Thursday,
October 12, 2006
Patrizio Buane, in the Footsteps of Andrea Bocelli
and Eros Maresotti ??
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Patrizio Buane
is regarded as the Italian male counterpart of Celine Dion
for his powerful voice, or the Italian Michael Buble
in lieu of same predilection for revival tunes, Patrizio
was born in
He believes that
too many young people today think of romance (having dinner with candle lights
and boys giving girls flowers) is cheesy, and
are instead drawn to acts that hawk sex and violence.
He
wants to be the Italian ambassador of romantic love songs and dolce vita
to the world. A canzone romantiko.
Patrizio Buane Pitches Revival of Romantic Love Songs
Manila Bulletin
By JoJo
P. Panaligan
Friday, October 13, 2006
"Ever wonder why there are so many talent searches like American
Idol in the world right now? Its because people are desperate to find
somebody they could follow over the years."
So hypothesizes Italian crooner Patrizio Buane who was in the country recently to promote his latest album "Forever Begins Tonight" under MCA Universal Music.
He supports the speculation by naming icons that defined prevalent music genre in past decades.
"In the 50s was Frank Sinatra who sang those dreamy pop standards. Then Elvis Presley burst onto the scene with rock n roll. Next came the popularity of bands in the 70s with The Beatles and The Rollingstones. Madonna and Michael Jackson ruled in the 80s with their dance songs. But what about the 90s? There were great bands then like Nirvana and Guns N Roses, but where are they now? And what about now? Whos leading the way now?" says he.
Thus his pitch for the revival of romantic love songs the tradition of which Patrizio notes had been broken unlike, say, R&B and rock that traces lineage from Aretha Franklin and Elvis Presley, respectively.
"I want to be the Italian ambassador of
romantic love songs and dolce vita to the world. A canzoni romantiko.
And Patrizio is
slowly but surely succeeding. In
The new album is also currently taking
So far, so good.
Now, should there be blinders to his vision, then he says that could only be mass media.
"The media has taught young people that romance is cheesy by supporting acts the hawk sex and violence. No wonder many young people today think having dinner with candle lights and boys giving girls flowers is cheesy. But actually, theyre not. These things are nice and should be appreciated," says he.
The Italian stresses that he is not totally against todays music trends "especially wholesome ones." He, in fact, began as a pop singer and thinks some contemporary artists like Beyonce and The Blackeyed Peas have talent genuine to offer.
Patrizio is firsthand victim of stereotypes. He says that many assume that for being Italian, he must be a classical singer whos prone to break into "Volare" or "Sole Mio" from time to time...
He also smashes presumptions about instant fortune for international singers.
"Not all singers become rich instantly even when his album is already on shelves. The record company has to recoup their investments first and that could take months, years. Nothing changes until work comes in generated by the buzz of the album. Until then, the hotel bills, airfare and limousine rides are all paid for by the label," says he...
Does the 28 year old ambassador of love songs actually have a special someone to inspire him and one he could sing to?
"Sadly, I have no one now. I had a
girlfriend a few years ago but we broke our relationship off. It was like we
were together but not together. Then again, we wouldve
called it quits anyway even if we didnt drift away
because of the schedule I keep now. Its hard to maintain relationship when
you spend your birthday on a plane speeding towards
Not that hes complaining. Patrizio knows it will happen one day: He settling down with his family and perhaps just managing a talent on the side.
For now, though, his focus ("my calling," he reiterates) is on----you guessed it----spreading Big L. around in song.
Regarded as the Italian male counterpart of
Celine Dion for his powerful voice, or the Italian
Michael Buble in lieu of same predilection for
revival tunes, Patrizio was born in
At home, Patrizio grew up listening to the records of his father that includes those of Julio Iglesias, Perry Como, Jerry Vale, Buddy Greco and Tony Bennett.
"I love Tony Bennett especially. When I met him I told him, Thank you for your music. I also asked if I could give him a hug. He said, Come here, boy," Patrizio recalls.
Patrizio has fans of his own. Among these are Robbie Williams (who allowed Patrizio to do a version of "Angel" and is contemplating on doing a duet with him), Norah Jones and Gwen Stefani...
From doing pop songs, the crooner segued into TV hosting but shifted right back to recording love songs consequently.
"It was like trading fish n chips for steak. I have no regrets giving that up for what I do now," says he who at age of 20 had already performed for the Pope.
Other songs in
"Forever" are "Io Che Non Vivo (You
Dont Have To Say You Love Me);" "Vives En Mi Corazon (Always On My Mind);" "Maledetta Primavera;" "Sorridi;"
"Lets Make Love;" "Only You (Solo Tu);"
"Youre My World (Il Mio Mondo);" Malafemmena;" "Vicin
O Mare;" and "Bella Bella Signorina (Guaglione)."
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