Arno Santamaria
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Background information | |
Born | Argenteuil, France | 9 November 1978
Origin | France |
Genres | Chanson, French pop |
Labels | My Major Company, Capitol Records |
Website | http://arnosantamaria.com/ |
Arno Santamaria (born 1978 in Argenteuil, France) is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
[edit]Arno Santamaria taught himself to play the guitar alone. At 15 he formed a hard-rock band and played several rock and hard-rock scenes. At 17 he discovered Léo Ferré and began writing songs. He obtained a degree from Schola Cantorum de Paris as an audio engineer.[1]
In 2009, he made his first album via Spidart, a crowdfunding platform.[2]
In 2012, his second album 1362 was made with the help of 1362 producers on MyMajorCompany. He was the opening act for concerts by Murray Head, Gérald de Palmas and Arno.[3]
Rising Star
[edit]In 2014, Arno was candidate at the French version of Rising Star.[4] He seduced the audience, and the singer Cali who was in the jury, by singing his own compositions. He finished in second place. After that Arno signed a contract with Capitol Records. In December, an EP with 4 tracks has been released and a third album was released in June 2015.[5]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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FR [6] | |||
2009 | Arno Santamaria | – | |
2012 | 1362 | – | |
2015 | Des corps libres | 42 |
EP
[edit]- 2014: Debout (je me sens bien)
Singles
[edit]Year | Single | Peak positions |
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FR [6] | ||
2014 | "Debout (je me sens bien)" | 155 |
Award
[edit]- 2012 : Discovery by Public Francophone Radios[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Biography, franceinter.fr, 8 December 2014
- ^ Arno Santamaria suit les pas de Grégoire, chartsinfrance.net, 8 December 2014
- ^ Arno, les yeux fermés, sudouest.fr, 8 December 2014
- ^ Arno veut conquérir le public de Rising Star, leparisien.fr, 8 December 2014
- ^ Rising Star : Le finaliste Arno Santamaria sortira un album début 2015, ozap.com, 8 December 2014
- ^ a b "Arno santamaria discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ Arno Santamaria sur les RFP, rts.ch, 8 December 2014