Marco Calliari

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Marco Calliari
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Background information
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years active1989–present
Website marcocalliari.com

Marco Calliari is a singer-songwriter born in Quebec from Italian parents. He began his career in 1989 in forming the thrash metal group Anonymus alongside Carlos Araya and brothers Daniel and Oscar Souto. Since 2003, he pursued a solo career that has so far released three albums: Che la vita, Mia dolce vita, and Al faro est. [1]

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With his first album, Che la vita, Calliari found a way to reconnect with his parents' country of origin. The album, based on Italian folklore and jazz influences, won Calliari the Galaxy award in the summer of 2004, given by the CBC at a music festival in Abitibi-Témiscamingue and was nominated at the Gala MIMI in 2005. An active member of the Italian community in Montreal, he has also participated in first two editions of Ritalfest, a festival honoring Italian music in Quebec.

Discography

Albums

  1. Bella luna
  2. Angelo
  3. Che la vita... (camminar)
  4. Il scelto
  5. Lacrime
  6. Queste parole
  7. Amore
  8. Tierra
  9. Solo
  10. Matta ma sana
  11. Paura
  12. Ô
  13. Torna a Surriento
  14. Lontana
  1. L'americano
  2. L'italiano
  3. Leggenda di natale
  4. Chi è, e non è
  5. 'O sole mio
  6. Recitar! (Vesti la giubba)
  7. Caruso
  8. I due fannulloni
  9. Chitarra romana
  10. Bella ciao
  11. La montanara
  12. Cosa nostra (The Godfather Medley)
  13. Mattinata
  1. Sierras, cielo y almas
  2. Per fortuna
  3. Bino di Bedonia
  4. Andare, camminare, lavorare
  5. Ho un amico
  6. Flamenka
  7. Ladro di pensieri
  8. Freddo
  9. Il valzer dell'amore infinito
  10. Come se fosse
  11. La Rabbia
  12. Tango Porco
  13. Al faro est

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
UK
2010"We No Speak Americano"26 [2]

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References

  1. "Marco Calliari | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
  2. "MARCO CALLIARI | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2020.