Mario Frangoulis
A vigorous marketing effort on the part of the giant Sony Classical label accompanied the 2002 release of the Mario Frangoulis album Sometimes I Dream, a crossover collection of operatic arias, cinematic selections, and popular songs that found instant fame when it was featured on the national fundraising drive of the Public Broadcasting System. Lavish advertising featuring the photogenic Frangoulis in sun-drenched Greek landscapes might have left the impression that Sony was promoting him as the pretty face and beautiful voice of the moment, but in fact, Frangoulis was merely taking a logical next step in an already well-established career.
The tenor vocalist's early years were his most tumultuous. He was born in white-ruled Rhodesia in southern Africa in the midst of the upheavals that led to black majority rule and to the country's renaming as Zimbabwe. At the age of four, he was sent to live with an aunt in Greece. Records of Greek popular song and of Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand would usually stir him to sing along. Attending a private, English-language school in Athens, Frangoulis was inspired by a drama teacher to dream of becoming an actor. He went to London to attend the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and soon he won parts in top West End productions such as Les Misérables and 1991's The Phantom of the Opera. As a youth, Frangoulis had disliked opera, but an Athens performance of Carmen starring José Carreras and Agnes Baltsa changed his mind. When a friend suggested he enter the Maria Callas Prize competition, Frangoulis signed up on a lark.
Emerging the winner, Frangoulis found himself juggling musical theater and classical careers. He studied opera for three years at the Juilliard School in New York, was mentored by Marilyn Horne, and became the only private student ever accepted by veteran Spanish tenor Alfredo Kraus. The first of many operatic recitals Frangoulis offered in the 1990s was a 1991 concert with soprano Montserrat Caballé. When he returned to popular music, as in a 1995 Covent Garden performance of The King and I, it was with an impressive depth of technique that, along with his good looks, made him a European favorite in concert. Frangoulis signed with Sony in 1999 and seemed well on his way to worldwide crossover fame, but he also pursued innovative projects such as Axion Esti, a collaboration with Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis.
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Ark
Mario Frangoulis, George Perris
World music - Editado por Beautifulthings Productions Ltd. el 6 may. 2016
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Sometimes I Dream
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 17 sept. 2002
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Follow Your Heart
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 14 mar. 1984
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Mario & Friends...What a Wonderful World
Pop - Editado por Mario Frangoulis el 22 dic. 2008
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Rantevou Sto Pallas (Live)
Alkistis Protopsalti, Mario Frangoulis
World music - Editado por Heaven Music el 13 dic. 2012
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Vincerò, perderò
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 31 may. 2002
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Fegari Erotevmeno
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 25 may. 1999
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Galazia Limni
World music - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 29 mar. 2019
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Beautiful Things
Jazz - Editado por Beautifulthings Productions Ltd. el 22 jul. 2016
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Blue Skies, an American Songbook
Pop - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 7 may. 2021
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Season of Love
Pop - Editado por 4 Men Productions el 18 dic. 2009
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Music of the Night
Pop - Editado por 4 Men Productions el 22 dic. 2006
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Mario and Friends 2 …It Makes The World Go Around
Pop - Editado por Mario Frangoulis el 15 mar. 2010
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O Kipos Ton Efhon
Clásica - Editado por Sony Classical el 1 may. 2005
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In Whatever Time We Have
Mario Frangoulis, Stephen Schwartz
Pop - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 29 abr. 2022
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Mi Ligiseis Pote: La Soluzione
Mario Frangoulis, Gigi D'Alessio
Pop - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 1 may. 2020
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Let's Do It
Jazz vocal - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 10 feb. 2022
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Blue Skies
Pop - Editado por BLUE ARK PRODUCTIONS LTD. el 9 abr. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo