Musical Director: Piano, Keyboards: Michael Bramwell
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Drums: Alex Toff
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Bass: Mark Smith UK, Tony DePaolis US
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Guitar: Pete Harris UK, Dale Vincent US
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Percussion : Hugo Sánchez
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Sax: Eric DeFade
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Trumpet:Steve McKnight
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Trombone:Clayton Dewalt
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Accordeon: Vito Di Salvo
Influences
Being Italian and possessing a strong voice or a big range, does not mean that I am a classical or opera singer. Singers that I look up to, influenced me and I continua the tradition and style are: Massimo Ranieri, Peppino Gagliardi, Gianni Nazzaro, Nicola di Bari, Luigi Tenco, Claudio Villa, Sergio Bruni, Adriano Celentano, Albano Carrisi, Nino Bravo, Julio Iglesias, The Platters, Dean Martin, Mario Lanza, Jerry Vale, Louis Prima, Tony Bennett, Paul Anka, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Freddy Mercury, Pete Cetera, Gino Vanelli, Bon Jovi..........EXPRESSIVE BIG CHARISMATIC VOICES and GREAT TALENTED ENTERTAINERS.
Sounds Like
Timeless, romantic, happy, positive, VERY Italian...
Patrizio Buanne spent his childhood between his
hometown in Naples, Italy and Vienna, Austria,
due to his parent’s restaurant business.
This multi-cultural upbringing sparked in Patrizio
an early passion for languages, and by the age
of 17 he already spoke fluent Italian, German,
English, French and Spanish. It seemed obvious
for both Patrizio and his parents for him to become
an interpreter, and after graduation from school
he went on to study Slavic languages at University
and today he can add fluent Polish to his language
tool kit. But whilst his aptitude for languages
is admirable, a much greater gift, apparent even
from the age of 4, was emerging - his gift to
be able to sing and entertain people.
While Patrizio’s parents would record old vinyl
records onto cassettes to be played in their restaurant,
the three or four year old Patrizio would sing
along enthusiastically whilst playing with his
toys. At the age of eight Patrizio received his
first guitar which further encouraged his interest
in entertaining his family and friends in the
Buanne home.
At the age of eleven, Patrizio had the first of
his many appearances in talent contests. With
the conviction at such an early age to, ultimately,
become a singer and actor he ended up winning
all the competitions he ever participated in.
Several small musical productions and gigs, with
his self-formed rock and roll band, and as a solo
performer then followed.
Six years later, when Patrizio was seventeen,
a music industry manager who had heard Patrizio
sing proposed a performance at the occasion of
the Papal visit in Wroclaw, Poland. The song,
which was half in Italian, half in Polish, had
been written for the opening mass, and with 85.000
people in attendance Patrizio’s sudden popularity
with the Polish public led to his first local
record deal. But tragically, it was also to be
the year that his father died from virulent cancer,
and the subsequent grief became such that Patrizio
almost lost his own life to a perforated ulcer.
“It was music and the goal to make my family proud
that kept me alive and made me strong”.
At nineteen, Patrizio graduated from school in
Vienna and moved back to Italy for good. He attended
a university in Rome to study languages, whilst
looking out for opportunities in the entertainment
industry. Patrizio quickly became popular through
various talent competitions, and was requested
to be a guest and entertainer on various Italian
television shows such as “Momenti di Gloria”,
“Domenica In” and “Libero”. This success lead
to Patrizio being offered a contract to work as
an entertainer for the production company that
produced shows for the Italian Broadcasting Corporation,
RAI and Mediaset.
Patrizio’s real ambition, however, was to become
an international recording artist and from 1999
onwards he invested his own money into shaping
ideas and concepts with which to approach record
companies and international concert promoters.
Various trips and tours were undertaken, as well
as independently distributed CD’s and DVD’s –
all of which without having a manager.
In 2004 Patrizio approached producer Christian
Seitz to produce what would become Patrizio’s
dream album - a recording with an orchestra comprising
romantic Italian songs, the very songs that Patrizio
was brought up listening to. It was the perfect
collection of songs to dedicate to his late father.
With a finished produced album under his belt
he auditioned for several record companies and
was finally signed to and released by a major
record company. His international debut album,
The Italian, was finished at the Abbey Road Studios
(made famous by The Beatles) in London, accompanied
by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and after
its first release in February 2005 it reached
the top ten on the pop charts in the United Kingdom,
where it attained golden status after only 1 week.
Following international promotion, the album was
certified as platinum in South Africa, as well
as across Asia, New Zealand and some European
countries. The album even reached triple platinum
status in Australia. Following The Italian’s international
release, Patrizio performed two sets of sell-out
tour dates in 2006 with a six week tour of major
theatres and concert venues in Australia, Asia,
South Africa and also the US: His live concert
DVD also certified platinum sales and was broadcasted
on the American public television network PBS
breaking records at PBS stations across the United
States.
In October 2006 Patrizio was invited to perform
in front of American President George W. Bush
at the prestigious NIAF gala in Washington, D.C.Patrizio’s
second album Forever Begins Tonight, in many ways
a “volume 2” of the classic Italian songbook of
his debut album, reached 53 in the US and 18
in the UK. The album included an Italian version
of Robbie Williams' "Angels." which became Patrizio’s
first radio hit in the United States.
In less than two years, his debut album “The Italian”
and “Forever begins tonight” had captured the
hearts of fans of timeless romantic music worldwide
to the extent that over a million albums were
sold, and all this without Patrizio having professional
music management.
With this significant success under his belt Patrizio
decided that in order to take his career to the
next level that he would seek representation from
a serious player within the music establishment.
And, in 2008, Patrizio found that person in Jim
Morey, one of America’s biggest and most long-standing
managers. In Jim, Patrizio had finally found the
person with the belief, passion and enthusiasm
to guide him through his next chapter. This next
phase included securing a new global recording
contract with Warner Music and the recording of
Patrizio’s 3rd album, under the helm of legendary
music producer, Humberto Gatica, a man who intuitively
understood Patrizio’s vision from the very first
day they met. They have since collaborated on
a collection of songs featuring Patrizio..s own
contemporary but timeless interpretation of Italian
and American classics, alongside some stunning
new compositions simply titled “Patrizio”.
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Today was one of those days when I played your music non-stop. When I discovered you,(3 years ago) your other two Cd's were on the shelves already but with your latest CD it was different...I counted the days to the release of this Album...and I was the happiest the moment I had it in my hands. I didn't part with it for over two weeks...played it non stop... ...and its still going strong. Thank you for taking out the time to produce an Album of such high quality music. Lorraine A Cape Town
Just wanted to say for the millionth time that your new album is absolutely fantastic!!! The songs choices, coupled with your stronger voice, your passionate interpretations of the songs and making it your own, is such a pleasure to listen to as it takes me to a place where nothing else matters except your music. Gracie for once again, sharing your beautiful music with Il Mondo.
As always, my wish for you is continued success and much happiness.
I bought your imported cd from amazon , cause couldn't wait for the cd to be released here in the U.S. as well. But, just wanted to tell you love all of the songs on it and listen to it everyday.
Just waiting for you to come back here to perform for us here in the US again .
Take care and hugs to you,
Rainee
P.S. Have you ever considered releasing or making a calendar with you on it for all of your fans ?
Thank you so much for adding me! I was not familiar with your music until I heard your duet with Renee Olstead on MartiniInTheMorning.com and wanted to hear more - you are SO talented! Wishing you much success here in the U.S. and all over the world! My best, Gro
Patrizio!! You made me so very happy with your new CD!! The selection of songs are perfect for you to sing and I love that you put your own personality into those songs and made them your own. I have listened to it so many times, in the house, in the car, at my physical therpist's office!! (I brought it with me for them to listen to because I always tell everyone how great you are and they absolutely loved it!!) The song that was written for you by Diane Warren is phenomenal, I love it so much!! I know your new music is going to be a success, one that you well deserve for all the hard work and time you have put into it. I really like your new myspace page too. Loved you on the NZ TV show, you were funny. :) Bravo Patrizio!
Patrizio! I cannot wait to purchase your new CD! & I can't wait to see you once agian ;0 - thinking of u always best of luck around the world.. pretty soon I know you will touch the stars and make the rest of your dreams come true..
Wonderful profile update, dear Patrizio. Only wish you had full length tunes in your player. :) Lots of positive waves and bright sunshine your way! :)
Patrizio, Thank you for a world class performance in South Africa recently. Just want to wish you all the success you deserve...
I love each and every song on your new album and appreciate it much more now. You sing each song with so much passion and when I listen to "Patrizio" I visualize how you sang it...
Congratulations on a great album and Thank you for entertaining us with your music.
Thank you for a great Patrizio weekend last weekend! It was so amazing to see you again do what you do best - perform and entertain. Wow, congratulations on great, great shows at Carnival City! Thank you so much for despite being tired after just giving a great performance and sitting signing autographs afterwards for more than an hour, to still make time to meet your fans. I will treasure those few minutes for ever. Thank you for being so humble. Keep on doing what you do best - entertain! Looking forward to welcome you back to South Africa real soon! :)
I CAN NOT STOP LISTENING TO IT!!! "HAVE YOU EVER LOVED A WOMEN" WAS MY WEDDING SONG. ACTUALLY....3-4 SONGS ON THE NEW CD WAS PLAYED AT MY WEDDING. I CRIED LIKE A BIG BABY LISTENING TO YOUR NEW CD!!! A VERO!!!!
I AM SO HAPPY FOR U!!!!! HONESTLY....IM SPEECHLESS!!!! I CAN'T FIND THE RIGHT WORDS. I REMEMBER YOU SAID THIS NEW CD WAS GOING TO BE DIFFERENT & IT WAS A BIG SECERET & WE ALL WOULD LUV IT. YOU WERE RIGHT!!!!
ALL THE BEST OF LUCK TO YOU PATRIZIO!!!! YOU DESERVE IT!!! I KNOW NOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD!!!!!
Patrizio, I just saw your latest promo video and you look so "scrumptious". (It's the first word that came to mind!.) You teased me with little clips of your new songs and now I want the CD more than ever. I ordered it from Sanity in Australia, because I just can't wait for the US release. I sincerely hope that this new CD provides you with the big break you so deserve to join the ranks of the Michael Buble's of the world! I think you are a much better singer than he is and you deserve much more popularity and media attention. Just always stay as sweet and kind and friendly as you are. Your devoted Florida fan, Margie
Ciao Patrizio, mi aggiungo alle schiere di fans che ti scrivono qui...solo che io sono un'italiana doc ;) spero che ci saranno presto tue date qui in italia, magari al nord! Anche se dovrò venire in incognito ai tuoi concerti...se sapessero che adoro la tua voce e la tua musica mi prenderebbero tutti per pazza (hai visto il mio profilo...puoi farti un'idea del mio genere preferito!)...un bacione, buon weekend!
I feel very nice being among the girls around you :) Patrizio it was a big pleasure to be with you at the stage . You are great singer, showman and a nice guy. Thank you for the show. Hope to see you again.