Sweeping crescendos from the high-flying kings of operatic pop.
About Il Volo
Hometown
Italy
Formed
2010
Genre
Pop
Initially formed for a television performance, Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo has become a thriving international act.
• Il Volo comprises baritone Gianluca Ginoble and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. Their name translates to “The Fight.”
• Barone, Boschetto, and Ginoble each appeared as teenaged soloists on Italy's Ti Lascio Una Canzone television series. Show creator Roberto Cenci suggested they perform together.
• On the series, the three singers joined to perform the Neapolitan standard “O Sole Mio.” The collaboration impressed veteran producer Tony Renis, who arranged a meeting with Jimmy Iovine and Ron Fair. The execs signed the trio to Geffen, making them the first Italian act on the label.
• After the release of their eponymous 2010 debut album—which reached No. 10 in the US and No. 6 in Italy—Il Volo performed on a series of US TV shows, including American Idol, Ellen, and Entourage.
• Il Volo represented Italy at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with “Grand amore,” the title track off their fourth studio album. They finished in third place.
• In 2016, Il Volo issued Notte Magica: A Tribute to the Three Tenors. The live album features original Three Tenors member Plácido Domingo.
Members of Il Volo include, or have included, Mario Lavezzi, Alberto Radius, Ignazio Boschetto and more.
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