Cristina Scuccia
| Cristina Scuccia | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | Cristina Scuccia 19 August 1988 |
| Origin | Vittoria, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, rock, soul |
| Occupation | Singer, |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Label | Universal Music Italia |
Cristina Scuccia (born 19 August 1988) is an Italian singer and former Catholic religious sister. She won the 2014 season of The Voice of Italy[1] as part of Team J-Ax, resulting in a record deal with Universal.[2] In 2013, she won a Christian music competition as part of the Good News Festival.[3]
Early life
Cristina Scuccia was born in Vittoria in 1988.[4] She became a novice in 2009 and worked for two years with poor children in Brazil before formally joining the Ursuline order.[4] In the years from 2009 to 2011, Sister Cristina improved her artistic skills at the "Star Rose Academy" in Rome, created and directed by Maximo De Marco. Her singing teacher was the singer-songwriter Franco Simone.[5] Her television debut was in June 2012, on the program "Dizionario dei sentimenti" by Franco Simone, on Gold Tv in Rome.[6]
Career
2014–present
The Voice of Italy
In 2014, Scuccia applied to The Voice of Italy singing competition, singing for her audition "No One" by Alicia Keys. The performance received more than 104 million views on YouTube. She was very popular with the audience and all four judges—Raffaella Carrà, J-Ax, Noemi, and Piero Pelù—turned their chairs in the blind audition. Cristina chose to be part of Team J-Ax. Throughout the contest, she wore a simple crucifix around her neck, black shoes and ankle-length black religious habit. In the final, she won the trophy with 62% of the Italian votes against runner-up Giacomo Voli. After winning, she thanked God and recited the Lord's Prayer to the show organizers and audience.[7]
- Performances
- Blind audition (19 March 2014): "No One" by Alicia Keys. All four chairs turned.[8]
- Battle round (16 April 2014): "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper. Advanced against Luna Palumbo of Team J-Ax.[9]
- Knock out round (24 April 2014): "Hero" by Mariah Carey. Advanced against Benedetta Giovagnini of Team J-Ax.
- Live show 1 (7 May 2014): "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara. Saved by public vote.[10]
- Live show 2 (14 May 2014): "Uno su mille" by Gianni Morandi. Saved by public vote.
- Live show 3 (21 May 2014): "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. Saved by public vote.
- Semi-final (28 May 2014): "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes. 45/100 from coach and 70.18/100 from voting public. Advanced to final. Dylan Magon from Team J-Ax eliminated.
- Final (5 June 2014) singing:
- Phase one (Final 4):
- "Beautiful That Way" by Achinoam Nini.
- "Gli anni" by 883 in duet with coach J-Ax.
- "Lungo la riva" (new song). Advanced with Giacomo Voli and Tommaso Pini. Giorgia Pino eliminated.
- Phase 2 (Final 3):
- "No One" by Alicia Keys. Advanced to Final 2 with Giacomo Voli. Tommaso Pini eliminated.
- Phase 3 (Final 2)
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" from Irene Cara. Won The Voice title with 62.30% of the vote. Finalist Giacomo Voli runner up for season.
- Phase one (Final 4):
Album and video
On 20 October 2014, the music video for Scuccia's version of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" was released on Vevo platform.[11] It is the lead single from her debut album Sister Cristina which was released on 11 November 2014.[12] The album contains her interpretations of a number of songs as well as two previously unreleased songs.[13]
On 18 December 2014, she released her second music video "Blessed Be Your Name".[14]
Acting career
In 2015, Scuccia was cast as Sister Mary Robert in the Italian production of the Sister Act musical.[15][16]
Personal life
On 20 November 2022, she was a guest on the Italian program Verissimo by Silvia Toffanin, in which she announced that she had given up her perpetual vows to be able to devote herself full-time to a musical career.[17]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Track listing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IT[18] | BEL (Wa)[19] |
FR[20] | |||
| 2014 | Sister Cristina 1st studio album Released: 10 November 2014 |
17 | 133 | 46 | "Try" (3:35) "Fallin' Free" (3:32) "Like a Virgin" (4:00) "Somewhere Only We Know" (3:35) "Blessed Be Your Name" (3:48) "Fix You" (4:30) "No One" (3:55) "I Surrender" (3:53) "True Colors" (3:59) "Price Tag" (3:32) "Perto, longe ou depois [Ordinary World]" (4:08) "L'amore vincerà" (3:34) |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT[18] | FR[20] | ||
| 2014 | "Like a Virgin" | – | 185 |
| 2014 | "Blessed Be Your Name" | – | – |
| 2016 | "Hallelujah" | – | – |
| 2018 | "Felice" | – | – |
| 2023 | "La felicità è una direzione" | – | – |
References
- Back to citation "Singing Nun Cristina Scuccia Wins Italy's Voice". Billboard. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- Back to citation "Singing Nun Sister Cristina Scuccia Wins Italy's Voice". New York Daily News. New York. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- Back to citation Davies, Lizzy (21 March 2014). "Singing nun Cristina Scuccia Becomes Internet Star After The Voice Audition". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 "Suor Cristina, Italy's Singing Nun, Wins The Voice". The Daily Telegraph. Agence France-Presse. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- Back to citation Franco Simone su suor Cristina: "Non si farà stritolare da successo" - Adnkronos 30/04/2014
- Back to citation "SUOR CRISTINA/ Video, L'esibizione al fianco del cantautore Franco Simone (The voice of Italy 2014) - Sussidiario 25/03/2014". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- Back to citation Agence France-Presse (6 June 2014). "Suor Cristina, Italy's singing nun, wins The Voice". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- Back to citation "Serie 2, blind 2, Suor Cristina Scuccia, #TEAMJ-AX". The Voice of Italy. YouTube. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Back to citation "Serie 2, Battle 1, Suor Cristina Scuccia Vs Luna Palumbo". The Voice of Italy. YouTube. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Back to citation "Suor Cristina - "What a feeling" - The Voice Of Italy - 07/05/2014". The Voice of Italy. YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Back to citation Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Sister Cristina - Like A Virgin. YouTube.
- Back to citation Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: الأخت كريستينا نجمة "ذي فويس" الإيطالية تصدر ألبومها الأول. YouTube.
- Back to citation "Like A Virgin: the song singing by Sister Cristina". ParlandoDi. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- Back to citation "Sister Cristina - Blessed Be Your Name". YouTube. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- Back to citation Viagas, Robert (10 December 2015). "Real-life Singing Nun Joins Italian Sister Act Today". Playbill. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Back to citation "Nun Sister Cristina Set To Rock 'Sister Act' Musical". World Religion News. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- Back to citation Andrea Pascoli (20 November 2022). "Sister Cristina Scuccia won The Voice, today she leaves the consecrated life". la Repubblica.
- Back to citation occurrence 18.0 Back to citation occurrence 18.1 Italiancharts.com - Sister Cristina discography
- Back to citation Ultratop.be/vl/ - Sister Cristina discography
- Back to citation occurrence 20.0 Back to citation occurrence 20.1 Lescharts.com - Sister Cristina discography