Cristian Imparato is an Italian

Italy

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 singer best known for winning the first edition of the talent show hosted by Gerry Scotti

Gerry Scotti

Gerry Scotti is an Italian television presenter, actor and former member of the Italian Parliament.Scotti was born Virginio Scotti on August 7, 1956 in Miradolo Terme, Pavia. After giving up studying law Scotti began his career as a disc jockey at Radio Milano International...

, Io Canto.

Career

When he was young, he sang on the balcony of his house as the neighbors listened. Cristian had never taken voice or music lessons until the day his older brother made him go to the Mediaset

Mediaset

Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...

 program Io Canto's auditions. He was accepted and went on to the finale, in which he won a trip to study in the United States

United States

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 with David Foster

David Foster

David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

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