Filippa Giordano

■FILIPPA GIORDANO■

Born on Valentine's day
In Palermo, Italy, twenty-eight-years ago, Filippa Giordano comes
from a family of rich musical heritage, a situation that would go
some way towards explaining her natural musical abilities. First introduced
to the public by means of her eponymous debut album, Filippa continues
its classical-modern theme with her new release, Rosso Amore;.
Despite coming from a family that could count a singing Sicilian 'cantore'
(her grandfather), a classical pianist (her aunt), a member of La
Scala Theatre Choir (her uncle), a cello player and conductor (her
brother), a baritone (her father) and, finally, a mezzo soprano (her
mother) amongst its ranks, it was surprising that, at the age of thirteen,
Filippa was more interested in singing pop, like her idols Madonna,
George Michael and Whitney Houston.

Having grown up in the operatic
world, Filippa grew to love that too. The music is captivating,
the scenery magnificent and the costumes sumptuous, she said.
However, she felt that opera singers were too confined to following
to their role, and found the more spontaneous performance of the pop
singer much more appealing.
Filippa's big break came when she met Caterina Caselli, a leading
light of the Italian pop music business. Caterina sent the renowned
David Foster a tape of Filippa singing 'Vissi d'Arte' from Puccini's
'Tosca' and 'Casta Diva' in both classical and pop versions. Foster
was awe-struck.