Alessandro Safina is greatest singer alive. Period.

If you like Andrea Bocelli, Sarah Brightman, or Pavarotti, Il Divo, or other types of popera (pop-opera) music, then let me introduce you to someone who is greater that all the above (well, except Pavarotti, maybe).

His name is Alessandro Safina. He’s Italian, I think, well that doesn’t really matter, because he has a voice of an angel. I don’t remember how I ‘discovered’ him, but most likely through browsing Amazon’s reviews of other popera artists.

If you think Bocelli is good, then you’ll be blown off your socks by Safina. And all of his songs are instant hits to your ears. They all sound so good, without periods of getting used to them, they’re not acquired taste. He is that good!

I only regret that he has such a bad PR for the US. Who has ever heard of him? … Yes, exactly my point. But, he is in Moulin Rouge, as a filler. Then he’s in Dae Jang Geum, a korean tv series that hit the world in a storm. But I believe they’re just those two in regards to tv/movie exposure.

He has 4 or 5 albums out, and they’ are all good (my fave is Musica Di Te). And since I want you to start listening to his songs immediately, below is a link to an Imeem playlist that features his newest album. I’m listening to it as I write, and it’s my first time. So far I feel it’s not my favorite, but it’s definitely good. His rendition of Annie’s Song is just precious, I just love it! It sounds like he’s singing it for the first time (perhaps that’s the case), that he’s singing it to a loved one in front of him, and that he really means it because you can hear that he’s very careful with the words. Well, that last bit is probably because English isn’t his first language, but whatever, the effect is amazing.

So without further ado, let me present you Alessandro Safina, the greatest, cutest, living singer, alive today.

Imeem link for the newest Sognami album
(oh if you just want to check it out, but don’t want to register, go to bugmenot.com to get a ‘free’ ‘temporary’ sign on )

YouTube link for “Alessandro Safina” search

Amazon link for his albums

Just for fun, Annie’s Song lyrics:

You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again

Come let me love you
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

Let me give my life to you
Come let me love you
Come love me again

You fill up my senses
Like a night in the forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again