Romina Arena | |
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| app Arena in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Palermo, Sicily |
| Genres | Pop, , Popera, , Cinematic Pop, classical crossover |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, writer |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Design House/Toshiba-EMI, CP Productions/BMG, PC Music, Outback Records, NMG Records, Perseverance Records, Lakeshore Records |
| Website | www |
Romina Arena [1] is an Italian singer-songwriter who performs, pop classical crossover, rock opera and Cinematic Pop. [2]
Romina Arena was born and raised in Palermo, Sicily, to a Sicilian mother, Rita Arena, and her Roman father, Renato.
Romina's career started at the age of 4, being cast as a Disney Mouseketeer, as a performer representing Disney Italy. In 2001, Arena covered the classic Japanese song, "Subaru", originally written and recorded by Shinji Tanimura. In 2003, winning a BAFTA as Microsoft used her first rock opera single "Satellite (Italian version)", recorded in both English and Italian and composed by Romina Arena and David Polish, in the video game Project Gotham Racing 2. [3] In 2013 she covered "I Want Love" (originally from Silent Hill 3, composed by Akira Yamaoka) in the cover album "The Best Of Silent Hill (Music From The Video Game Series)" by Edgar Rothermich [4] released in 2013 on Perseverance Records.
In 2000, Bob Johnston [5] who is the man and Producer behind stars such as Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Simon and Garfunkel, discovered the stunning 5-octave vocal range of Romina Arena, and signed her under his own production company and making a deal with COlumbia/Sony Records. Bob recorded a duet with Romina Arena and Bob Dylan, but the record was never released due to internal decisions by the label.
In 2004, Romina Arena Performed Live at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
In 2012, she released the album Morricone.Uncovered [6] in which she wrote lyrics and performed 15 of Ennio Morricone's most famous film scores by Ennio Morricone to which she had set to her own lyrics. Morricone allowed Romina Arena first this honor.
In 2015, Arena signed to Lakeshore Records for a studio album to coincide with her book Where Did They Film That? Italy. The album, titled Where Did They Film That Italy – The Music Journey, [7] was released in June 2016 as a companion to the travel guide.
Her song "Every Day Is Christmas Day" appeared in the movie A Christmas To Remember. [8]
She was one of the special guests in Jim Wilson and Friends: A Place in my Heart [9] live at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts in Amarillo, Texas.
Romina Arena has starred and produced ABC Holiday Movie Skating Spectacular, [10] hosted by Kristi Yamaguchi, Brian Boitano, and World Champion Kimmie Meissner alongside a cast of various Olympic figure skating stars performing on ice to holiday music performed live by Romina and special guests, The Four Phantoms.
In 2010, Arena received several awards. She was one of the seven recipients of the Tricolor Globe Award from the organization Italian Women in the World, [11] one of the five recipients of the CSNA Award (Confederation of the Sicilians in North America) for promoting Sicilian culture worldwide, [12]
In 2012, Arena was one of the 20 recipients of the Premio Sicilla for being an "Ambassador of bel canto in the world". [13]
In 2021, Romina Arena was named the "Official Ambassador of Italian Excellence In The World" by the President of M.I.R.E. (Movement of Italians Residents Abroad) representing Italy and major Italian cultural events, awards, consumer experiences around the world. [14]
In 2022, the Italian President and Onorevoli at the Camera Dei Deputati awarded Romina the "Patrimonio Italiano" as Italian Ambassador of Italian culture at the Italian Parliament in Rome. [15]
In 2025, Romina Arena named at the Italian Parliament in Rome as the technical leading member of culture, music, cinema and entertainment through a special committee with the Italian Parliament, and the Senate, in collaboration with the Vatican. |url=https://calabria.live/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/251026_D43_la_DOMENICA_Calabria.Live_.pdf/
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