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BIOGRAPHY

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Author and radio host of the international live radio show "Burns Envy, Only Hits!" aka "Brucia di Invidia, Solo Grandi Successi!" (since 2011/2012) from Italy, airing on different web radios, discussing new music releases and songs from all over the world. Submissions: bruciainvidia at hotmail dot it. Stay tuned!

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Born and raised in the shadow of the Torrazzo of Cremona (IT), the town famous for the production of its renowned nougat and stringed instruments linked to the figures of Stradivari, Guarneri, and Amati.

Since childhood, she has demonstrated a strong interest and aptitude for artistic activities, initially choosing the drums as a musical instrument, and later becoming interested in the study of modern singing.

At the same time, in 1997, she earned an Accounting Software Programmer High School Diploma, and in the following years, she deepened her IT skills by qualifying in Digital Technologies.

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Singer, songwriter, author, radio host, music Producer, Beat Maker, photographer, Digital Art Creator.

In June 2008, she participated in the musical Carpe Diem at the "Filo" Theatre in Cremona as a singer-actress-dancer. After attending a course with the famous film actress Barbara Enrichi (David di Donatello Awards '97), she acted in the video "Star for a Day" (revisiting a scene from a famous Italian film).

Several important shows followed:

• 09.06.09 Theatre "Filo" in Cremona Musical The Wizard of Oz

• 14.06.2009 Theatre Monteverdi of Cremona in the parody The Legacy.
   

Participating in various singing competitions, in 2010 she reached the Festival Saint Vincent final.

Guest on several emerging showcases such as Radio Popolare Roma 103.30, NewTalentsRadio, RadioStarTV, MyVoiceradio.net, and more, and featured in interviews such as in the newspaper La Voce del Nisseno and others, Raffaella shared her music as a composer and songwriter (see Press).

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In March 2011, she participated in the TVS Masterclass in Milan, Italy, Spring 2011, with the master teacher Robert Lunte, internationally recognized for modern singing techniques (recommended by David Kershenbaum, producer of artists like Duran Duran, Tracy Chapman, Joe Jackson, Laura Branigan, Bryan Adams, Supertramp, Cat Stevens, Elkie Brooks, and Tori Amos...), definitively embracing this method as her vocal study technique after exploring other methods over the years.

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On April 5, 2012, the label Believe Digital distributed her EP Fragments of My Dream worldwide, featuring the single "Ragazzi," which was reviewed and hosted with a preview on RadioEmergenti.net .

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In June 2014, she participated in the "Summer Classes" - Dubbing Workshop by the teacher and actor Luca Ward (celebrity voices: Russell Crowe, Samuel L. Jackson, Keanu Reeves, Hugh Grant, Antonio Banderas, Kevin Costner, and more).

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On September 23, 2014, the film Italy in a Day directed by Gabriele Salvatores, with executive producer Ridley Scott, was released in cinemas, where Raffaella participated by providing her video. The film was screened out of competition at the 2014 Venice Film Festival and later broadcast on Rai 3 on September 27, 2014.

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Her music, including the song "Angels of the Silence," a protest against pedophilia, has supported the World Vision organization worldwide through the Reverbnation platform.

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On August 15, 2015, she won The Akademia Music Award for Best Pop Rock EP for Fragments of My Dream, making it into the Top 40 Charts official site. The Akademia Award is a rare career distinction (Alicia Keys and more).

On April 21, 2016, she attended the Akademia Gala Event in Los Angeles, California, for all awarded artists.

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On July 25, 2016, she released the official music video for "Angels of the Silence," available on her YouTube and Vevo channels. The video won the September 2016 Akademia Music Award for Best Music Video in Alternative Rock.

The song was then chosen as track #29 of 35 songs by different artists worldwide for the Summer/Fall 2016 Compilation (U.S. net label Studio 4632), released on October 22, 2016.

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On July 12, 2017, her 'instant grat track' "Lost" was released on iTunes, anticipating the official release of the acoustic album Virtual Puzzle on July 21, 2017, which was distributed physically and digitally worldwide. The album was mixed and mastered at GoPla SoundLab studios (US and Mexico), with credits including BreakThru Mixer Award Nominee at the 2014 Pensado Awards, and international artists such as Neal Schon (Journey, Bad English, Hardline, Carlos Santana), Sean Paul (Enrique Iglesias, Paul McCartney), and Scott David (Synthpop/Darkwave, A Covenant of Thorns), among many others.

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On October 14, 2018, the official music video for the Country Music Duet "Nel Vento" was released, available on her YouTube channel. It was selected from 10,000 participants for the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (Mumbai). The video was also selected for:

• Music Shorts Film Festival 2019 - Missoula, MT, USA (May 14, 2019)

• MoziMotion Film Festival 2019 - North Holland, Netherlands (October 5–13, 2019)

• First-Time Filmmaker Sessions at Pinewood Studios, England, UK (December 15–22, 2019).

 

In July 2020, she became an active member of ISSA - International Singer/Songwriter Association, representing Italy, based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

During the lockdown period due to Covid-19, Raffaella participated in the international music project We Will Overcome: fifteen months in the making, the original single "We Will Overcome" premiered on July 1, 2021. The project aimed to send a message of hope to all people worldwide and raise funds for those in need in each community.

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On November 5, 2021, her new concept EP AIRAM R. - the other SIDE of me was officially released by Believe Music, available on all music digital stores and streaming platforms, offering a new listening experience in EDM music influenced by various styles. The EP consists of 4 tracks, each contributing to the overall meaning, and is accompanied by the official video for the song "My Identity." An introspective musical journey in search of oneself, filled with fears, reflections, expectations, and vision in constant transformation, balancing between reality and illusion. Inspired by the famous quote from José Saramago's The Tale of the Unknown Island: "Don't you know, if you don't step outside yourself, you'll never discover who you are," Raffaella leads us into a game of mirrors, upside-down images, and the continuous perception of one’s own being, seeing one's image reflected and distorted. A journey that brings surprises between questions and answers: "Who are you, my double image? As a perfect stranger, you make me doubt myself..." From the search for who we truly are to the realization of our own awareness, despite society trying to mold us with its customs and traditions. AIRAM R. - the other SIDE of me is the result of Raffaella's years of academic study as a Music Producer and Beat Maker, marking a true new debut with a renewed visual style, new choices in sound design, and instrumentation—modern sounds, synth effects, and electronic elements, experimenting again with her versatile voice.

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Currently, her music is being played on many national and international FM/web radios, and her artistic career is continuously evolving with numerous collaborations in various music genres.

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What people from around the world say about her music:

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"The beautiful, trilingual Italian has delivered an exquisite assemblage of passionate pop gems, fragments of the full regalia she will one day inhabit as a world-famous singer and songwriter - her new EP is that promising."
Best EP Pop/Rock August 2015  by Akademia Music Award

" 'Angels Of The Silence' is a gorgeous paean to the silent sacrifice of many - Raffaella Piccirillo has created an anthem for the ages with this gorgeously lensed video" September 2016 Best Music Video Alternative Rock by Akademia Music Award

"Wow! Great song and artist! Raffaella Piccirillo from Cremona (Italy) lays down a beautiful track here. This song def gave me the tingles. Beautiful voice, the production is a A+ and very uplifting. This track gives people hope"
(Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Sister Dorothy's Music Blog)

"It is a fact that there is no shortage of acoustic singer songwriters but Raffaella Piccirillo manages to distinguish herself with a delightfully accented and somewhat theatrical vocal style and a generally spirited approach to the performance of her song Lost"
(July 23, 2017 Bluesbunny)
 
“Una voz italiana que seduce. 
Lo úlmo que nos había llamado la atención de la península itálica fue ese tsunami de bandas metaleras de mediados de la década de 1990 como Lacuna Coil, Theatres des Vampires y Rhapsody Of Fire entre otras. Luego han surgido algunas otras de menor vuelo pero lo que nos impresionó fueron la calidad, versalidad y duclidad de las vocalistas de las primeras bandas mencionadas, Crisna Scabbia y Sonya Scarlet respecvamente. A parr de allí pusimos el ojo en las femmes italianas porque nos pareció suamamente interesante como hecho arsco que pudieran lograr voces tan frescas como femeninas y poderosas, muy disnta la impronta de otras mujeres del eslo y sus variantes. En esta oportunidad una chica nacida en 1978 y criada a la sombra de Torrazzo de Cremona - Italia -, ciudad famosa por su famoso turrón y la producción de instrumentos de cuerda que están vinculados a las figuras de Stradivari, Guarneri y Ama. Estamos hablando de Raffaella Piccirillo” (domingo, 9 de junio de 2019 DELTA80, Argentina) 


"LOST by Raffaella Piccirillo is a fresh and original composition that sings about lost love without the overall use of bluesy, minor tones and without lyrics of lost hope in a challenging romantic situation. This interesting and pleasant surprise of bright instrumentals coupled with hopeful and committed romantic lyrics and vocal styling makes what is commonly a sad song one that is hopeful as the listener can hear the happiness coming around the corner. Nice. "
(21st February 2021, Grace B. from United States)

“Diamo il benvenuto a questo nuovo progetto musicale di Raffaella Piccirillo, un progetto musicale che ci gasa tanto e Raffaella che sia indie rock o electro dimostra sempre di “avere la musica nel sangue” e di avere quel quid che forse ad altri manca”

by System Failure webzine (12th November 2021, from Italy)

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