Can you
say talented in Italian? (Psst! It's
di talento).
Italy’s mega-talented tenor trio, Il Volo, has released a
Christmas
Favorites EP that’s left
me thinking, wow.
Seventeen-year-old
Piero Barone, 16-year-old Ignazio Baschetto, and 16-year-old Gianluca
Ginoble were featured on Italy’s “Ti Lascio Una Canzone,” an
American Idol-esque
music competition for teens, and ever since they sang the Neapolitan
song “’O Sole Mio,” they’ve been getting major buzz.
They’re
the first Italian band to sign with Geffen Records (the same label
that works with Greyson Chance, Lifehouse and Ashley Tisdale!), and
their debut album
landed stateside this past April. But now the trio’s back for a
seasonal treat you’re bound to enjoy!
The
gang’s version of “Silent
Night” left
me wondering how such seemingly sweet boys could hit such incredibly
high notes!
“Christmas
Medley” is a mash-up of
“Jingle Bell Rock,” “Let It Snow,” and “It’s The Most
Wonderful Time of the Year,” and you won’t believe their amazing
harmonies.
And when
American Idol favorite
Pia Toscano
joins the boys on “The
Christmas Song,”
you’ll find yourself
wondering if the acts could be a band had Pia been born on the other
side of the pond (their voices seem to compliment each other
perfectly.)
While
I’m blown away that the boys have released singles in Italian,
English, Spanish, and German, I’m even more impressed by the way
they make singing opera sound so effortless.
Be sure
to check out Il Volo’s Christmas
Favorites EP. Then come
back and let us know your favorite track.
Grab
the tunes here!
Are you
an Il Volo fan? Blog about it, babes.
BY DEVIN ALESSIO ON 11/26/2011 12:00:00 AM
POSTED IN entertainment, review, music reviews, music, music we love, happy holidays, holiday music