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Biography
Use dmy dates|date=August 2011Use Australian English|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist|name = Emmanuel Carella|background = solo_singer|birth_name = Emmanuel Carella|Born = 15 July 1982|origin = Melbourne , Victoria (Australia)|Victoria , Australia |instrument = Guitar|genre = Pop music|Pop |occupation = Singer-songwriter |years_active = 2003& ndash;present|label = Liberation Music Emmanuel Carella is an Australian singer from Melbourne who has recorded an album and three Top 40 singles. He was also voted TV Hits Hottest Aussie Male Pop Star, 2003."Emmanuel is 2Beautiful", Sunday Herald Sun , 29 June 2003.
Career
Carella worked for a year as a dancer and backup singer on the Nine Network|Channel 9 talent show StarStruck (2000 TV series)|Starstruck . After recording a demo single, he became the first act signed by music and television identity Molly Meldrum to his Luxor record label, an imprint of Liberation Music ."Emmanuel's Story", Sunday Herald Sun / The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|Sunday Telegraph Sunday Magazine, 10 August 2003, His debut single, "2 Beautiful", scored extensive airplay and remained on the ARIA Charts|ARIA chart for 22 weeks. The follow-up single, "Don't Say a Word", released in August 2003, peaked at No. 7. Emmanuel also supported Christine Aguilera on her Australian Stripped Tour in December 2003. He also released an album, Emmanuel , on 18 April 2005. www.itunes.com
"2 Beautiful" was produced by John Farnham collaborator Phil Buckle and he has written songs with singer Russell Morris and Johnny Diesel|Mark "Diesel" Lizotte as well as English writer Stefan Skarbek (credits include Sugababes and Mel C ) and LA-based hit songwriter Pam Reswick . The song was possibly written about Rachel Barber, a former girlfriend of Carella's who disappeared in March 1999 after leaving a dance class. Barber, 15, told Carella she was going to meet up with "an old friend" who had promised her work that would bring her "heaps of money". Barber was later found to have been murdered by Caroline Reed Robertson, her former babysitter. Robertson was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison with a 14½-year minimum.
Carella, who began writing songs at the age of 14, said: "Some of my songs are fun and happy, but most of them are deep. It all depends on how you interpret them, but yes, I did write songs for Rachel, especially around that time."
Since releasing his debut album, he has been traveling the world and taking a break from life as a musician. Emmanuel worked on one of the world's largest cruise ships with Royal Caribbeans "Freedom of the seas" as dance captain in 2007. As well as "Navigator" and "Mariner" of the seas as a Singer Dancer in 2006, 2008 and 2009.
In 2010, Emmanuel appeared in an Australian production of the musical West Side Story . In June 2011, Emmanuel was on The Morning Show as a back up dancer for Gina G.
Supported Christina Aguilera on her 2003 " Justified and Stripped Tour|Stripped " tour of Australia.
Appeared on Rove (TV series)|Rove Live .
Performed at 2004 Carols by Candlelight at Sydney Myer Music Bowl , Melbourne .
References
Persondata | NAME =Carella, Emmanuel | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = 1982 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Carella, Emmanuel Category:Australian male singers Category:Australian people of Italian descent Category:Living people Category:Singers from Melbourne Category:1982 births
