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During the competition, the 3 singers were chosen to perform as a trio the Neapolitan evergreen "[['O Sole Mio]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-534e3df6-f01a-4d2a-b7ce-aa9f820dbdc4.html | publisher = [[RAI]] | accessdate = June 28, 2011 | title = Ti lascio una canzone 2009 - 'O sole mio}}</ref> After the competition, they continued to perform together under the names The Tryo, Il Trio, and finally Il Volo.
During the competition, the 3 singers were chosen to perform as a trio the Neapolitan evergreen "[['O Sole Mio]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.rai.tv/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-534e3df6-f01a-4d2a-b7ce-aa9f820dbdc4.html | publisher = [[RAI]] | accessdate = June 28, 2011 | title = Ti lascio una canzone 2009 - 'O sole mio}}</ref> After the competition, they continued to perform together under the names The Tryo, Il Trio, and finally Il Volo.


In 2010 the trio participated in the [[charity single]] "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti]]", remake of the 1985 hit song "[[We Are the World]]". In February 2010 they performed the songs "[[Granada (song)|Granda]]" and "[[Un amore così grande]]" during the 60th [[Sanremo Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/speciali/2010/sanremo/notizie/sanremo-ospiti-seconda-serata_3bac0498-1bde-11df-a6d3-00144f02aabe.shtml | publisher = [[Il Corriere della Sera]] | date = February 17, 2010 | title = Serata tra Moulin Rouge, gaffe e regine all'Ariston | language = Italian | accessdate = June 28, 2011}}</ref>
In 2010 the trio participated in the [[charity single]] "[[We Are the World 25 for Haiti]]", remake of the 1985 hit song "[[We Are the World]]". In February 2010 they performed the songs "[[Granada (song)|Granada]]" and "[[Un Amore Così Grande]]" during the 60th [[Sanremo Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/speciali/2010/sanremo/notizie/sanremo-ospiti-seconda-serata_3bac0498-1bde-11df-a6d3-00144f02aabe.shtml | publisher = [[Il Corriere della Sera]] | date = February 17, 2010 | title = Serata tra Moulin Rouge, gaffe e regine all'Ariston | language = Italian | accessdate = June 28, 2011}}</ref>


On 31 Jul 2011 the trio performed "[['O Sole Mio]]" and "[[This Time]]" for the President's Star Charity show in Singapore to help raise funds for the handicapped.
On 31 Jul 2011 the trio performed "[['O Sole Mio]]" and "[[This Time]]" for the President's Star Charity show in Singapore to help raise funds for the handicapped.

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Il Volo
OriginItaly
GenresPop-Opera, vocal
Years active2009-Present
LabelsGeffen Records
MembersGianluca Ginoble
Piero Barone
Ignazio Boschetto
Websiteilvolomusic.com

Il Volo (English: The Flight) is a trio of Italian pop-opera teenage singers, consisting of Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble.

Career

Ti Lascio Una Canzone (2009-10)

Gianluca Ginoble was born on February 11, 1995 in Roseto degli Abruzzi (province of Teramo), in the Abruzzo region of central Italy; Piero Barone was born on June 24, 1993, in Agrigento (Sicily), while Ignazio Boschetto was born in Sicily on October 4, 1994, but grew up in Bologna (northern Italy).

The three pop-opera singers started their career in 2009, when they met on the second edition of the Italian RAI TV music competition show Ti lascio una canzone, held in Sanremo. On May 2, 2009, Gianluca Ginoble won the competition, singing Andrea Bocelli's "Il mare calmo della sera".[1]

During the competition, the 3 singers were chosen to perform as a trio the Neapolitan evergreen "'O Sole Mio".[2] After the competition, they continued to perform together under the names The Tryo, Il Trio, and finally Il Volo.

In 2010 the trio participated in the charity single "We Are the World 25 for Haiti", remake of the 1985 hit song "We Are the World". In February 2010 they performed the songs "Granada" and "Un Amore Così Grande" during the 60th Sanremo Festival.[3]

On 31 Jul 2011 the trio performed "'O Sole Mio" and "This Time" for the President's Star Charity show in Singapore to help raise funds for the handicapped.

The 3 tenors also performed their flawless rendition of the Neapolitan standard "`O Sole Mio" on the American Idol top 3 results show on May 19th 2011.

Debut album (2011-present)

Their first self-titled album was recorded in 2010 in the Abbey Road Studios in London and produced by Tony Renis and Humberto Gatica.[4] It was released in Italy on November 30, 2010[4] and peaked at number 6 on the Italian Albums Chart,[5] receiving the Gold certification by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[6]

The international edition of the album was released on April 12, 2011[7] and was promoted in the United States with a performance during the final 3 results show of the American Idol's tenth season.[8] The group sang "'O Sole Mio", which was released as a single in the United States in early 2011.[9]

The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Classical Albums, selling 23,000 copies in its first week.[10][11] The album is also entered at the Top 10 in other countries, such as Belgium, France and the Netherlands and topped in Austria.[12]

It was released also a Spanish version of the album, that in the United States, peaked at number 3 on the Classical Albums, at number 4 on the Top Latin Albums and at number 2 on the Latin Pop Albums.[13][14][15]

Discography

Studio albums

Original versions

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
ITA
[5] 		AUT
[16] 		BEL
(Fl)
[17] 		BEL
(Wa)
[18] 		FRA
[19] 		GER
[20] 		NL
[21] 		NZ
[22] 		US
[23] 		US
Class
[11]
Il Volo 6 1 42 3 10 8 7 21 10 1

Spanish versions

Title Details Peak chart
positions
MEX
[24] 		US
Class
[13] 		US
Latin
[14] 		US
Latin Pop
[15]
Il Volo 21 3 4 2

Singles

Year Title Peak positions Album
AUT
[25]
2011 "O Sole Mio" 55 Il Volo

References

  1. ^ "Roseto: Gianluca Ginoble vince la seconda edizione di "Ti lascio una canzone"". www.lacittaquotidiano.it. 3 May 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  2. ^ "Ti lascio una canzone 2009 - 'O sole mio". RAI. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ^ "Serata tra Moulin Rouge, gaffe e regine all'Ariston" (in Italian). Il Corriere della Sera. February 17, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Il Volo nei negozi" (in Italian). MTV. November 30, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Il Volo - Italian Albums Chart". italiancharts.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Certificazioni ARTISTI - Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 19 del 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "JUST RELEASED - ITALIAN TEENS IL VOLO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM IN THE UNITED STATES ON GEFFEN RECORDS APRIL 12th". www.interscope.net. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  8. ^ Sonya Sorich (May 19, 2011). "American Idol 2011 results May 19: Haley Reinhart eliminated, Il Volo and Nicole Scherzinger sing". www.ledger-equirer.com.
  9. ^ Kerry Mason (May 18, 2011). "Il Volo Transitions from Italian TV to 'American Idol'". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  10. ^ Keith Caulfield (May 25, 2011). "Seether Scores Top Billboard 200 Debut, Adele Still No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  11. ^ a b "Il Volo - Classical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  12. ^ "Il Volo - Il Volo (some Worldwide Charts)". hitparade.ch. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  13. ^ a b "Classical Albums (week of July 23, 2011)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Top Latin Albums (week of August 13, 2011)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  15. ^ a b "Latin Pop Albums (week of August 13, 2011)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
  16. ^ "Il Volo - Austrian Albums Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  17. ^ "Il Volo - Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  18. ^ "Il Volo - Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  19. ^ "Il Volo - French Albums Chart" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  20. ^ "Il Volo - German Longplays Chart". musicline.de. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  21. ^ "Il Volo - Dutch Albums Chart" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  22. ^ "Il Volo - New Zealand Albums chart". charts.org.nz. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  23. ^ "Il Volo - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  24. ^ "Il Volo - Mexican Albums Chart". mexicancharts.com. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  25. ^ "Il Volo - Austrian Singles Chart". austriancharts.at. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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