Natalie Di Luccio

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Natalie Di Luccio
File:Natalie performing at A.R.Rahman's concert in Chennai.jpg
Natalie performing at A.R.Rahman's concert in Chennai, India.
Background information
Born (1989-06-29) 29 June 1989 (age 35)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Origin Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Genres Easy Listening, Operatic Pop, Vocal
Occupation(s) Singer, playback singer
Years active 2009–present
Associated acts A. R. Rahman, Sonu Nigam, Amit Trivedi
Website nataliedi.com

Natalie Di Luccio (born 29 June 1989) is an Italian-Canadian classical-crossover singer from Toronto, Canada now spending most of her time in Mumbai, India.[1] She is often referred to as "Bollywood's Soprano" because of her unique renditions of Indian classics.

Her career began back in 2010 when she released music videos on YouTube of Bollywood film songs, which went viral and caught the attention of Grammy and Oscar Award winning composer, A.R.Rahman.[2] Di Luccio was later invited to perform with composer Amit Trivedi[3] as well as on Coke Studio (India) on MTV India.[4] She started her professional career in Bollywood with notable playback singer Sonu Nigam and has been a singer for various feature film soundtracks (English Vinglish, Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Chennai Express).[3] Natalie has also worked with legendary Italian music producer Mauro Malavasi (Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti) in Bologna, Italy.[5]

Early life

Natalie Di Luccio was born on 29 June 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, and trained to be a Classical singer. Her father is from Agropoli, Italy and mother from Montreal, Canada.[6] She was a student at Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts. She went to McGill University to study Western Classical Voice and pursue a career in music.[5] She states that some of her musical influences growing up were singers like Andrea Bocelli, Celine Dion and Josh Groban.[7]

Di Luccio began working with multi-platinum Canadian music producer, Matthew Tishler at the age of 13 and continues to work with him today.[8]

Career

Di Luccio's link with Bollywood started when she received a message over Myspace to record a small part in Sonu Nigam's devotional album, Maha Ganesha in 2009.[5] She later went on to record a Michael Jackson tribute song with Sonu Nigam.[3]

Di Luccio shot to fame when she recorded and released on YouTube, her version of a popular Bollywood song, "Tu Jaane Na". This music video reached over 1 million views overnight.[3] After her YouTube success she was asked to be a part of many reality shows including Indian reality TV show Bigg Boss but rejected it to focus on her music.[9]

She performed with Amit Trivedi and Shriram Iyer the song "Bari Bari" produced by Amit Trivedi, in Coke Studio (India), Season 2 broadcast on MTV India and DD National (National Channel of India).[4]

In 2013, Di Luccio worked with Italian music producer Mauro Malavasi (Andrea Bocelli, Luciano Pavarotti). Di Luccio spent time in Bologna connecting with her roots and recording new material with Malavasi.[10]

File:Natalie with A.R.Rahman at "I" audio launch..jpg
Natalie with A.R.Rahman at "I" audio launch in Chennai, India.

In 2013, Di Luccio sang a Gujarati song called "Prarthana". This was the first time a western classical piece had been sung in this language.[11]

Di Luccio caught the attention of Grammy and Oscar winning composer A R Rahman and continues to join him on several occasions for live concerts across India.[3] She made her Tamil music debut with "Aila Aila" composed by A R Rahman for the film "I" directed by Shankar. She performed the song live at the televised audio launch in Chennai on September 15, 2014. The launch was witnessed by honorary guests Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rajnikanth.[12]

In May, 2015 Natalie was a TEDxGateway speaker in Mumbai at NCPA Theatre. She spoke about the importance of getting out of one's comfort zone and about how music brought her to India.[13]

Natalie has sung an arabic piece for the soundtrack of the film "Muhammad: The Messenger of God" directed by Majid Majidi and composed by A.R.Rahman.[14]

Television

Natalie joined Season 4 of 'Life Mein Ek Baar", an adventurous travel show on Fox Life India . The series was shot in Hong Kong and premiered on October, 20th, 2015.[15]

Filmography

Year Film Song Music Director
2010 Band Baaja Baraat Aadha Ishq Salim-Sulaiman
2011 Chalo Dilli Moments of Life Rohit Kulkarni
2011 Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Fatal Attraction Salim-Sulaiman
2012 Bittoo Boss Audi (Tenu Tak De) Raghav Sachar
2012 English Vinglish Navrai Majhi Amit Trivedi
2013 Kadal Anbin Vaasale (Italian Reprise) A. R. Rahman
2013 Chennai Express Ready Steady Po Vishal-Shekhar
2014 I Aila Aila A. R. Rahman
2015 Muhammad (SAL): The Messenger of God The Sea Miracle A. R. Rahman
2016 Zero Eternal Love Nivas K. Prasanna

Music videos

  • "Tu Jaane Na" - released on YouTube September 29, 2010[16]
  • "Kahin To Hogi Wo" - released on YouTube November 2, 2010[17]
  • "Pehla Nasha" - released on YouTube April 28, 2011[18]
  • "Baby, Te Amo" - released on YouTube May 28, 2012[19]
  • "Prarthana" - released on YouTube Sept 19, 2013[20]
  • "Khuda Jaane/Wrecking Ball" - released on YouTube November 17, 2013[21]
  • "O Holy Night" - released on YouTube on December 12, 2013[22]
  • "Galliyan" - released on YouTube July 19, 2014[23]
  • "Aila Aila"
  • "Konjam Nilavu" - released on YouTube March 18, 2015[24]
  • "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" - released on YouTube August 20, 2015[25]
  • "A Dream from Rajasthan (Nella Fantasia)"- released on YouTube March 17, 2016 [26]

References

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  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Bari Bari" on YouTube
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  11. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dLuzGKXuMc
  12. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/arnold-schwarzenegger-rajinikanth/article6419463.ece
  13. ↑ http://www.tedxgateway.com/speaker/natalie-di-luccio/
  14. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/working-with-a-r-rahman-in-muhammad-the-messenger-of-god-a-learning-experience-natalie-di-luccio/
  15. ↑ http://www.easternmirrornagaland.com/working-with-a-r-rahman-a-learning-experience-natalie-di-luccio/
  16. ↑ "Tu Jaane Na" on YouTube
  17. ↑ "Kahin To Hogi Wo" on YouTube
  18. ↑ "Pehla Nasha" on YouTube
  19. ↑ "Baby, Te Amo" on YouTube
  20. ↑ "Prarthana" on YouTube
  21. ↑ "Khuda Jaane/Wrecking Ball" on YouTube
  22. ↑ "O, Holy Night" on YouTube
  23. ↑ "Galliyan" on YouTube
  24. ↑ "Konjam Nilavu" on YouTube
  25. ↑ "Hamari Adhuri Kahani" on YouTube
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External links

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