Biography
Singer
and composer Giada de Gioia
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Studied singing, ortophony, diction, music theory
with teachers
Eloisa
Francia, José Mascolo and Lella Esposito.
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Attended a workshop with singer
Tiziana
Ghiglioni.
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Appeared in spiritual and gospel concerts along with famous jazz
players like Alberto Guareschi, Paolo Tomelleri, Marco Detto, Roberto
Favilla jr., Luca Bonvini.
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Founded the “Gospel Project” with pianist Paolo Alderighi and bassist
Riccardo
Vigoré.
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Recorded in 1996 the CD “I Ritmi di Giada” (The Rhythms of Jade) with
percussionist Federico Sanesi, released by Ludi Sound: an ethnic music
project aimed at stimulating, in a musictherapy view, the
Chakras, the primal energy centres, according to the eastern medicine.
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Since
1997, have been teacher of modern singing at the Music
School of
Corsico, near Milan.
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Co-writer of the song Midnight Dj, for the original soundtrack of
Kamikazen, Ultima Notte a Milano, a motion picture by the Academy
Awarded Gabriele Salvatores.
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In
1997, finalist at Milanocanta festival, as a composer and performer of
the blues song "L’Acqua de la Luna" (The Moon Water), with vernacular
lyrics by poet Bruno Zocchi and recorded on CD.
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In 1998, co-composer of the original soundtrack for painter Domenica
Regazzoni’s “Regazzoni & Dalla - Cosa sarà” exhibition,
recorded on CD.
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Vocalist in the Kumbaya music show, on the history of the
african-american religious music tradition, written by Giulio
Cancelliere.
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Classed between the first 10 finalists, among 33,000, at the USA
Songwriting 2001contest with her song Magia Di Un Battito (Magic of a
Beat)
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Taken
part in the two series of the nationwide radio show Demo
and
in the
contest for the title theme. (www.demo.rai.it.)
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Co-writer of the song “Pensieri” (Thoughts), finalist at the
“Un’avventura 2003” contest.
- Taken part
in the
two
series of the nationwide radio show named "Demo" and in the contest for
the title theme. She entered the section "best of Demo year
2005.""Demos's Top ten year 2005",
"Best of Demo 2006". Sang with fingerstyle guitarist Stefano Barbati at
2006 DADI FESTIVAL.
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