Carly Paoli-An English Rose With Italian Roots
Carly Paoli held her launch concert on Wednesday at BAFTA in London with a lovely introduction by Helen Mirren. Classical singer Carly Paoli is set to release her debut album ‘Singing My Dreams’ on June 30th 2017. The album is the personal story of a little girl from Mansfield who fell in love with the MGM musicals; a teenager who sang in the piazzas of Puglia; a student who studied her craft at Tring Park and The Royal Northern College of Music; a rising star who has sung with -and is lauded by- luminaries including Andrea Bocelli, Elaine Paige, David Foster and José Carreras.
‘Singing My Dreams’, which features a rare duet with Carreras (the iconic En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor), is a delightful collection of classical and classic pieces, as well as original compositions - some featuring lyrics by Carly herself. Indeed she shares co-writing credits with Ennio & Andrea Morricone and James Horner having written English lyrics for Se Tu Fossi (Cinema Paradiso) and the theme from ‘Legends of the Fall’ which now bears the title ‘Memory of You’. Carly recently was awarded the prestigious ‘Premio Barocco’ award in Italy. Founded in 1969 by Fernando Carteni, the award recognises achievements in art and culture. Previous recipients include Sophia Loren, Franco Zeffirelli, Dame Helen Mirren, Gerard Depardieu and Luciano Pavarotti. The event, at which Carly performed, was held on May 27th 2017 in 'Castello Angioino di Gallipoli' in Puglia.
“It’s a huge honour for me to receive this prestigious award. Puglia is as much my home as the UK, my Italian family are there, it’s where I spent all my free time growing up and gained so much performance experience. It’s a lovely feeling to have been recognised there for my dedication to music and also love of the region” said Carly.
After performing internationally for some time, Carly was spotted by the exclusive watch company Bedat. The company, founded by Madame Simone Bédat has a programme that nurtures young artists. Carly was the perfect fit and was made an ambassador for the company. After that the world opened up for the young singer and the rollercoaster of her career shows no sign of stopping.
Carly has recently performed at many high profile events in Italy including the Music for Mercy concert in Rome, with her song, ‘Ave Maria’ adopted by Pope Francis as the song for his ‘Jubilee Year’ celebrations. Now the classical singer is coming home to the UK to tour with one of the country’s most successful musical theatre groups, Britain’s Got Talent winners Collabro. The twenty-nine date run will kick off in Liverpool at The Philharmonic Hall on Tuesday October 24th and will run until Saturday December 2nd finishing at Harrogate International Centre stopping by at G Live, in Guildford on the 3rd of November.
To be able to perform with four guys, who love the world of musical theatre as I do, is an absolute dream. I can't wait to be on stage with them and share my music with a British audience.” - Carly Paoli
