| Marco Angelini | |
| Birth Name: | Marco Angelini |
| Birth Date: | 1984 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Voitsberg, Steiermark, Austria |
| Occupation: | Singer-songwriter,musician, doctor |
| Genre: | Pop rock, soft rock, dance, Austropop |
| Instrument: | Vocals, guitar |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Associated Acts: | Black Balloon, Leo Aberer |
Marco Angelini (26 July 1984) is an Austrian singer and songwriter who withdrew from public life in 2014 and started working as a doctor.
Marco Angelini was born in Voitsburg, Styria, Austria, to an Austrian mother, a Luxembourgish father, and has Italian grandparents. He has been in a relationship with dancer Maria Santner since 2014.[1]
Angelini has participated in various talent shows, like Helden Von Morgen, Starmania, and X Factor. By participating in season 8 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar – the German equivalent of American Idol – he reached 4th place.[2]
In 2011, Angelini signed a recording contract with Sony Music – Austria, where his first single "Leuchtturm", which was produced by Alexander Kahr, was recorded and released in December 2011.[3]
After moving to 2DayRecords the Maxi – CD called "Du & Ich" was published on 25 January 2013.[4] "Du & Ich" entered the Austrian Charts at No. 69.[5]
His second single – produced again in cooperation with 2DayRecords – called "Mein Engel (hier auf Erden)" has reached No. 84 in the charts. It was published on 31 May 2013.[6]
On 4 October 2013, his third single called "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was released and reached No. 62 in the German charts.[7]
After his participation in "Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus!" he published a party song called "Heute Nacht", which reached No. 54 in the German charts,[8] and No. 51 in the Austrian charts.[9]
He published a song called "Goodbye" in cooperation with Leo Aberer. They also produced a Christmas song that joined the Austrian charts at No. 23 in the first week and peaked at No. 9.[10]
At the end of July 2014, Angelini announced a break in his career as a singer and performed his last live show on 13 September 2014, wanting to continue his work as a doctor and focus on his private life, while still intending to work as a singer again in the future.[11] [12]