Alex Staropoli

Alex Staropoli
Alex Staropoli performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Alessandro Staropoli
Born	(1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 55) Trieste, Italy
Origin	Italy
Genres	Power metal symphonic metal [1] progressive metal [2] neoclassical metal [2]
Occupations	Musician composer
Instruments	Keyboard guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Limb Magic Circle SPV AFM
Website	www.alexstaropoli.com

Alessandro "Alex" Staropoli (born 9 January 1970) is a keyboard player, composer, leader and co-founder of the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He does the orchestral arrangements in all the band's songs. ^[3] Following the split with Turilli, Staropoli is Rhapsody of Fire's only remaining founding member.

Biography

Staropoli was born in Trieste. As a child he was mainly interested in nature – mountains, forests and lakes. At the age of nine he got his first piano and began to study its basics, ^{[3] [4]} and at the age of fourteen he bought his first electric guitar. After meeting Luca, but before the creation of Rhapsody of Fire, he bought a Korg 01/W pro keyboard, a model he still uses. ^[3]

Alex and Luca met in 1990 during a course in mental techniques (how to have more control of your own mind), and together they started the band Rhapsody (later named as Rhapsody of Fire) in 1993. ^[3]

References

1. "Rock Detector". Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
2. Allmusic
3. "Official Alex Staropoli Website". Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
4. "Interview With Rhapsody's Alex Staropoli". Metal-rules.com. 2001-02-23. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

External links

• Official Homepage
• Official Rhapsody Of Fire Website
• (in Italian) Interview with Alessandro Staropoli ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
• Interview with Alex Staropoli