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 Christina Aguilera learns from Andrea Bocelli | Type: Internet Article |
| | Christina Aguilera learns from Andrea Bocelli | Apr 02, 2006 |
Many last saw Christina Aguilera sing a super technical version of "A Song For You" at the Grammy’s that had the layman reaching for aspirin. Her rollercoaster version raised a lot of eyebrows then from critics, too, who thought that in her attempt to impress people (or even, perhaps, to steal the thunder from Mariah Carey who also sang live that night), the heart of the message of that song all got lost in styling that’s crass, not classy.
Thankfully Christina redeems herself (at least on record) in her duet collaboration with Andrea Bocelli in "Somos Novios" (a.k.a "It’s Impossible"). The track is carrier single of the Italian tenor’s latest CD under MCA Universal Music, "Amore," that’s currently making waves abroad. Obviously, Andrea’s influence on Aguilera is compelling that the latter just had to junk her usual vocal gimmicks to keep in line with the former’s sophisticated attack of the song unless she comes across looking like a dunce.
For, indeed, how does one out sing Andrea? You don’t because you can’t. Celine Dion herself once said, "If God had a singing voice, it would sound like Andrea Bocelli." True. From Josh Groban to Russel Watson to Il Divo, all have picked up something from Andrea from clean phrasing to inherent melancholy in tonality. True, as one write-up points out, Luciano Pavarotti and the Three Tenors may have created the current mass-market interest in operatic arias and songs. But it’s Bocelli who attracted millions to a new world of classical crossover.
He is such a gifted artist that in this his 10th album of Italian and Spanish pop standards is of distinct theme and sound versus previous works "Sacred Arias," "Viaggo Italiano," and "Sentimento." Produced no less by David Foster and Humberto Gatica, "Amore" contains such tracks as "Amapola" and "Cuando Me Enamoro" and collaborations with Stevie Wonder and Kenny G.
To date, Andrea has sung for two Popes, George Bush Jr, Vladimir Putin, Tony Blair and Queen Elizabeth II (to name a few) anywhere from vast open-air and enclosed venues (like the Big Dome when he came here a couple of years ago) to the Leaning Tower of Pisa to the Statue of Liberty. He has sold no less than 50 million albums worldwide thanks to his biggest crossover hit duets as "Time To Say Goodbye" (with Sarah Brightman) and "The Prayer" (with Celine Dion).
And soon millions more from "Somos Novios" with Christina Aguilera. Wanna bet? |
 Source: The Manila Bulletin Online | |
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