I was born in Salerno (Italy) and I am the youngest child of a family of one brother & two sisters. My Father was a football player during the 20’ and the 30’.My brother followed his foot steps by becoming a professional footballer as well. I was following the same path until the first time I heard the Beatles on my radio & that changed my life forever & I decided that I wanted to be a musician & that is what I have been since I was 16. I started playing Beatles covers in the neighbourhood and then moved to Milan to find professional gigs. Played with famous italian singers Al Bano, Christian and with a soul music american band’s "The four Kents" lead singer Charles Hilton Brown. Moved to Sweden in the early 70’ there i played for a few swedish famous artists . Joined the band "The Jaguars" in 1977 and then started the band "Question" (www.the-question-band.com) in 1981 with Pippo Sangiorgio on drums and Gianni Firrincieli ..bords,the brothers Michele e Guido valletta guitar and keyboards (www.audiostar.it and Kenny Peterson lead vocals. After those first set someone left and then Vincenzo Guglielmelli joined on the keybords and Renato Manzi (www.renatomanzi.com) on Bass and guitar. Question has been a very succesful band in Scandinavia during the 80’ backing a few norwegian famous singers (ANITA HEGERLAND...KETIL STOKKAN(amazing singer and extraordinary guitar player)... ROLF GRAF (One of the best bassplayers i have met) on his solo projects
and others. Question has been my work, my life style and my family for 30 years of my life, Still playng rock covers now in the "American Indian Cafe’" in Lanzarote 6 nights a week for an international crowd.But with a lot of pain in my heart after 30 years together I will be leaving "QUESTION" the 30th of April to start a new experiencs as a solo artist based mostly in Norway and Great Britain . My repertoire covers to most of the music you can think of from ’sthe50’s 60’s 7o’s 80’s 90’s and long list of evergreens in english ,french spanish and italian, for special occasions. My voice can cover a wide range of style from jazz standards ,pop,rock ,soul and rythm & blues and reggae I like to finish saying to all the young artists on Myspace music " Beleive in your self " and go for it and you might make it to the top. In any case, if you won’t become a big star, "DON’T GIVE UP MUSIC" . Don’t be afraid contacting me i will be only happy about it. Renato (Risingsun) PS. risinghsun is my nickname because i look like an american i ndian
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