Virginio Simonelli

Virginio
Background information
Birth name Virginio Simonelli
Born (1985-01-31) 31 January 1985
Origin Fondi (LA), Lazio, Italy
Genres Pop, R&B
Instruments piano
Years active 2005–present
Labels Universal Music
Website virginiosimonelli.it

Virginio Simonelli (Italian pronunciation: [virˌd͡ʒiːnjo simoˈnɛlːi], also known as Virginio, (born 31 January 1985 in Fondi, Lazio, Italy) is an Italian pop singer. In 2010 Virginio took part in the 10th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he became winner.

Biography

After studying graphic at Accademia delle Belle Arti in Milan, he comes into contact with the manager of a record company, Ivo Grasso (his teacher) with whom he began to collaborate. [1]

In 2006 he took part in the 56th Sanremo Music Festival with his song "Davvero" and later he published his songs "Instabile" and "Novembre", but they were not successful. On October 2, 2010, he took part in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi and on March 6, 2011, he won. On March 8 he published his second studio album Finalmente and his songs "Ad occhi chiusi" and "Sale" with their music videos. The album has sold over 30,000 copies and it was certified gold.[2]

In 2013 Simonelli wrote the song "Limpido" with Laura Pausini. The song is sung by Pausini and Australian singer Kylie Minogue.

Discography

Albums

Compilation

Virginio live

Singles

Videoclip

Tour

Other tour

References

  1. ↑ Italiancharts
  2. ↑ "Finalmente is gold".
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