FIGARO SPORTELLI

FIGARO SPORTELLI

Genres: songwriter, singer

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About FIGARO SPORTELLI

Micha Sportelli - Swiss singer – songwriter with Italian roots, has been on the world stage as a professional musician for over fourteen years and never stands still. To rousing melodies he sings – always barefoot – of what moves and preoccupies us and sings straight to our hearts. In English and Italian, the former Pegasus member invites us to be transported by his music and his stories. In the last few years he has played on national and international stages both solo and with his band – young musicians of Italian, English and Canadian descent, drawn from across the whole of Switzerland. His credentials in recent years include, among others, appearances as support act to Züri West, Heidi Happy, Jack Savoretti and The Young Gods; Festivals Zermatt Unplugged, Blue Balls, Gurten Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival. He has also played in Kaufleuten Zurich; was invited by Quiksilver Pro France to take part in French concerts and has performed in Germany and England (in London, as artist-in- residence at the House of Switzerland at the Olympic Games in 2012). In 2013 he performed solo in front of 10,000 people at the Stars of Sound Festival in Murten. In March 2014, Sportelli will perform as opener on the tour by Bastian Baker. Songs from his debut album “One Of The Lost” which, in 2012, Micha Sportelli single – handedly and without financial support produced and recorded, found their way onto Swiss-wide radio. In May 2012, Swiss radio DRS named him as Best Talent of the Month. When published in 2011, the Swiss film ‘Bouton’ included his song ‘Driver’ on the soundtrack. At the same time, Sportelli hosted the monthly Open Mike Da Luigi in Kreuz Nidau up to the end of 2012 – where, on Sundays, performers from around Switzerland are invited on stage. The versatile singer works at regional and national level networking and promoting musical achievement. He is, for example, a board member of the songwriters association Röschtigraben. Internationally however, since 2011 Sportelli has looked especially to England and to English bands in Switzerland, and vice-versa, for performance opportunities. This committment is an important component of the indispensable networking for Swiss musicians which serves to strengthen contacts abroad, to make his name better known and maintain his fan base. Bands such as El Born and Jacko Hooper will, in 2014, thanks to Sportelli, give performances in Switzerland. Success Express, Trinifold Ltd (Led Zeppelin, The Who management) are, for Sportelli, important partners.

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