Mikelangelo Loconte is an Italian singer, author, composer, musician, performer and artistic director. He began his acting and performing career in France, in the musical Les Nouveaux Nomades by Claude Barzotti

Claude Barzotti

Claude Barzotti, is a Belgian singer of italian origin of the 1980s. Barzotti recorded several songs which each sold hundreds of thousands of copies. He first achieved success in 1981 with his song "Le Rital."...

 and Anne-Marie Gaspard. Without speaking French, he recorded all his songs in a studio using phonetic writing.

Discovered in Belgium by Alec Mansion (member of Léopold Nord & Vous

Léopold Nord & Vous

Léopold Nord & Vous, then Les Chéris, is a Belgian band founded in 1983. In France, it can be considered as a one-hit wonder for its single "C'est l'amour", but both band and members had a long and successful musical career in Belgium.-Biography:...

 band), Loconte worked as an artistic director in the studio La Chapelle in Waimes

Waimes

Waimes is a Walloon municipality located in the province of Liège, in Belgium. On January 1, 2006 Waimes had a total population of 6,728. The total area is 96.93 km² which gives a population density of 69 inhabitants per km²....

.

He reached star status portraying Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...

 in the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock

Mozart, l'opéra rock

Mozart, l'opéra rock is a French musical directed by Olivier Dahan and produced by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen. The show uses both pop-rock compositions and music composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.-Productions:...

, directed by Dove Attia and Albert Cohen

Albert Cohen

Albert Cohen was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French. He worked as a civil servant for various international organizations, such as the International Labour Organization...

. His first single, "Tatoue-moi

Tatoue-moi

"Tatoue-moi" is a 2009 French pop song recorded by Italian singer Mikelangelo Loconte. It is the first single from the musical Mozart, l'opéra rock and from the album of the same name, that will be released on April 6, 2009. Olivier Schultheis, Jean Schultheis' son, participated in the composing of...

", was a number-one hit in France in 2009.

External links

Official site