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Amici Forever

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Welcome to the only official Amici Forever MySpace page!
David Habbin from England, Tsakane Valentine from South Africa, Lucy van Gasse from England and Bruno Santino from Brazil
Amici Forever with tenor David Habbin, soprano Tsakane Valentine, baritone Bruno Santino, and soprano Lucy van Gasse, is the internationally acclaimed classical pop crossover group that have enchanted people from around the world with their audience pleasing, inspiring and unique sound from the beginning when the group was formed in 2002.
They scored phenomenal success with their debut album, "The Opera Band", which sold in excess of one million albums worldwide, took Europe by storm and leant a fresh, sophisticated appearance, giving a young perspective to and putting a brand-new spin on a centuries-old musical tradition: the class and glamour of opera meets the height of pop cool. The CD which included Amici’s rendition of the classic "Unchained Melody" - Senza Catene as well as classic stalwarts such as Nessun dorma, has been a mainstay of the Billboard classical crossover chart ever since its release in January 2004 and has gone triple platinum in New Zealand, double platinum in Australia, gold in the UK and remained in the Top 10 of the UK Classical Charts for a staggering 18 months and has got the group a Classical Brit Award nomination.
Their second album "Defined" released earlier this year has already been certified gold in Australia and was a feature in the ARIA Top 10 Album charts, reaching 4 after debuting at 10 the week of release.
In June of 2004, 70,000 people saw Amici forever perform the official BBC Sport theme - "Olympia: Eternal Flame" for the very first time in The Mall to close the Olympic Torch Ceremony. This theme was used throughout the entire BBC SPORT coverage of The Olympics.
They have performed in the Classical Brit Awards in London, were invited by the Queen to sing at the Royal Albert Hall for the Festival of Remembrance, performed in front of 500 million viewers at the Champion' League final at Old Trafford, supported Dame Shirley Bassey on her 50th anniversary stadium tour, sang for Prince Harry at Berkshire's Prince's Polo and, if that was not enough, their album was certified gold in the UK. Amici forever have been honoured to be the act chosen to perform at the World Premiere Party of the film, Phantom of the Opera for 1800 VIP and celebrity guests including Andrew Lloyd Webber and the cast of the movie.
The group has just come off of two amazingly received tours, one in Australia and New Zealand, and the other in the UK.
Amici Forever was proud to perform on the live broadcast of the Miss World 2006 finals on Saturday, 30 September, 2006! This show was broadcast to over 2.5 billion people worldwide.
For more information and photos, check this blog entry Miss World 2006 details.
Amici are looking forward to interacting with all of you and having you participate here in myspace.
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Please also visit The Official Amici Forever Website
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David Habbin's Official MySpace page
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Bruno Santino's Official MySpace page
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Member Since: 9/30/2006
Band Website: amiciforever.com
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Introducing Lucy van Gasse
After countless auditions, Amici are delighted to welcome Lucy van Gasse to the group.
During the auditioning process, David, Bruno and Tsakane were immediately struck by Lucy's beautiful voice and stunning looks. Bruno said: "As soon as she came in we thought: she is the one." Lucy's charisma, vocal style and stage presence will be a great asset for Amici both in the studio and in live performance as they enter a new era for the group.
Lucy is currently completing her Post Graduate Diploma in Vocal Studies at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Get to know more about Lucy by clicking here!

Introducing Lucy van Gasse. . . .the candid video
Amici introduces Lucy van Gasse arriving before the gig at The BBC

Photos of Amici
Click on any of the photos or at the top of the page where it shows Pics and Videos, click on 'Pics' to see more photos of Amici

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My Blog

Amici introduces you to Lucy van Gasse!

Introducing Lucy van GasseAfter countless auditions, Amici are delighted to welcome Lucy van Gasse to the group. During the auditioning process, David, Bruno and Tsakane were immediately struck by Luc...
Posted by Amici on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:45:00 PST

To find out more about Amici

To find out more about Amici Forever, please visit the following pages: official website The Official Amici Forever WebsiteDavid's MySpace page The Official David Habbin MySpace Music page Bruno's My...
Posted by Amici on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:48:00 PST

Amici Field of Sound concert Saturday, 2 June, 2007 PHOTOS

Amici Forever performed under the stars at the Field of Sound concertThanks to all of you who joined Amici Forever for a spectacular summer evening's entertainment at the Field of Sound concert on S...
Posted by Amici on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 05:35:00 PST

Transcript with David Habbin from Q & A on 10 May, 2007 from Amici Forever website forums

Thanks all from David, after the interactive forum thanks everyone for coming along and joining us for our first one of these. sorry for any confusion about the system - myself included - hopefully we...
Posted by Amici on Sat, 12 May 2007 02:58:00 PST

Join David Habbin in an online chat Thursday, 10 May, 2007 11 pm BST!

On Thursday May 10, at 11pm BST David will be having an online chat via the Amici website and forum. To take part in the online chat with David you will need to be registered for the forum.If you ar...
Posted by Amici on Tue, 08 May 2007 03:22:00 PST

Amici to be interviewed on Sovereign Radio: Field of Sound event Additional Information

Amici to be interviewed on Sovereign RadioAmici will be interviewed about the upcoming Eastbourne 'Field of Sound' show on Monday 23rd of April at 2:15pm. The interview will go out live on Sovereign...
Posted by Amici on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:06:00 PST

New music video, new photos, new music in the music player!

The video of "Power of Love" from the 2006 Amici Forever UK Tour is now up in the videos. You can view it, add it to your profile and leave your comments hereThe Power of LoveA lot of new photos have ...
Posted by Amici on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:49:00 PST

Christmas Eve wth Amici and BBC Radio 5Live!

Get into the Festive spirit on Christmas Eve with Amici and 5Live. The band will be performing snippets of your favourite Christmas songs 'Amici-style' on BBC Radio 5's special Christmas broadcast, w...
Posted by Amici on Wed, 20 Dec 2006 08:24:00 PST

New video and pictures added!

There is a new video up of Tsakane singing "If You Go Away" from the 2006 Amici Forever UK Tour. To view it and the other videos, click on the 'video' link on our profile page.Have also added a few m...
Posted by Amici on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:54:00 PST

Bruno . . .The Director

Added another 2 of Bruno's 'Behind the scenes with Amici Candid Videos'Enjoy!
Posted by Amici on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 07:54:00 PST