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Originaire de Saint-Ghislain (Belgique), Raphaël Angelini passe une enfance heureuse auprès de sa famille et de ses amis. Dès l’âge de 10 ans, encouragé par ses professeurs, il donne son premier concert de piano dans lequel il fait déjà preuve d’une étonnante sensibilité artistique.

Vers quinze ans, il devient l’un des plus jeunes élèves à réussir l’examen d’admission au Conservatoire de sa ville. Son premier prix de solfège en poche, il se lance passionnément dans l’écriture de nombreuses chansons dont il signe à la fois les textes et la musique. S’accompagnant d’une simple guitare acoustique, il interprète ses premiers titres dans l’intimité des soirées entre amis.

En 1994, il rencontre le grand pianiste russe Mikhaïl Faerman qui l’accepte dans sa classe, au Conservatoire de Bruxelles. Après huit années d’études acharnées avec le Maître, il obtient méritoirement le diplôme supérieur de piano à l’unanimité des voix. Ses récitals en soliste reçoivent alors un accueil éclatant de la part du public qui l’acclame à la fin de chacune de ses prestations. S’étendant de Bach à Morricone, son répertoire semble ne connaître aucune frontière.

En 2003, il fonde avec le talentueux comédien Alessandro Bevilacqua, son ami d’enfance, le duo LES RAFALES dont les spectacles reposent sur le savoureux mélange entre humour et musique. Les chansons de Raphaël Angelini, écrites pour l’occasion, fascinent les spectateurs par leur caractère engagé. Poétiques, drôles ou mélancoliques, elles soulèvent à chaque fois l’enthousiasme d’un public de plus en plus conquis.

Grâce au succès grandissant de son duo, il commence à susciter l’intérêt des médias qui lui accordent de très nombreuses interviews à la télévision et à la radio. En 2007, avec ses amis, il crée son propre label de musique indépendante, PROMANIA ASBL, afin de pouvoir produire "Prémices", son premier album.

Attaché à ses racines italiennes, fier de son histoire et de sa double culture, cet artiste polyvalent bouleverse par la profondeur humaniste de son message et la diversité assumée de sa musique.

Nato in Belgio nel 1977, di padre italiano et di madre belga-polacca, Raphaël Angelini trascorre l’infanzia nel “Borinage”, antica zona mineraria della Regione Vallona. Bambino, passa le vacanze in italia dove comincia a scrivere poesie e canzoni con la sua chitarra.

Nel 2002 si laurea in pianoforte, con il massimo dei voti, al Conservatorio di Bruxelles nella classe del grande Maestro Mikhaïl Faerman. I suoi primi concerti come solista sono accolti da numerosi e frenetici applausi. Il suo repertorio, molto vasto, non ha frontiere. (Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Debussy, Joplin, Morricone...)

Nel 2003, fonda con l’attore Alessandro Bevilacqua il duetto umoristico-musicale "Les Rafales" di cui le rappresentazioni sono accolte calorosamente dal pubblico e dalla stampa. (TV, Radio, ...) Nel 2007, crea con gli amici il suo label di musica indipendente, PROMANIA ASBL, per poter produrre il suo primo album "Prémices".

Cantautore di numerose canzoni che interpreta spesso solo al pianoforte, Raphaël Angelini colpisce per la bellezza dei suoi testi di cui lo stile può avvicinarsi di cantanti francesi come Renaud, Mano Solo o Georges Brassens.

Raphaël Angelini canta anch’è in altre lingue ed il suo primo CD contiene inoltre due brani, molto toccanti, in italiano. Le sue canzoni riposano in genere su una musica molto eccletica e sembrano a volta ispirate da famosi cantautori italiani come Marco Masini o Paolo Conte.

Lontanissimo dei “clichés” dello star-system musicale, questo artista sconvolge per la profondità umanistica del suo messagio e la diversita assunta della sua musica.

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Coming from Saint-Ghislain in Belgium, Raphaël Angelini had a happy childhood with his family and friends. At the age of ten, he gave his first piano concert and at that moment, his astonishing artistic sensitivity was already evident.

Toward the age of fifteen, he became one of the youngest students to pass the admissions exam at the local Conservatory. He began to write numerous songs which he played regularly during evenings spent in company with friends.

At the Brussels’ Conservatory in 1994, he met the great Russian pianist Mikhaïl Faerman, who accepted him as a student in his class. After eight years of persistent study, Raphaël Angelini meritoriously received a master’s degree in recognition of his exceptional talent. The first piano recitals resulted in a standing ovation at the conclusion of his performances. His repertoire included everything from Bach to Morricone and beyond.

With the talented comedian and childhood friend, Alessandro Bevilacqua, he founded "LES RAFALES" Duet in 2003, which included performances that revealed a pleasant mixture of humor and music. Written especially for this occasion, the songs of Raphaël Angelini fascinated his audience with an emotionally involved touch, raising the public's enthusiasm in each performance by the poetic, funny and melancholic nature of the music.

The growing success of his duet was the catalyst that caused the media to show great interest, resulting in numerous interviews on television and radio. In 2007, with his friends, he created his own independent music label, PROMANIA ASBL, for the production of his first album, "Prémices".

His Italian heritage, being a great inspiration, and his pride in the history and influential diversity of Italian culture, are the combined creative source of this versatile artist who deeply moves human souls by his message and the variety of his music.