Roberto Bignoli Christian Artist

2006-12-12T02:10:00.000-08:00

biography Roberto BignoliHe has a passion for music since he was a child. His artistic career has a start when he was sixteen. He takes part in several music entertainments and various pop music festivals; he has been the backer of some "big". He has performed in the streets of Italian and foreign cities getting consent and audience.Here are some of his productions in the '80s: "Se la luna" (If the moon): 30,000 copies sold; "Canzone per Laura" (Song for Laura) presented in all private TV stations, particularly in the popular broadcasts "Pop Corn" of Canale 5, "Lorelai" and Ninnanà ninnanò". Over the years '83-'84 he settled down in Paris for some very successful months.In 1984, the crucial year for his conversion, he decided for a radical change of trend. Since then he has been entirely devoting his artistic gift to affirm his change and profess his faith in Christ.In '86 here is his first record, "Regina della Pace" (Queen of Peace), published in two issues as a result of his deep friendship with the mystic Maria Siccardi. It sells 150.000 copies in the catholic markets.In 1987 he releases the first album of his new production called "Canzone per Maria" (Song for Mary) entirely dedicated to the experience of his new devotion for Mary. "Ho visto la Croce" (I saw the cross) in 1988 bears witness to the discovery of the centrality of Christ and the Cross as keynote of his personal history.In '90 he records a testimonial-concert, "Una storia da raccontare" (A Story to Tell) as a proof of his new feeling. "Porta Cristo" (Bring Christ) of 1991 comes out of the ardour and the freshness of his profession and includes some of Roberto's most significant songs: "Ballata per Maria" (Ballad for Mary), that has later become the live motive of Radio Maria station, "Porta Cristo" (Bring Christ), a funky song that communicates the impulse of announcing Christ where social relegation and human decay seem to have no hope left, "Diglielo tu" (You Tell him That) a rock piece inspired by a real event.In '91 he publishes a book, "In concerto sotto la Croce" (In Concert Under the Cross) as testimonial of a live concert given in Rom in the presence of a crowd of young people. His new biography is now in progress.In 1996 he publishes with Edizioni Paoline "Tempo di Pace" (Time of Peace) a work full of musicality and strong topics, with the famous "Concerto a Sarajevo" (Concert in Sarajevo) written during the war in Bosnia and broadcast everywhere, particularly by underground stations of the former Balkan republic, "Un uomo" (A Man) and the new edition of "Oltre la collina" (Beyond the Hill) written in '83 before his conversion, a sort of precognition of what was going to happen to him. A range of songs full of commitment originated by real life and far from easy tall talk.In 1998 the collection "Roberto Bignoli Vol.1" is issued, followed in 1999 by the single "Blues cielo blu" (Blues the Sky is Blue) that includes also the fantastic and driving piece of blues with the same title.2001 is the year of the new multimedia CD "Ho bisogno di te" (I need you) that is the title of the new "ethnic" song dedicated to God as a Father along with "Parole e amore" (Words and love) that is the result of the astonishment at the huge evidence of charity of our century.In December 2001 in Washington he is given the prestigious international prize UCMVA Unity Award (as best artist and for the best song of the year) and in 2003 the first acknowledgement of Golden Graal, the Italian Award dedicated to evangelization.He's also taken part, as Special Guest, in a large number of international festivals of Christian Music and he's been one of the voices of about twenty compilations of Christian artists, eight of which international.He's given concerts all over Italy as well as in France, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Bulgaria, former Yugoslavia, Spain, Malta, Canada, U.S.A., Central and Latin America, Argentina. Two tours in Australia and in Brazil are now in preparation.Many media such as radio and TV stations as well as newspapers, both catholic and laic, have talked about him.Roberto has been the promoter of international festivals of Christian music and art director of international compilations. He's taken part in GMG of Paris in 1996, in the one of Rom (Tor Vergata, August 2000), of Toronto along with Don Mimmo Iervolino, and again of Colony in 2002 and in 2005.On October 16, 2005 he's been officially invited by Polish TVP (Polish national Television) to take part in the Gran Galà and Concert dedicated to Giovanni Paolo II, given in the square of the Warsaw Castle with a presence of 30,000 people. His latest record in 2005 is the brand new single for radio "Là c'è un posto" (There is a place) with four new pieces. One is the exciting singer-songwriter style "Dimmi, mio Signore" (Tell me my Lord), a dramatic question to God arisen by the astonishment for the present world-wide situation of disorders and epochal disasters. Another song is the powerful rock ballad "Là c'è un posto" (There is a place), a support and an invitation to find one's way for those who are involved in deceptive and humbling choices. The former song came out in Australia within an international compilation whose income is destined to help people victim of the recent tsunami, and the latter, in Poland, is a collection of Christian Polish artists, enclosed with in the prestigious musical magazine "Ruah".The song "Là c'è un posto" (There is a place) on November 12, 2005 is awarded in Minnesota U.S.A. the prestigious international prize UCMVA Unity Award for the best song of the year.

roberto bignoli christian artist

Roberto Bignoli Christian Artist