Gianmaria Testa

At the start of his profession, Italian guitarist and singer Gianmaria Testa, who’s often likened to compatriot Paolo Conte because of their similar, gruff-sounding voices and origins within the Piedmonte province of Italy, had a lot more achievement within the French marketplace than in his local country. The self-taught musician, who composed his first tune at 13, was uncovered by manufacturer Nicole Courtois in 1994 after Testa acquired won consecutive best prizes on the Recanti Celebration, an annual vocalist/songwriter competition. In 1995, his debut record, Montgolfières, arrived on France’s Label Bleu, implemented the next season by Extra-Muros, the very first discharge on Warner France imprint Tôt ou Tard. In 1997, Testa begun to receive identification in his homeland, and by 1999, the entire year he previously a Western european tour and released his third record, Lampo, he was completely respected and valued in Italy and performed at its best locations. In 2000 Il Valzer di el Giorno (known world-wide as La Valse d’un Jour), a assortment of music and poetry, arrived, and in 2003 Testa released Altre Latitudini, which noticed American garden soil in 2004. Regardless of the achievement the singer acquired discovered — Tôt ou Tard also remastered and released Extra-Muros in 2005 — Testa hardly ever quit his day time job as train station master in the place in Cuneo, Italy, and was cautious to routine tour dates only once he understood his co-workers wouldn’t become taking vacations.