Marco Angelini


Marco Angelini 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 and a Luxembourgish father.
He has been in a relationship with dancer Maria Santner since 2014.

Musical career

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.
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.
After moving to 2DayRecords the Maxi – CD called "Du & Ich" was published on 25 January 2013.
"Du & Ich" entered the Austrian Charts at No. 69.
His second single – produced again in cooperation with 2DayRecords – called "Mein Engel " has reached No. 84 in the charts. It was published on 31 May 2013.
On 4 October 2013, his third single called "Wunder gibt es immer wieder" was released and reached No. 62 in the German charts.
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, and No. 51 in the Austrian charts.
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.

Temporary break

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.

Discography

Albums

  • 2013: ''Best Of''

Singles and releases

  • 2011: Leuchtturm
  • 2013: Du & ich
  • 2013: Mein Engel
  • 2013: Wunder gibt es immer wieder
  • 2014: Heute Nacht
  • 2014: Suzie
  • 2014: Goodbye – Marco Angelini & Leo Aberer

Awards

  • Cool Music Award 2011
  • Cool Music Award 2012
  • Badge of honour in silver of his hometown Voitsberg 2011
  • Sexiest Austrian Celebrity alive 2011
  • Best Singer 2011
  • Best Newcomer 2011
  • Best Austrian Star 2011
  • Best Austrian Star 2012

Literature

  • Claudia Fuerbach: Marco Angelini: Das große Fanbuch. Roed Verlag,, published 30 November 2013.
  • Claudia Fuerbach: Marco Angelini: Live on Stage!. Roed Verlag,, published 20 December 2014.