Sonohra
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Sonohra is an Italian duo constituted by the brothers Diego and Luca Fainello, native to the city of Verona. They were winners of the edition 2008 of the Young section of Festival of Sanremo.
, Italy
. Their father was an artistic photographer and bass guitar player in a band, their mother was a singer and their grandfather, violinist, entrusting to the boys an infallible tool. This formation from house materialized in the Academy of Art of Verona. Luca, being the oldest, was the first one in seriously choosing music as a path to be followed. His decision in a certain way was the biggest catalyst for Diego, gradually taking him in the same direction. At first they were known under the name 2ttO when they sang the theme song of the program UFO Baby and that way they published a single called Grido e Canto. Then more mature, with 24 and 20 years, they change their name into 'Domino' and recorded the song "Come tu mi vuoi", before publishing their first music video. They also used to play in bars of their hometown Verona
songs of musicians like Bryan Adams
, Bon Jovi
, B.B. King, Dire Straits
, among others.
In 2007 an English girl on a tour in Venice
inspired Luca to write the lyrics to the song L'amore, which was produced by Roberto Tini. With this one they entered the Sanremo Festival in 2008 (now with the name Sonohra), a contest of Italian music from the city of San Remo in the "Giovani" (Newcomers) category and the night of their presentation Sonohra gave a performance as if it was their last spectacle. And before the festival was concluded, the two brothers turned out to be crowned “Best artist revelation”, giving place to an explosion of popularity difficult to articulate. On February 29, 2008 their album Liberi da sempre was published, sending Luca and Diego in a gigantic tour along Italy.
After winning in the category Best New Artist on May 15, 2008 in the TRL Awards (2008) in Naples, on the following day their second single,of their debut album, Love Show was launched. Finally, the third single Salvami was published on September 5. The song talks about a good friend that the brothers lost in a traffic accident, sending a very strong message against drinking and driving.
They also won in the categories Best Band and Best New Act in the Italian Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards (for which they did the theme song with Love Show changing the lyrics) and in the MTV Europe Music Awards
they were named in the category of Best Italian Act.
In November, 2008 their first CD/DVD Live was published with the name Sweet Home Verona. It was filmed on September 6 in the Roman Theater in Verona. The songs in this CD/DVD are accompanied only by chordophones and violins. The DVD placed them suddenly in first place of the Italian DVD-Charts and also between the Top 30 of the Album - market forecast.
On March 17, 2009 Libres was published in Latin America
, the Spanish version of the album Liberi da sempre. They made a big effort, since they are only fluent in Italian. Recording in Spanish represented a real challenge, forcing them to train and be able to get connected in a vocal and emotional level in a foreign language. The first launched single of the album was Besos Faciles, the version in Spanish of the song Love Show with three Bonus Tracks: L'amore (Italian), Io e te(Italian) and Love Show (English). With this album the duo reached the following positions in the lists of Latin America
: Costa Rica
(#10), Mexico
(#25), Argentina
(#35) and Chile
(#79). For the presentation and promotion of their album they traveled on March 22 to Latin America and gave concerts in almost all the countries (Puerto Rico
, Venezuela
, Colombia
, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and the United States
, among others).
On May 14 they traveled back home to Italy and received in the TRL Awards 2009 in Trieste (in which they played the English version of their song Io e te) the award in the category Best square-filler (Riempipiazza). On June 30, 2009 Sonohra organized a benefit concert at Carpi (Modena) to help the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo.
During their second visti to Latin America, in July and August 2009, they collaborated with the Mexican singer Yuridia on the song "Todas Las Noches". This song is on her album "Nada es color de rosa", which was released October 13, 2009. The also visited Brazil for the first time to promote their Brazilian Album "Love Show", an album containing Italian songs and songs translated into English from their debut CD "Liberi da Sempre". Their success in Latin America soon paid off, on October 15, 2009 they won the Best New Artist award at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica, becoming the first Italians to win at the ceremony.
On September 24, 2009 Sonohra left for London to record their second album. They are recording their album in Abbey Road Studio, the same studio used by the Beatles. Though working on their second album, they still continue to promote their debut album in other countries. On December 2, 2009 they will release a CD "L'Amore" in Japan. This CD, similar to their Brazilian CD, will include Italian songs and songs translated into English from their debut CD "Liberi da Sempre". It also will include a never before released song called "Fiore di Neve", a cover of the Japanese song "Yuki no Hana".
Biography
Luca and Diego Fainello are two brothers who were born in an artistic family in VeronaVerona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
, Italy
Italy
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. Their father was an artistic photographer and bass guitar player in a band, their mother was a singer and their grandfather, violinist, entrusting to the boys an infallible tool. This formation from house materialized in the Academy of Art of Verona. Luca, being the oldest, was the first one in seriously choosing music as a path to be followed. His decision in a certain way was the biggest catalyst for Diego, gradually taking him in the same direction. At first they were known under the name 2ttO when they sang the theme song of the program UFO Baby and that way they published a single called Grido e Canto. Then more mature, with 24 and 20 years, they change their name into 'Domino' and recorded the song "Come tu mi vuoi", before publishing their first music video. They also used to play in bars of their hometown Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
songs of musicians like Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
, Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, B.B. King, Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band active from 1977 to 1995, composed of Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers .Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest...
, among others.
In 2007 an English girl on a tour in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
inspired Luca to write the lyrics to the song L'amore, which was produced by Roberto Tini. With this one they entered the Sanremo Festival in 2008 (now with the name Sonohra), a contest of Italian music from the city of San Remo in the "Giovani" (Newcomers) category and the night of their presentation Sonohra gave a performance as if it was their last spectacle. And before the festival was concluded, the two brothers turned out to be crowned “Best artist revelation”, giving place to an explosion of popularity difficult to articulate. On February 29, 2008 their album Liberi da sempre was published, sending Luca and Diego in a gigantic tour along Italy.
After winning in the category Best New Artist on May 15, 2008 in the TRL Awards (2008) in Naples, on the following day their second single,of their debut album, Love Show was launched. Finally, the third single Salvami was published on September 5. The song talks about a good friend that the brothers lost in a traffic accident, sending a very strong message against drinking and driving.
They also won in the categories Best Band and Best New Act in the Italian Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards (for which they did the theme song with Love Show changing the lyrics) and in the MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
they were named in the category of Best Italian Act.
In November, 2008 their first CD/DVD Live was published with the name Sweet Home Verona. It was filmed on September 6 in the Roman Theater in Verona. The songs in this CD/DVD are accompanied only by chordophones and violins. The DVD placed them suddenly in first place of the Italian DVD-Charts and also between the Top 30 of the Album - market forecast.
On March 17, 2009 Libres was published in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, the Spanish version of the album Liberi da sempre. They made a big effort, since they are only fluent in Italian. Recording in Spanish represented a real challenge, forcing them to train and be able to get connected in a vocal and emotional level in a foreign language. The first launched single of the album was Besos Faciles, the version in Spanish of the song Love Show with three Bonus Tracks: L'amore (Italian), Io e te(Italian) and Love Show (English). With this album the duo reached the following positions in the lists of Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
: Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
(#10), Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(#25), Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(#35) and Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
(#79). For the presentation and promotion of their album they traveled on March 22 to Latin America and gave concerts in almost all the countries (Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Chile, Argentina, Mexico and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, among others).
On May 14 they traveled back home to Italy and received in the TRL Awards 2009 in Trieste (in which they played the English version of their song Io e te) the award in the category Best square-filler (Riempipiazza). On June 30, 2009 Sonohra organized a benefit concert at Carpi (Modena) to help the victims of the earthquake in Abruzzo.
During their second visti to Latin America, in July and August 2009, they collaborated with the Mexican singer Yuridia on the song "Todas Las Noches". This song is on her album "Nada es color de rosa", which was released October 13, 2009. The also visited Brazil for the first time to promote their Brazilian Album "Love Show", an album containing Italian songs and songs translated into English from their debut CD "Liberi da Sempre". Their success in Latin America soon paid off, on October 15, 2009 they won the Best New Artist award at the Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica, becoming the first Italians to win at the ceremony.
On September 24, 2009 Sonohra left for London to record their second album. They are recording their album in Abbey Road Studio, the same studio used by the Beatles. Though working on their second album, they still continue to promote their debut album in other countries. On December 2, 2009 they will release a CD "L'Amore" in Japan. This CD, similar to their Brazilian CD, will include Italian songs and songs translated into English from their debut CD "Liberi da Sempre". It also will include a never before released song called "Fiore di Neve", a cover of the Japanese song "Yuki no Hana".
Albums
- 2008 - Liberi da SempreLiberi da SempreLiberi da sempre is the debut album of the Italian band Sonohra, winners of the "Giovani" category at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.The disc reached the sixth spot in the Italian charts with the first single from the album being L'amore, the song that won them first place at the Festival of...
( Ita: Platinum; 100,000+ ) - 2008 - Sweet Home VeronaSweet Home VeronaSweet Home Verona is the title of the first live album from Sonohra, recorded September 6, 2008 during a concert at the Roman Theater in Verona....
(Live CD/DVD) - 2009 - LibresLibresLibres is the Spanish version of the debut album of the Italian band Sonohra, winners of the "Giovani" category at the Sanremo Music Festival 2008.Libres has 14 songs in the style of romantic rock, with guitars as the main instrument...
(Spanish version of "Liberi da Sempre") - 2009 - Love Show (Brazilian release of "Liberi da Sempre")
- 2009 - L'Amore (Japanese release of "Liberi da Sempre")
- 2010 - MetàMetaMeta- , is a prefix used in English to indicate a concept which is an abstraction from another concept, used to complete or add to the latter....
( Ita : Gold: 30,000+ )
Singles
- 2008 - L'amoreL'amoreL'amore is the debut single of Sonohra, with which they won the Sanremo Music Festival 2008 in the category "Giovani".The lyrics were written by Luca Fainello together with their producer Roberto Tini, while the music was arranged by Diego Fainello....
- 2008 - Love Show
- 2008 - Salvami
- 2009 - Besos Faciles
- 2009 - Buscando L'amor
- 2009 - Seguimi o Uccidimi
- 2010 - Baby
- 2010 - Good Luck My Friend
- 2010 - There's a place for usThere's a Place for Us (song)"There's a Place for Us" is the title of a song written by David Hodges, Hillary Lindsey and co-written and recorded by American country artist Carrie Underwood, and is featured on the soundtrack for the 2010 film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. The song was featured...
Nominations and Awards
Awards won in bold.- 2008 - Sanremo Music Festival - Category "Young"
- 2008 - Italian TRL Awards 2008 - Best New Artist
- 2008 - Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards - Storm of the Year with "L'amore"
- 2008 - Gold Disc: 50.000 copies sold of the debut album "Liberi da sempre"
- 2008 - Platinum Disc: 75.000 copies sold of the debut album "Liberi da sempre"
- 2008 - Giffoni All Music - "Teen Awards
- 2008 - MTV Europe Music Awards 2008MTV Europe Music Awards 2008The MTV Europe Music Awards 2008 took place on November 6, 2008 in Liverpool, United Kingdom at the Echo Arena. Nominations were officially announced on September 29, 2008. The hosts of the awards were Katy Perry with Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević of 30 Seconds to Mars hosting the...
: Candidates in the category Best Italian Act - 2009 - Gold Disc "Sweet Home Verona"
- 2009 - Platinum Disc "Sweet Home Verona"
- 2009 - Italian TRL Awards - Best Riempipiazza
- 2009 - Wind Music Awards - Premio Fondazione Arena di Verona
- 2009 - Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009The eighth annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 took place on October 15, 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia at Corferias, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, United States, Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina....
- "Artista Revelaciòn" - 2009 - Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009The eighth annual Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2009 took place on October 15, 2009 in Bogotá, Colombia at Corferias, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, United States, Mexico City, Mexico and Buenos Aires, Argentina....
- Fashionista Award - Male (Diego nominated) - 2010 - Premio Lo Nuestro 2010Premio Lo Nuestro 2010Premio Lo Nuestro 2010 was held on Thursday February 18, 2010 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, FL was broadcasted live on the Univision Network. The nominees were announced in December 2009 during a live televised morning show Despierta América! on Univision Network...
"Artista Revelaciòn" - 2010 - MTV MY TRL Video (nomination)
- 2010 - Italian TRL Awards 2010 - "Best Fan Club" (nomination)
- 2010 - Wind Music Awards - F.I.M.I. Award for Young Artist
- 2010 - Premio Roiggep Band d'Italia
- 2010 - Coca Cola Live @ MTV - The Summer Song with Good Luck My Friend
- 2010 - MTV Europe Music Awards 2010MTV Europe Music Awards 2010The 2010 MTV Europe Music Awards took place on November 7, 2010 at Caja Mágica in Madrid. The award show was presented by Eva Longoria and Justin Bieber was the official MTV EMA 2010 digital host. The nominations were announced on September 20...
- Best Italian Act (nomination)