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[Janice]

I thought all of the songs on ANDREA were written for Andrea which would mean that if Mario has ever sung "Per Noi", he would be doing it for his own personal pleasure and not have done it before the ANDREA cd came out. I don't know for certain, either, though.

If any of the other Mario fans out there get to go to a signing and don't already have a question in mind to ask him, I want to pass along one of the ones I thought of while waiting in line. Does he have any plans to record an ARIA-type album like so many of the tenors now seem to do, after Andrea showed them the way of course. :slick I think he'd do a great job with that and it would let him have an entire classical album. He doesn't have one yet--that I know of, anyway. BTW--does Mario have any other cds besides SOMETIMES I DREAM and FOLLOW YOUR HEART??? There weren't any others shown in the liner notes but I thought maybe you FranFans out there might have some inside info. :slick

[westsider]

To entertain you while another fan of Mario's shows up with more detailed information, here are some links:

http://www.sonymusiclatin.com/webportals/webportal.nsf/artist.html?openform&lang=spanish;docid=A7607D8AAF8833B985256F0E007AD433

http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/mariofrangoulis/?

http://music.msn.com/artist/?artist=16562194&palbum=39136701

http://www.ioannou-music.gr/fragoulis.htm

As you can see, Mario has been around before Andrea, so I don't think anyone can say that he came out of the woods just yesterday. :slick
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[dottie]

Mario Frangoulis has many other recordings,mostly made in Greece.I have Acropolis Concert live in the Acropolis.Many beautiful songs,mostly in Greek.Anothre album Ero Fergari-more English and French and Greek.
He speaks fluently i English Italian,French,Spanish and of course Greek.At 17 he studied at London's Guildhall of music which led him to 3 stage plays in England -Grease,Westside Story and Phantom of the Opera.In
1993 he won Maria Callas classical scholarship to take him to NY.Julliard
Dchool of Music. After this Luciano Pavoroti gave him another scholarship
to Philadelphia. When Alfredo Kraus heard him sing,he took him all over
Italy while Alfredo was in concert and remained Kraus's only student.
Mario has sung in Russia, Helsinki Japan and China to name a few
countries.When his first American album Sometimes I Dream came out
people started to notice him and Sony(his record co) gave him his own site and 2 yrs.ago i joined a Yahoo group which has expanded by leaps and bounds.Now Mexico has a site in US.
I forgot one opera he did in LOndon-Macbeth.,but Greece wanted him back and he complied untiil now.Jim Leachman,a great composer and pianist heard him once on PBS and this year asked him to join him.
Needless to say he astounded the American people and after 20 concerts will end up in Carnege Hall May 6.
During the the month of April he is going alone to South Africa.Mario was born there in Rhodesia and when uprisings took place he was sent to Athens at 4 yrs. to live with an aunt,and never returned.
I have never heard him sing Per Noi but someday he would like to
record arias,and he has the backround to do it.He also studied violin
but hasn't shown his talent as yet.
I personally think we need his voice in the US-we've had too much
rap and hard metal and unbecoming attire and behavior.Andrea and
someone like Mario are bringing back music the young people can learn
and appreciate. Still love the "man" Bocelli Dottie

[westsider]

In case someone from this forum would like to attend this event. Mario will sing 2 songs.

Wyclef Jean & Chaka Kahn
to Headline Concert
At Children Uniting Nations’ 6th Annual Fundraiser
Viewing Dinner & After Party on Oscar® Night Sunday, February 27
With Special Performance by World Renowned artist Mario Frangoulis.

Hosted by Pierce and Keely Brosnan, Stephen Dorff and Pamela Anderson, Tracey and Kenneth “Babface”Edmonds, Patricia Fields, Radha Mitchell and Tito Ortiz Master of Ceremonies “American Idol,” Judge Paula Abdul Celebrity Guests include Jamie Foxx, Paris Hilton and Maria Conchita Alonso.

This Year Includes Eleven Of The World’s Most Celebrated Chefs Sunday, February 27th @ The Factory - 652 N. La Peer Drive, West Hollywood, CA
5:00 p.m. Viewing Dinner
9:00 p.m. After Party and Performances.

CHILDREN UNITING NATIONS is having its 6th Annual Awards Celebration, Viewing Dinner & After Party on Oscar® night, February 27th, to benefit foster and homeless children. Once again, the black tie festivities will be held on red carpet row along with the Vanity Fair party and Sir Elton John’s In Style party. The celebration converts The Factory, 652 N. La Peer Drive, into an Oscar®-worthy fete, and promises to be a night to remember! The evening includes a formal dinner with eleven of the world’s most celebrated chefs, back-dropped against a simulcast of the 77th Annual Academy Awards®, headlining musical performances, dancing and a phenomenal live auction.

Additionally, celebrity chefs Kirk Avondoglio, Walter Cotta, Rocco Dispirito, Robert Donna, Todd English, Sir Robert Irvine, Cesare Lanfranconi, Christian Andre Monchatre, Gullermo Pernot, Markus Seegert and Ming Tsai, are traveling from across the country to prepare a spectacular dinner in support of raising funds for children in foster care. Attached please find biographies on the presenting chefs.

Children Uniting Nations has the largest and most far-reaching mentoring program for Los Angeles foster children. The Oscar® night celebration serves as their primary media awareness and fundraising event. CUN has made tremendous strides in encouraging legislation to improve foster care and adoption laws; introducing legislation to forgive student loans in exchange for mentoring, and expanding mentoring training. This year, they will reach even more children with their annual Day of the Child events in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Chicago and Israel. The results speak for themselves. CUN’s mentoring program has reduced teen drug use and pregnancy, improved self-esteem and has significantly increased the number of foster children who complete high school and college.

This media event and celebration is a high profile way to serve as a national example of how celebrities use their voices on behalf of the community. Each year the event has grown—attracting new sponsors, additional media interest and many more celebrities and other VIPs. The exclusive guest list has included Academy Award® nominees, presenters and internationally known stars such as Halle Berry, Michael Bolton, David Bowie and Iman, Tom Arnold, Jeff Bridges, Natalie Cole, Fran Dresher, Harrison Ford, Jeff Goldblum, Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks, Magic Johnson, Prince, Jay Leno, Rob Reiner, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins, and Carly Simon to name just a few.

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Brian Feit
BMF Media
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"Canto alla vita alla sua bellezza ad ogni sua
ferita ogni sua carezza..."

"I sing to life, to its beauty, to each of its
wounds and each of its caresses..."

[dottie]

A sneak peek of Mario Frangoulis 's new site.Not all completed but you can hear samples of all his albums on the US side.

http://www.mariofrangoulisandfriends.com

Please give me your thoughts on everything.He was in Chicago Oct 7&8
He'll be in Virginia Nov 4. Will report again Dottie

[dottie]

On Sept 29 2006 Mario F dedicated his concert to Mario Lanza (his idol)
at Herod Atticus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens Greece.Heaven knows when thid album will come out .It was awesome.
The one I attended last year in Athens still has not come out.There are many arias in both tapes. I have a copy of last years and the many arias are thrilling., especially "Caruso"
I will report when they are released. Dottie

[dottie]

Hi Janice,
Here are a few more tid bits of Mario, I forgot to mention.To me he seems tall (have a few pictures with him) but I'm 5'2" tall.
He had the role of Marius in Les Miserables for more than a year in London.The song "Tables and Chairs " came from that show.I think it was in 1989.In Athens he wore the same black velvet vest from the wedding scene in L.M. Still fitted him.
The soprano you hear is an English girl that he met in at the same school he attended and they became "close . She stayed in England to further her studies and married there but they are still friends and she is in many concerts with him.I met her in Athens and she is adorable.Her name is Deborah Meyers.
The last time I saw Andrea was in Las Vegas.He still has part of my heart
This June I was in Cambridge to see Mario and Andrea was in Boston
Mario sang "it's Time to Say Goodbye" in honor of Andrea.
Dottie