2009) * ''New Life'' (Irma Records/LaDouche) - (2012) ;Independent albums * ''Merry Merry Christmas'' (D'Herin Records) - (2008) ;Live albums * ''Live! with Gianpaolo Petrini Big Band'' (D'Herin Records) - (2012) ;Compilation * 2006 ''Un Sanremese a Londra'' - (CSK Multimedia) * 2007 ''Il Meglio di Zazzarazzaz'' (various artists) - (CSK Multimedia) * 2007 ''Jazz Magazine'' (n.49) - (Emme K Editore, New Sounds2000) ;Guest appearances * 2007 '' Time After Time, Still In My Heart'', ( Michela Lombardi,

) - (Philology) * 2007 ''

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, Moonlight Becomes You'', ( Michela Lombardi,

) - (Philology) * 2009 '' Pure Imagination, Enter Eyes, (

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, Andrea Pozza) - (Zerodieci/Incipit Records) ;DVDs * ''The Gianpaolo Petrini Big Band - Live from Collegno'' (Electromantic music) - (2010) * ''Live! with Gianpaolo Petrini Big Band'' (D'Herin Records) - (2012)

References

External links

Official site
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