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Giovanni Zarrella (born 4 March 1978) is a German-Italian singer and television presenter based in Germany. Most notably, he was a singer in the German pop group Bro'Sis from 2001 to 2006. Since 2021, Zarrella has hosted Die Giovanni Zarrella Show .
Early life
editZarrella was born in Hechingen in 1978 as the first child of Clementina and Bruno Zarrella. Like his sister and brother Stefano, he grew up bilingual German-Italian. He took piano and organ lessons at a young age and took singing lessons at the age of 15. In the early 1990s he lived with his family in Italy. At the age of 16 he founded his first band, Brotherhood.
Career
editHe was one of an "international" sextet, later quintet, of singers formed from the TV series Popstars.[1] Previously a youth footballer in Italy and Germany, after the disbanding of Bro'Sis, Zarrella took part in TV celebrity football events[2] and subsequently became a TV sports presenter.
In 2023, he was a coach on The Voice of Germany.
Personal life
editIn 2005, Zarrella married Brazilian television personality Jana Ina. Together, the couple has one son.
Discography
edit- Coming Up (2006)
- Musica (2008)
- Ancora Musica (2010)
- La vita è bella (2019)
- Ciao! (2021)
- Per sempre (2022)
- Per sempre (Edizione da capo) (2023)
References
edit- ^ Jörg Amtage, Matthias Müller: Jörg Amtage und Matthias Müller präsentieren Alle Hits, 2003, p. 97: "... Ross-Anthony Catterall (9.7.1977 in Bridgenorth/England), Giovanni Za[r]rella (4.3.1978 in Stuttgart) und Hila Bronstein (26.7.1983 in Tel Aviv/Israel) – bekannt aus der Fernsehserie 'Popstars' ..."
- ^ Südtiroler Wochenmagazin, 2006, p. 93: "Gäste Wigald Boning, Guido Cantz, Peter Neururer, Jana Ina, Giovanni Zarrella. Die Mannschaftsaufstellung steht! Trainer Hugo Egon Balder hat sein Team für 'Die Hit Giganten – Fußballhits' zusammengestellt."