Marco Carta
| Marco Carta | |
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Marco Carta, Sanremo 2009
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| Background information | |
| Born | 21 May 1985 |
| Origin | Cagliari, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Italy, Warner Music Spain |
| Website | Official website |
Marco Carta (born 21 May 1985 in Cagliari, Italy) is an Italian singer. To date, he has sold more than 245,000 albums and 60,000 singles.
Marco Carta was born in Cagliari, in 1985.
In 2007, he participated as a singer in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. On 16 April 2008, he won the competition with 75% of the public vote, winning €300,000 and a contract with Warner Music Italy. Since winning, he has appeared on many television programs, such as the Wind Music Awards and the Partita del Cuore 2008.
Marco presented a live preview of his first single "Ti Rincontrerò", during the radio program Viva Radio 2 on 6 June 2008. "Ti rincontrerò", based on the album, was released on 13 June by Warner Music Italy / Atlantic. The album contains 11 tracks, including a duet with Luca Jurman (his vocal coach in the talent show Amici). A week after the launch, the album debuted at third place in the standings FIMI / Nielsen with over 40 thousand copies sold and got the gold disc. Subsequently, in August, the album reached the 70 thousand copies sold mark, achieving platinum status. On 6 September, in MTV's Total Request Live, Carta announced that "Ti rincontrerò" will be launched in Spain, Central America and South America. On 4 July 2008, he began his first tour of Italy, which ended in October, raising a total of more than 200 thousand visitors . On 31 December 2008, Marco was the protagonist of a New Year's concert in his hometown, in which 70 thousand spectators had gathered. On 3 October 2008, he published an album about the tour, "In concerto", which debuted at the twentieth place in sales charts FIMI and Nielsen and after the second week comes to the tenth place. Marco was also the star of the 2008 Challenge sponsored by MTV, Marco Carta @ Your School: an institution hosted the concert of Messina. On 1 December, during the second edition of the What's Up International Award for Young Talents, he was awarded the prize Best Young Talent 2008 (Best Male Vocalist). He joined the animated film Impy superstar – Mission Luna Park as voice and interpreter of the cover That's the Way (I Like It) inserted in the soundtrack.
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