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==Career== |
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Mancini grew up in Northridge, California.<ref name="Coveney">{{cite web|last1=Coveney|first1=Janine|title=Monica Mancini - JazzTimes|url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/at-home/monica-mancini/|website=JazzTimes|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=1 August 2004}}</ref> Her father, Henry, was a popular, award winning composer and her mother, Virginia, was a singer.<ref name="Lopez">{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Steve|title=Ginny Mancini gives back to the music that nurtured her|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0917-lopez-mancini-20140916-column.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=16 September 2014}}</ref> She listened more to [[the Beatles]] than to her father's music. When she was fourteen, she sang professionally with the Henry Mancini Chorus, as did her mother and sister. She became a freelance, studio singer in Los Angeles. Her debut album, ''Monica Mancini'' (1998) was accompanied by a television special on PBS. During her career, she has worked with [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="Merli">{{cite web|last1=Merli|first1=Melissa|title=Monica Mancini joins Hamlisch, UI Jazz Band at Krannert|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2008-03-23/monica-mancini-joins-hamlisch-ui-jazz-band-krannert.html|website=The News Gazette|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=28 March 2008}}</ref> |
Mancini grew up in Northridge, California.<ref name="Coveney">{{cite web|last1=Coveney|first1=Janine|title=Monica Mancini - JazzTimes|url=https://jazztimes.com/departments/at-home/monica-mancini/|website=JazzTimes|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=1 August 2004}}</ref> Her father, Henry, was a popular, award winning composer and her mother, Virginia, was a singer.<ref name="Lopez">{{cite web|last1=Lopez|first1=Steve|title=Ginny Mancini gives back to the music that nurtured her|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0917-lopez-mancini-20140916-column.html|website=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=16 September 2014}}</ref> She listened more to [[the Beatles]] than to her father's music. When she was fourteen, she sang professionally with the Henry Mancini Chorus, as did her mother and sister. She became a freelance, studio singer in Los Angeles. Her debut album, ''Monica Mancini'' (1998) was accompanied by a television special on PBS. During her career, she has worked with [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="Merli">{{cite web|last1=Merli|first1=Melissa|title=Monica Mancini joins Hamlisch, UI Jazz Band at Krannert|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/local/2008-03-23/monica-mancini-joins-hamlisch-ui-jazz-band-krannert.html|website=The News Gazette|accessdate=11 April 2017|date=28 March 2008}}</ref> |
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In 2002 she sing the song "Sensa fine" for the opening of the movie Ghost Ship, but her voice was record by the italian actress Francesca Rettondini<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senza Fine from Ghost Ship — Monica Mancini|url=https://www.last.fm/music/Monica+Mancini/_/Senza+Fine+from+Ghost+Ship|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Last.fm|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
Revision as of 01:22, 2 April 2021
Monica Jo Mancini (born May 4, 1952) is an American singer and the daughter of composer Henry Mancini.
Career
Mancini grew up in Northridge, California.[1] Her father, Henry, was a popular, award winning composer and her mother, Virginia, was a singer.[2] She listened more to the Beatles than to her father's music. When she was fourteen, she sang professionally with the Henry Mancini Chorus, as did her mother and sister. She became a freelance, studio singer in Los Angeles. Her debut album, Monica Mancini (1998) was accompanied by a television special on PBS. During her career, she has worked with Plácido Domingo, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.[3]
In 2002 she sing the song "Sensa fine" for the opening of the movie Ghost Ship, but her voice was record by the italian actress Francesca Rettondini[4]
Discography
- Monica Mancini (Warner Bros., 1998)
- Dreams of Johnny Mercer (Concord Jazz, 2000)
- Cinema Paradiso (Concord Jazz, 2002)
- Ultimate Mancini (2004)
- I've Loved These Days (Concord, 2009)[5]
References
- ^ Coveney, Janine (1 August 2004). "Monica Mancini - JazzTimes". JazzTimes. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Lopez, Steve (16 September 2014). "Ginny Mancini gives back to the music that nurtured her". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ Merli, Melissa (28 March 2008). "Monica Mancini joins Hamlisch, UI Jazz Band at Krannert". The News Gazette. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- ^ "Senza Fine from Ghost Ship — Monica Mancini". Last.fm. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "Monica Mancini | Album Discography | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.