Talk:Vittorio Grigolo

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Arezzo is not in the province of Florence; it is, not surprisingly, in the province of Arezzo. I have no idea where Mr. Grigolo was born, but people who know should either alter his birthplace, or the first line of his biography. Complainer

"International recording artist Vittorio Grigolo arrives in the U.S. with a stunning self-titled debut album, Vittorio. Released on September 12, 2006, the album was one of the highest classical chart debuts ever for a new artist in the UK, landing him in the Top 10 alongside the likes of Andrea Bocelli. Now, this astounding collection of stirring ballads and powerful love songs establishes the 28-year-old as the next male crossover singer poised for stateside success.

Born in Rome but raised in Arezzo, near Florence, Vittorio has developed a reputation as one of the most talented young singers of his generation. Dubbed "Il Pavarottino" ("Little Pavarotti") by the press after Vittorio and Pavarotti appeared together in a performance of Tosca in Rome, Vittorio was well on his way with the kind of career most artists only dream about. At the age of 23, he was the youngest Italian tenor ever to sing at La Scala (Bernstein's West Side Story), and was soon performing Mozart, Verdi and Rossini throughout Europe, Japan, and America.

Word about Vittorio's talents quickly reached Simon Cowell, who was so impressed by Vittorio that he wanted him to be a member of Il Divo. Vittorio declined Cowell's offer in order to establish himself as a solo artist, while still pursuing his passion for opera. While "popera" artists proliferate left and right, Vittorio has been recognized as uniquely motivated whose ambition is matched only by his talent.

"He has a voice to die for, very mellow despite all that Italian emotion and expression," says Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls, who recorded "Il Mio Miracolo (You Are My Miracle)" with Vittorio for the new album. "He's very young to be a working tenor but you can tell immediately he is the real thing." Adds the music journal Hitsheet, "If the buzz surrounding (him) is anything to go by then 2006 is going to be Vittorio's year." "

This is an excerpt from Amazon.com under his "In the Hands of Love" CD. I won't alter the bio here (as I doubt my use of the English language), so any takers?

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The article may be improved by following the WikiProject Biography 11 easy steps to producing at least a B article. --  Jreferee  (Talk) 02:59, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
 * "Almost member of Il Divo": so he was NEVER a member. Does not seem a relevant biographical fact whatever did NOT happen! 92.107.35.215 (talk) 13:14, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
 * This article makes me sad. All of the peacock words and fan cruft seems to be obscuring an impressive opera career.  Where has this singer performed?  When were the performances?  The assertions here are almost entirely unreferenced.  -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:57, 28 April 2012 (UTC)

DVD section
DVD section-- this section needs work. It's missing some punctuation, but more importantly, it is not clear which CD the paragraph is describing in the Discography listing just before it. I suggest the paragraph be added to the corresponding CD listed in the Discography & the DVD section scrapped. Cheers. SaturnCat (talk) 15:03, 10 April 2014 (UTC)