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Romina Arena
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Romena Arena
Romina Arena File:Romina arena-pic.jpgRomena Arena
Born	May 12, 1980 (age 45)
Origin	Palermo, Sicily
Genres	Pop Classical Crossover, Operatic pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Composer, Actress, Writer, Music Producer, Music Supervisor, Dancer, Screenwriter, Author, Voiceover and Film Producer
Years active	1984-present
Labels	Design House/Toshiba-EMI, CP Productions/BMG, PC Music, Outback Records, NMG Records, Perseverance Records
Website	www.rominaarena.com

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Romina Arena is an Italian-American Popera, Operatic pop, Pop Classical Crossover, Rock Opera, Singer Songwriter. She was born May 12, 1980 and grew up in Palermo, Sicily and now lives in Los Angeles California.

Biography

Romina Arena is the first known Tenorette (female tenor) in the world to sing in a five octave range full register.^[1]^[2]She has collectively sold over four million records worldwide.^[3]^[4]. By the age of four, Arena became an Italian Mouseketeer for the Italian version of Disney's Topolino.^[5] She also performed as a classical ballerina in the major Italian Theatres at the age of seven. Her knowledge of 10 languages, including Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Greek, Bulgarian and Hebrew allowed her to open many doors to the international music market. When she was young, Arena was attacked at the backstage of a prime time television show in Sicily and her attacker severed her vocal cords with a pocket knife, leaving her comatose. Her physicians told her she would never sing again. However, she completely recovered over a three-year period. She fully regained her vocal abilities; a strange side effect of the attack was that she developed an extraordinary five-octave vocal range as a result of the trauma to her pharynx.^[6]

An Academy Award-winning film producer is developing her life story into a major motion picture. Her book will also soon be available in stores. Arena is also a sought after inspirational and motivational speaker, a screenwriter, a philanthropist and humanitarian. Arena has received the Gold Orb Medal, presented to her by the Olympic Games of the Arts where she was equally awarded along with Hollywood legend Jane Russell, as well as Linda Grey from Dallas. She has performed for Bo Derek, Paris Hilton, Fergie, Josh Duhamel, Betty White, Al Pacino, Oliver Stone, Jack Canfield, Cheryl Ladd, U.S. President Bill Clinton, Pope John Paul II and many other popular figures. Arena was awarded with the Global Citizenship Award by the United Nations, in collaboration with Orphans International, The New York Times and Prince Albert of Monaco for her humanitarian support to the children of Haiti. She has appeared as the leading singer special guest on her first PBS TV special in the U.S., along with acclaimed pianist Jim Wilson. Arena is the recipient of the 2010 Tricolor Globe Award, the equivalent to the American Oscar in Italy, for best female Italian artist in the world and as a humanitarian.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] In September 2010, Arena performed for over 300 million viewers on European Television Rai 1, Rai Italia, Rai Radio 1. Canale 5, a popular Italian network owned by Silvio Berlusconi, is preparing a TV special on her life and career with major Italian journalist Alberto D'Amico.

Arena is the recipient of the 2010 CSNA Award (Confederation of the Sicilians in North America), as the most successful Sicilian-Italian female Artist and Humanitarian in North America. She was awarded equally with Italian major actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta. The two stars have received also the famed 2010 PREMIO SICILIA, where Romina was awarded as the best selling recording artist in the world from Sicily. ^[14]

Past Musical Works

Arena is one of the first female pioneers of Popera/Operatic pop/Pop Classical Crossover, considered by the media as the "Queen of Popera".^[15] She wrote lyrics and sang Adagio in G minor with the original Tomaso Albinoni’s arrangement at the famous Sidney Opera House concert in 1994. In 2001, she covered the famous Japanese classic song “Subaru” originally written and recorded by Japanese star Shinji Tanimura and went to number #1 on the charts. Arena has become the trusted authority in the field of Popera and classical crossover.^[16] She is developing several TV series and film projects she has written and pitched to major studios and networks in Hollywood. Over the years Arena has worked with a variety of major Grammy winning music producers including Bob Johnston, Chuck Howard, Christopher Page, Jamie Nakamura, Kevin Savigar, Peter Ciani, Mitchell Sigman from Berlin (band), Rudolf Schenker from Scorpions (band) and Beppe Cantarelli. She has collaborated and written songs with Freddy Curci, Lara Cody, Christopher Page, Kevin Savigar, Stacy Wiedleitz, Jamie Nakamura, Ennio Morricone, Rick Allison, Giovanni Lodigiani, Tom DeLuca, Jim Wilson, Bob Dellaposta, Luca Angelosanti, Francesco Morettini, and Beppe Cantarelli. She has also recorded under the names Romy Karen & Romina Notabartolo. In 2003, Arena contributed her first Rock Opera single “Satellite” (Recorded in English and Italian) as the theme song for Project Gotham Racing 2^[17] a popular video game developed by Microsoft

Recent Musical Works

Oscar winning film composer Ennio Morricone has been Arena's mentor since she was twelve years old. In 2012, she became the first female Italian artist and songwriter to add Italian lyrics to Morricone's famous Once Upon A Time in America movie theme. The same year Morricone collaborated with Arena supporting her on the making of a new CD which includes a collection of all of his greatest movie scores reinterpreted by Arena's own voice and lyrics. The album is titled Morricone.Uncovered and was released on September 18th 2012, by Perseverance Records^[18] In 2011 and 2012, Arena has written and produced songs for UK's Pop Classical Crossover soprano and finalist from Britain’s Got Talent Hollie Steel and Opera/Pop Classical Crossover Tenor Marcello Giordani Arena is currently writing music for feature film soundtracks and national TV shows.

Accomplishments

Four number #1 singles in four different countries:
Italy (“Una Vita Senza Vita” from San Remo Nuovi Talenti 1994 Compilation)
Australia (“As Beautiful as You”) CP Productions/BMG
Germany (“As Beautiful as You”) CP Productions/BMG
Japan (“Subaru”) Design House/Toshiba-EMI
Finalist at the San Remo Nuovi Talenti 1994 contest (New Talent)
Sold over four million records worldwide (collectively over lifetime)
Received a lifetime achievement Gold Record from RAI International in Italy for her contributions to the music industry in Europe
Received one of Italy’s highest honors on September 18, 2010 “The Tricolor Globe Award” the equivalent to the American Oscars in stature
Recipient of the "CSNA Award" November 13, 2010 from the “Confederation of the Sicilians of North America” for best female Italian artist in North America
Recipient of the Premio Sicilia Award in Sicily, January 2012, as the most famous Sicilian artist in the world.

Live touring

Arena has performed and/or worked with Andrea Bocelli, Alessandro Safina, Mario Frangoulis, Lou Rawls, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, Al Martino, Gladys Knight, Eliot Sloan from Blessid Union of Souls, Eric Rigler pipes player from the famous music soundtracks of the movies Braveheart and Titanic 1997 film, and headlined on the Celine Dion stage^[19]The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She has performed several countries worldwide including Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, England, Portugal, Gibraltar, Casablanca, Netherlands, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and Fiji.

She performed many cities in the United States including Boston (Massachusetts), Chicago (Illinois), Cleveland (Ohio), Youngstown (Ohio), Canton (Ohio), Akron (Ohio), Columbus (Ohio), Cincinnati (Ohio), Traverse City (Michigan), New York City, Orlando (Florida), Ft. Lauderdale (Florida), Miami (Florida), San Antonio (Texas), Riverside, California, Los Angeles (California), Amarillo (Texas), Milwaukee (Wisconsin), Boise (Idaho), Denver (Colorado), Las Vegas (Nevada), Reno (Nevada), Washington (D.C.), and Vancouver (Canada).

She has performed in the Sydney Opera House in Sydney Australia, St. Peter's Basilica Vatican City in Rome Italy, the White House in Washington, DC, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace The Bellagio and Paris Las Vegas in Las Vegas], Italian Embassy, Washington, D.C. and the RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach CA.

Discography

1984 to 1993 - From the age of 4 to 13 years old Arena was signed to Disney Italy’s Mickey Mouse club and the companies “Prima Ribalta”, “Shasa Digital Sound” and released three compilations and singles - Italy
1994 “Una Vita Senza Vita” from San Remo Nuovi Talenti (New Talent) Festival Compilation - Italy
1994 “You’re The Only One” Peter Ciani Music – Australia (Single)
1994 “As Beautiful as You” CP Productions/BMG - Germany
1995 “As Beautiful as You” CP Productions/BMG - Australia
2000 "Unreleased Album Project" produced by Bob Johnston - US
2001 “Subaru” Design House/Toshiba-EMI - Japan
2003 “Romina Arena” for Miller’s Gin – Miller Spirits - US & UK (Premium)
2003 “Satellite” Soundtrack from Xbox Video Game Project Gotham Racing 2, Microsoft Game Studios – US/Italy/International
2004 “Romina Arena” American Entertainment Records– US
2006 You're Gonna Hear from Me (album) Outback Records – US
2006 “Cuerpo Sin Alma” (Spanish) Outback Records – US
2008 "Believe" NMG Records (Single)
2009 "A Joyful Christmas" NMG Records
2010 "Romanza" (The Love Collection, Limited Edition) - NMG Records
2010 "How Do You Keep the Music Playing?" NMG/Macs Records - Italy/US
2011 "A Mother's Prayer" NMG Records (Single)
2011 "Arthur's Theme" (The Best That You Can Do) NMG Records (Single)
2011 "Life" released September 6, 2011 - NMG Records
2012 “Morricone.Uncovered” released September 18, 2012 Perseverance Records
2012 "Un Sogno Che Sognai" I Dreamed a Dream from Les Misérables released December 4, 2012 Perseverance Records (Single)
2013 "Romanza" (The Love Collection, Limited Edition) Re-release with new bonus tracks January 8, 2013 - NMG Records
2013 “Subaru” “スバル” ” Romina Sings Japanese” released January 8, 2013 - NMG Records
2013 “I Knew The Score” to be released through Perseverance Records
2014 “Premonition” to be released

Author of Books

In 2012, Arena signed a multiple book deal with Linden Publishing/ Quill Driver Books.^[20] Her first book “Where Did They Film That? Italy”^[21]will be released in 13 languages worldwide September 2013.

Charity work

Arena has helped many major non-profit organizations over the past four years to raise over a million dollars from such organizations, including the American Red Cross^[22] The Yellow Ribbon Group,^[23] and The Arts Olympus.^[24]

References

External links

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[1] [http://www.timesofsicily.com/a-chat-with-romina-arena/ Times of Sicily}

[2] Slant Magazine

[3] Screen Archives Entertainment

[4] Radio Vaticana

[5] Miracle Feast: Concert

[6] The Malibu Times

[7] Seven 'Oscars' in pink In Bologna Prize to excellence female

[8] GLOBE TRICOLORE. Premio All'Eccellenza Italiana Nel Mondo Italia - Brasile Italian Excellence Award In The World Italy-Brazil

[9] TRICOLORE THE GLOBE TO ITALIAN EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD. THE COUNT DOWN TO BOLOGNA

[10] BOLOGNA - Globo Tricolore Italian Excellence Award in the World

[11] La Gazzetta del Sud Africa

[12] Italians abroad, "Italian women in the world" presents in Bologna the prize for excellence italiana nel mondo

[13] GLOBE TRICOLORE, Fair Success For Italian Excellence In The World. Prima Parte. Part One

[14] The history of the Targa Florio in Miami Awarded five Sicilian-Americans

[15] The ArbiterOnline

[16] The Las Vegas Sun

[17] Project Gotham Racing 2

[18] Slant Magazine

[19] Live at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas

[20] "Romina Arena-Exclusively Represented by AEI". AEI speakers. Retrieved 19 March 2013.

[21] ttp://www.amazon.ca/Where-They-Film-That-Italy/dp/1610351827 Amazon

[22] ttp://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2011/April-2011/04_11_2011_Santa_Monica_Red_Cross_Puts_on_Black_Make_that_Red_Tie_Affair.html

[23] ttp://www.lovelandmagazine.com/2007/03/miami_township_.html

[24] ttp://www.gazettes.com/new-art-initiative-on-queen/article_84a7b98d-1675-5047-b552-59c69771b853.html

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+| associated_acts     = [[Ennio Morricone]], [[Marcello Giordani]], [[Rick Allison]], [[Andrea Bocelli]], [[Shinji Tanimura]], [[Alessandro Safina]], [[Al Martino]], [[Brian Wilson]], [[Il Divo]], [[Jim Wilson]],{{Disambiguation needed|date=June 2011}} [[Eric Rigler]] and many others
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-'''Romina Arena''' is an [[Italian American|Italian-American]] [[Popera]], [[Operatic pop]], Pop [[Classical Crossover]], [[Rock Opera]], [[singing|Singer]] [[Songwriter]]. She was born May 12, 1980 and grew up in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]] and now lives in [[Los Angeles]] [[California]]. She has collectively sold over four million records worldwide.<ref>[http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/20433/MORRICONE-UNCOVERED/ Screen Archives Entertainment]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://storico.radiovaticana.org/bul/storico/2006-08/91593.html&ei=cKqrTcaCK4bliAKnuZ3vDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ7gEwBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Bradio%2Bvaticana%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2ADRA_enUS411%26prmd%3Divnso Radio Vaticana]</ref>
+'''Romina Arena''' is an [[Italian American|Italian-American]] [[Popera]], [[Operatic pop]], Pop [[Classical Crossover]], [[Rock Opera]], [[singing|Singer]] [[Songwriter]]. She was born May 12, 1980 and grew up in [[Palermo]], [[Sicily]] and now lives in [[Los Angeles]] [[California]].
 == Biography ==
-By the age of four, Arena became an Italian Mouseketeer for the Italian version of [[Disney]]'s Topolino.<ref>[http://www.eagletribune.com/lifestyle/x1876261501/Miracle-Feast-Concert-parade-and-plethora-of-food-highlight-weekend-festival-for-saints/print Miracle Feast: Concert]</ref> She also performed as a classical [[ballerina]] in the major Italian [[Theatres]] at the age of seven. Her knowledge of 10 languages, including [[Italian language|Italian]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[German language|German]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Hebrew]] allowed her to open many doors to the international music market. When she was young, Arena was attacked at the backstage of a prime time television show in Sicily and her attacker severed her vocal cords with a pocket knife, leaving her comatose. Her physicians told her she would never sing again. However, she completely recovered over a three-year period. She fully regained her vocal abilities; a strange side effect of the attack was that she developed an extraordinary [[five-octave vocal range]] as a result of the trauma to her [[human pharynx|pharynx]].<ref>[http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_89f82587-04ac-507e-8e43-1d57c9da6bb6.html The Malibu Times]</ref>
+Romina Arena is the first known Tenorette (female tenor) in the world to sing in a five octave range full register.<ref>[http://www.timesofsicily.com/a-chat-with-romina-arena/ Times of Sicily}</ref><ref>[http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/romina-arena-morricone-uncovered/2847?fb_action_ids=4180031291745&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582 Slant Magazine]</ref>She has collectively sold over four million records worldwide.<ref>[http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/20433/MORRICONE-UNCOVERED/ Screen Archives Entertainment]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://storico.radiovaticana.org/bul/storico/2006-08/91593.html&ei=cKqrTcaCK4bliAKnuZ3vDA&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=7&sqi=2&ved=0CEMQ7gEwBg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Bradio%2Bvaticana%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2ADRA_enUS411%26prmd%3Divnso Radio Vaticana]</ref>. By the age of four, Arena became an Italian Mouseketeer for the Italian version of [[Disney]]'s Topolino.<ref>[http://www.eagletribune.com/lifestyle/x1876261501/Miracle-Feast-Concert-parade-and-plethora-of-food-highlight-weekend-festival-for-saints/print Miracle Feast: Concert]</ref> She also performed as a classical [[ballerina]] in the major Italian [[Theatres]] at the age of seven. Her knowledge of 10 languages, including [[Italian language|Italian]], [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[German language|German]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Greek language|Greek]], [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] and [[Hebrew]] allowed her to open many doors to the international music market. When she was young, Arena was attacked at the backstage of a prime time television show in Sicily and her attacker severed her vocal cords with a pocket knife, leaving her comatose. Her physicians told her she would never sing again. However, she completely recovered over a three-year period. She fully regained her vocal abilities; a strange side effect of the attack was that she developed an extraordinary [[five-octave vocal range]] as a result of the trauma to her [[human pharynx|pharynx]].<ref>[http://www.malibutimes.com/malibu_life/article_89f82587-04ac-507e-8e43-1d57c9da6bb6.html The Malibu Times]</ref>
 An [[Academy Award]]-winning film producer is developing her life story into a major motion picture. Her book will also soon be available in stores. Arena is also a sought after inspirational and motivational speaker, a screenwriter, a philanthropist and humanitarian. Arena has received the Gold Orb Medal, presented to her by the Olympic Games of the Arts where she was equally awarded along with Hollywood legend [[Jane Russell]], as well as Linda Grey from Dallas. She has performed for [[Bo Derek]], [[Paris Hilton]], [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]], [[Josh Duhamel]], [[Betty White]], [[Al Pacino]], [[Oliver Stone]], [[Jack Canfield]], [[Cheryl Ladd]], U.S. President [[Bill Clinton]], [[Pope John Paul II]] and many other popular figures. Arena was awarded with the Global Citizenship Award by the United Nations, in collaboration with Orphans International, ''The New York Times'' and Prince Albert of Monaco for her humanitarian support to the children of Haiti. She has appeared as the leading singer special guest on her first [[PBS]] TV special in the U.S., along with acclaimed pianist Jim Wilson. Arena is the recipient of the 2010 Tricolor Globe Award, the equivalent to the American Oscar in Italy, for best female Italian artist in the world and as a humanitarian.<ref>[http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/cultura/2010/07/05/353418-sette_oscar_rosa.shtml Seven 'Oscars' in pink In Bologna Prize to excellence female]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.politicamentecorretto.com/index.php%3Fnews%3D25817&ei=WVOiTLbmG8qvOLDfnKoE&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCsQ7gEwBTgK&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Btricolore%2Bawards%26start%3D10%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26prmd%3Do GLOBE TRICOLORE. Premio All'Eccellenza Italiana Nel Mondo Italia - Brasile Italian Excellence Award In The World Italy-Brazil]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.unmondoditaliani.com/The&ei=dFSiTMqFG4OZOKf44OQE&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CCgQ7gEwBTgU&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Btricolore%2Bawards%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26prmd%3Do TRICOLORE THE GLOBE TO ITALIAN EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD. THE COUNT DOWN TO BOLOGNA]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.ptagencynews.it/%3Fp%3D271&ei=xVyiTNrdPJSmOLj5mYgE&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CB4Q7gEwAg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Btricolore%2Bglobe%2Bbologna%2Bitaly%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Do BOLOGNA - Globo Tricolore Italian Excellence Award in the World]</ref><ref>[http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?ref=SERP&br=ro&mkt=it-IT&dl=en&lp=IT_EN&a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lagazzettadelsudafrica.net%2fArticoli%2f2010%2fluglio%2fArt_160710_1.html La Gazzetta del Sud Africa]</ref><ref>[http://www.italiachiamaitalia.net/news/137/ARTICLE/22623/2010-07-15.html Italians abroad, "Italian women in the world" presents in Bologna the prize for excellence italiana nel mondo]</ref><ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.unmondoditaliani.com/globo-tricolore-kermesse-di-successo-per-le-eccellenze-italiane-nel-mondo-prima-parte.htm&ei=D-upTLOALc3qOfjS5OoM&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCMQ7gEwAw&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dromina%2Barena%2Btricolore%2Bglobal%2Bitaly%26hl%3Den%26prmd%3Do GLOBE TRICOLORE, Fair Success For Italian Excellence In The World. Prima Parte. Part One]</ref> In September 2010, Arena performed for over 300 million viewers on European Television [[Rai 1]], [[Rai Italia]], [[Rai Radio 1]]. [[Canale 5]], a popular Italian network owned by [[Silvio Berlusconi]], is preparing a TV special on her life and career with major Italian journalist Alberto D'Amico.