Marco Angelini

Marco Angelini (26 July 1984) is an Austrian singer and songwriter who withdrew from public life in 2014 and started working as a doctor.

Family
Marco Angelini was born in Voitsburg, Styria, Austria, to an Austrian mother, a Luxembourgish father, and Italian grandparents. He has been in a relationship with dancer Maria Santner since 2014.

Music
Angelini has participated in various talent shows, like Helden Von Morgen, Starmania, and X Factor. By participating in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar – the German equivalent of American Idol – he reached 4th place.

In 2011, Angelini signed a recording contract with Sony Music – Austria, where his first single "Leuchtturm", which was produced by Alexander Kahr, was recorded and released in December 2011.

After moving to 2DayRecords the Maxi – CD called "Du & Ich" was published on 25 January 2013. "Du & Ich" entered on the Austrian Charts at No. 69.

His second single – produced again in cooperation with 2DayRecords – called "Mein Engel (hier auf Erden)" has reached number 84 in the charts. It was published on 31 May 2013.

On 4 October 2013, his third single called "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was released and reached number 62 in the German charts.

After his participation in "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" he published a party song called "Heute Nacht", which reached No. 54 in the German charts, and 51 in the Austrian charts.

He published a song called "Goodbye" in cooperation with Leo Aberer. They also produced a Christmas song that joined the Austrian charts at number 23 in the first week and peaked at number 9.

Temporary break
In the end of July 2014, Angelini announced the temporary end of his career as a singer and performed his last live show on 13 September 2014, wanting to continue his work as a doctor and focus on his private life, while still intending to work as a singer again in the future.

Albums

 * 2013: Best Of

Singles and releases

 * 2011: Leuchtturm
 * 2013: Du & ich
 * 2013: Mein Engel (hier auf Erden)
 * 2013: Wunder gibt es immer wieder
 * 2014: Heute Nacht
 * 2014: Suzie
 * 2014: Goodbye – Marco Angelini & Leo Aberer

Awards

 * Cool Music Award 2011 (music magazine Cool)
 * Cool Music Award 2012 (music magazine Cool)
 * Badge of honour in silver of his hometown Voitsberg 2011
 * Sexiest Austrian Celebrity alive 2011
 * Best Singer 2011 (youth magazine Xpress)
 * Best Newcomer 2011 (youth magazine Xpress)
 * Best Austrian Star 2011 (youth magazine Xpress)
 * Best Austrian Star 2012 (youth magazine Xpress)

Literature

 * Claudia Fuerbach: Marco Angelini: Das große Fanbuch. Roed Verlag, ISBN 978-3-945489-02-4, published 30 November 2013.
 * Claudia Fuerbach: Marco Angelini: Live on Stage!. Roed Verlag, ISBN 978-3-945489-14-7, published 20 December 2014.