Gian Marco Zignago
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Giani, Gianmarco |
| Born |
August 17, 1970 Lima, Peru |
| Genres | Pop, Rock, Vals |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Singer, Composer |
| Instruments | Guitar, Piano, Charango |
| Labels | Sony Music |
Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born in Lima, Peru on August 17, 1970) is a Peruvian singer-songwriter. He has won the Latin Grammy Award to the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his Album "Resucitar", in 2011 for his Album "Días Nuevos", and in 2012 for his Album "20 Años". Gian Marco was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Peru. His mother is the well-known Peruvian actress and singer , and his father was the late Peruvian composer and singer Javier Óscar Florencio Zignago Viñas, known in the musical world as (of Genoese descent).
Gian Marco was born in Lima, Peru on August 17, 1970. His mother is the Peruvian actress and singer , and his father the Peruvian composer and singer Javier Óscar Florencio Zignago Viñas, best known as . As the son of artists, Gian Marco was introduced to music at very early age. The art surrounded him during his childhood. Gian Marco grew up listening to the songs of his father, and watching his mother perform in theater.
As a child he traveled with his parents and learned to love the life style of an artist. At age 12, Gian Marco sang for the first time on television in the Argentine TV show “Domingos Gigantes" (Giant Sundays), broadcast by Channel 9 in Buenos Aires under the direction of Orlando Marconi. A year later, Gian Marco sang in Caracas on the TV show “La Revista de los Sábados" (The Saturday Magazine) impressing viewers that enjoyed a thirteen-year-old child singing a popular song titled "Eva Maria". At the age of six he recorded a 45 rpm together with his father entitled "Navidad Es" (Christmas Is).
Gian Marco attended elementary school, middle school, and High school at the Colegio Santa Margarita located in Monterrico, a middle-class neighborhood in the district of Santiago de Surco, [Lima|Lima]. He played the guitar and sang in all school activities. In 1981, at age 11, Gian Marco recorded a song for the musical "Papito Piernas Largas” (Daddy Long Legs). His mother also participated in the play. During his youth, Gian Marco participated in a series of artistic events, singing and acting, developing his talents and preparing for what would become a successful career. After finishing school, at the age of 18, Gian Marco traveled to Santiago de Chile to pursue a graphic design career. Although things we going well for him in the graphic design field, Gian Marco continued to feel the pull of a music career. In order to prove himself as an artist, he began playing in the most popular venues in Santiago and Viña del Mar where he began to make a name for himself.
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