Paul Marazzi is a British musician, formerly a member of A1

A1 (band)

A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...

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Marazzi was a member of A1

A1 (band)

A1 are a British-Norwegian boyband. They were originally made up of Mark Read, Ben Adams, Christian Ingebrigtsen and Paul Marazzi. Their first single, "Be the First to Believe", entered the UK singles chart at #6 in early 1999. They had a huge amount of success worldwide and charts with two number...

, a British/Norwegian boy band

Boy band

A boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on...

 whose first single, "Be the First to Believe

Be the First to Believe

"Be the First to Believe" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was their debut single and was released as the first single from their debut album, Here We Come...

", was released in 1999. Together with Marazzi were Britons Mark Read

Mark Read (singer)

Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:...

, Ben Adams

Ben Adams

Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:...

 and Norwegian Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:...

. They were formed by band manager Tim Byrne, who also formed Steps, and signed to Columbia Records

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 by A&R manager Fran de Takats

Fran de Takats

Fran de Takats , is an A&R executive, music manager, and talent scout for several major and independent record labels and is responsible for many hit records and notably two Brit Awards.-References:...

. A1 won a BRIT Award for "British Breakthrough Act" in 2001. Their third album, Make It Good, featured a sound closer to traditional rock music, but was to be their last studio project with Marazzi.

In October 2002, Marazzi left the group citing personal reasons. In 2005, he started a band called Snagsby. He left Snagsby on January 2009 to pursue a career as a club DJ in The George Hotel in Whitby.

Early life

Paul was born on January 24, 1975 in Wanstead, London to Ivan and Maria Marazzi. He has an older sister named Shareen who is four years older than he is. As a child, Paul used to sing Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

 songs. He went to Spain

Spain

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 with his family and lived there until 2007. He recorded a demo for a German producer which led him to audition for a1 in 1997.

A1

Paul said that he originally auditioned for Steps, however, he was placed in a1 in 1997. He was then later joined by Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen

Christian Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a member of the British-Norwegian pop group A1.-Biography:...

, Mark Read

Mark Read (singer)

Mark Daniel Read is a British singer/songwriter, best known as member of the boy band A1 from 1998 to 2002, and 2009–present.-Background:...

 and Ben Adams

Ben Adams

Ben Adams is an English singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the boy band, a1.-Early life:...

. They released their first album Here We Come in late 1999. Two years after their first single release in the 2001 BRIT Awards

2001 BRIT Awards

The 2001 BRIT Awards were the 21st edition of the biggest annual pop music awards in the United Kingdom. They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 26th February 2001 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London.-Live performers:...

, the band received the award for Best British Breakthrough. In 2002, few months after their appearance in the US soap The Young and The Restless, Paul then announced his departure from a1 with a statement that read: "After a lot of thought and deliberation, I have made the difficult choice to leave the band due to personal reasons."

Post A1

After a1, Paul hosted the Andy Cole Children's Foundation (now All Star Kids) on April 26, 2003 together with Jo Good. He turned down the offer to appear in I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here! in 2004. In mid-2005, Paul was interviewed in Spain for Fame Games where he talked about the life being in a1 and even promoted Ben Adams' first single called "Sorry" which was released in May 2005. The interview was aired on July 31, 2006 and also played (partly) two of his unreleased songs namely If I Could Be King and Lifted. Later that year, he started forming a soul/rock band in Sunderland, North East England. Ivan (his farther) named the band Snagsby in 2006, and managed the band until 2007 when he left due to technical difficulties. Later in 2008, the band announced in their official MySpace that Marazzi was leaving Snagsby on January 2009. Marazzi then went to work for Ivan, in The George Hotel in Whitby as a club DJ.

Marazzi is now currently rehearsing/recording with Nobby in his previous bands (Snagsby now known as Audio Tracer) studio in Sunderland and Paul has formed a new band called Blue Eyed Soul.
His father announced the news to his fans in Facebook.

Musical Influences

Paul is a huge fan of Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

. On the Official Website of Snagsby as well as on his Facebook

Facebook

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 page, he stated that he is a fan of Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens

Shakin' Stevens, also known as "Shaky" is a platinum selling Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter who holds the distinction of being the UK's biggest-selling singles artist of the 1980s . His recording and performing career began in the late 1960s, although it was not until 1980 that he saw...

, Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...

, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...

, George Michael

George Michael

George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...

 and Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

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Albums

• Here We Come (1999)
• The A List (2000)
• Make It Good
  Make It Good (album)
  -Charts:...
  
  (2002)
• The Best of A1
  The Best of a1
  The Best of A1 is the first compilation album released by British-Norwegian boyband A1. The album was released exclusively in Asia and the UK. The album contained two discs, the first comprising eighteen audio tracks, and the second of seven live performances...
  
  (2004)
• A1 Greatest Hits
  A1 Greatest Hits
  Greatest Hits is the second compilation album released by British-Norwegian boyband A1. Released on 2 February 2009 following band-member Ben Adams' appearance on Celebrity Big Brother, the album was a commercial failure, following poor promotion and very low sales.-Tracklisting:# "Caught in the...
  
  (2009)

Singles

• "Be the First to Believe
  Be the First to Believe
  "Be the First to Believe" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1. It was their debut single and was released as the first single from their debut album, Here We Come...
  
  " (1999)
• "Summertime of Our Lives
  Summertime of Our Lives
  "Summertime of Our Lives" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the second single from their debut album, Here We Come. The single was released in August 1999, and peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  " (1999)
• "Ready or Not/Everytime
  Ready or Not/Everytime
  "Ready or Not" and "Everytime" are two songs by British-Norwegian boy band A1, both taken from their debut album, Here We Come. The songs were released in a double A-side single in November 1999, and the single release peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the most successful of four...
  
  " (1999)
• "Like a Rose
  Like a Rose
  "Like a Rose" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the fourth single from their debut album, Here We Come. The single was released in February 2000, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  " (2000)
• "Take on Me" (2000)
• "Same Old Brand New You
  Same Old Brand New You
  "Same Old Brand New You" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the second single from their second album, The A List. The single was the band's second and final number one single on the UK Singles Chart....
  
  " (2000)
• "No More
  No More (a1 song)
  "No More" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the third single from their second studio album, The A List. It was released as a single on 19 February 2001. The song was written by Stevie Bensusen, Claudio Cueni, Lindy Robbins, and Damon Sharpe, and produced by the former two...
  
  " (2001)
• "Caught in the Middle
  Caught in the Middle
  "Caught in the Middle" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, from their third studio album, Make It Good. Released as the album's lead single on 21 January 2002, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart...
  
  " (2002)
• "Make It Good
  Make It Good (a1 song)
  "Make It Good" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the second single from their third album, Make It Good. The single peaked at #11 on the UK Singles Chart.A music video was produced to promote the single...
  
  " (2002)
• "Nos Differences
  Nos Differences
  "Nos Differences" is a song by British-Norwegian boy band A1, released as the third single from their third studio album, Make It Good...
  
  " (2002)

Solo (unreleased) Songs

• If I Could Be King (2003/2005)
• Lifted (2005)
• Let It Out
  Make It Good (album)
  -Charts:...
  
  (Demo/Original Version - 2002)