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Christian, Gaetano Rossi Cristiano pseudonym (Palermo, September 8, 1947), is an Italian singer.

Born in Boccadifalco (fraction of Palermo), start playing football until the category De Martino of Palermo, in the role of full-back, no debut.

Later he succumbed to Mantova, prematurely interrupted his football career due to heart arrhythmia.

From a young age cultivates one of his greatest passions: music. And after attending some singing schools, he participated in the competition New Voices of Milan, whose victory gave him his first record deal. Christian chooses as a pseudonym, the brainchild of Mina.

In 1970 with the song "Firmament" won the Festivalbar in Section youth (called Green Series), an event that allows him to enter fully into the world of entertainment and music. At the suggestion of Tony Cucchiara participates in the Cain and Abel musical, playing the role of Abel, representation that will lead him to perform in the major Italian theaters and that will open the way as an actor in soap operas seguitissimi. With Daniela, one of his most famous songs, soon scale the charts Italian, European and American.

It is one of the first artists to perform at the Vatican in the presence of John Paul II, which occurred on September 11, 1980: The episode earned him notoriety for some time the nickname "the Pope Singer".

Other successes are linked to the Sanremo Festival: Another life another love (not officially credited to 5th place) (1982), Embrace my love (17th place) (1983), Darling (1984) (song ranked the 3rd place) serene Night (1985) (5th place), Air and music (10th place) (1987) and Love (1990), which was also a success in Finland in the local language version sung by Arja Koriseva.

In recent years authors like Balducci, Lightman, Mogol, Malgioglio and Maurizio Fabrizio sign songs for him, successes published under the Polygram label and Ricordi. His tour reached Australia, Yugoslavia, the South Africa, Greece and America, on prestigious stages such as the Madison Square Garden in New York.

In 1986 Christian marries the show girl Dora Moroni, from which a year later has a son named Alfredo; They will separate in 1997.

In the 2000 returns to music with the Heart album on the road (2000), finally the dawn (2004) and For Love (2007), in which alternate old hits with new songs.

In 2015 publishes the The Best Of albums and performed on tour with his ex-wife
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Daniela - Christian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8xheXvN5qk

With Daniela, one of his most famous songs, soon scale the charts Italian, European and American.
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