Nino Porzio

Nino Porzio

Nino Porzio at a concert in Cologne Germany 2012
Background information
Birth name Antonino Porzio
Born (1972-06-04) June 4, 1972
Palermo
Origin Palermo, Italy
Genres Canzone Napoletana, Pop music
Occupation(s) Singer and actor
Years active 1993–present
Labels Seamusica, Mint Records, Warner Music Group, ZYX Music
Associated acts Lucio Dalla, Adriano Celentano, Domenico Modugno, Lucio Battisti
Website http://ninoporzio.web99.de/
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Nino Porzio (born Antonino Porzio, 4 June 1972), is an Italian singer and actor. He has released five albums and his songs have been included in various Italian and international compilations.[1]

Career

Born in Palermo in 1972, Porzio since childhood dedicated to singing and acting. In the late 1970s he moved with his younger brother and his family in Germany. In the 1980s, he began working in his father's grocery store in between studying singing and acting. From 1983 to 1989 he began studying drums formed his first band, playing drums in various street festivals.

He began his career as a soloist in Germany in 1990s, performing in other parts of Europe. In 1995 he recorded his first album, titled Rosa; the album was presented to America by City News Service[2] news of Southern California.[3] In 1998 Porzio composed the song "Sogno", which was selected and included in a compilation of HDN Music label.

On 20 July 2000 he recorded his second album, Mille pazzie, distributed in Italy by Musicanapoletana.[4]

Porzio at the Girofestival (2001).

In 2001, he participated in the singing competition “Voci Nuove Per La Discografia” in Rome organised by CBS Italia.

In 2009 he signed his first contract with the record company Warner Music Group. On 16 January 2009, he released his first single, "Ti amo", produced by Akasa Records and distributed by Warner Music Group.[5] The song has sold over 250,000 copies[6] The following year he obtained the first place in DDO-Chartbreaker Hitparade Wins Gold Record with "Ti amo".[7]

April 21, 2011 he released his new album titled Caruso, after a song by Lucio Dalla, produced by Mint Records and distributed by ZYX Music. In 2011 Made in Italy was released: it contains 8 covers, including "Nel blu dipinto di blu" ("Volare") by Domenico Modugno, "Ancora tu" by Lucio Battisti, and "Quando, quando, quando" by Tony Renis.[8]

The June 14, 2013 Porzio organized a concert at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, entitled "Nino Porzio Live".[9] On 19 August 2013, the song "Ti amo" was placed in a box set of four CDs of Italian songs distributed by Mondadori. Also in December 2013 a new single, "Io penso a te", was released: it stayed for 4 weeks in the charts reaching the 38th place in the megacharts, Mallorca in Spain.[10]

In June 2014 he released his new single "Attimi", which anticipated the fifth album Brividi nel cuore, released September 17, 2014, recorded live and produced and distributed by Seamusica.

He was mentioned in the novel on the life of Lucio Dalla Caruso The Song Lucio Dalla and Sorrento by Raffaele Lauro.[11]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

EP

Single

Cover

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Amorki vol. 12
  2. ↑ PRESS
  3. ↑ City News Service
  4. ↑ album Mille Pazzie
  5. ↑ Song ti amo Warner Music Group
  6. ↑ by last.fm
  7. ↑ DDO-Chartbreaker Hitparade Wins Gold Record
  8. ↑ Made in Italy
  9. ↑ Nino Porzio Live
  10. ↑ 38th place in the megacharts
  11. ↑ The Song Lucio Dalla and Sorrento

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