ROME – The singer-songwriters Rita Manelli, aka Alma and Marta Vitale, aka Marta, in the final at the IVISIONATICI MUSIC FESTIVAL. The event, which will be held on 10 July in Rome, at Parco Appio, is organized by the cultural association IVISIONATICI and created with the media partnership of Rai Radio Live Napoli, the patronage of Nuovo IMAIE and the collaboration of Radio City4You.
Marta Vitale, aka Marta, is a pop/rock singer from Brindisi, born in 2002. Since she was little, she has always cultivated talent, but above all the dream of becoming a professional singer. She is currently enrolled at the “Nino Rota” Conservatory of Music. Her unreleased song “Neve” is an introspective piece in which the artist and composer addresses her shyness and her insecurities, comparing them to the snow that holds her back in an attempt to emerge.
Rita Manelli, aka ALMA, was born in Brindisi in 1997. In 2010 she was selected to be part of the “Tito Schipa” Conservatory of Lecce in the jazz singing class. She studied in Milan and graduated from the “Giuseppe Verdi” Conservatory in Pop Singing. In 2015 you began your recording career. She recorded her first single in Milan, which she dedicated to her brother who passed away a few years ago due to a road accident. She recorded three other singles. In 2017, you won the New York Italian Music Festival. You participated in the creation of a Christmas album in the Bobby Solo compilation together with other artists. In the summer of 2017 you participated in “Area Sanremo”, reaching the national final. Rita duetted with Bobby Solo and Marco Masini. Currently, she is continuing her studies at the Monopoli conservatory and is about to graduate.
The final will begin at 7pm with a blue carpet inside the location, during which artists and guests will parade and be interviewed by the media partners present. Two important entities active in the protection of the environment will also be present in the carpet area: the WWF Rome and Metropolitan Area, which will promote its missions regarding the protection of the environment and species at risk, and Marevivo, which has been deals with the defense of the sea.
Furthermore, That’s Radio, media partner of the contest, will interview the finalist and guest artists.
Starting at 7.30pm, however, the organization will host an unplugged event presented and organized by singer-songwriter Sara Jones.
The 20 finalists will perform, starting from 9.00 pm, on the main stage of Parco Appio.
The artists will be evaluated by a quality jury chaired by Federica Abbate. Joining the author and songwriter on the jury will be: the journalist Beatrice Tominic, the speaker Myriam Fecchi and the casting manager Paola Favale.
The event will be presented by Riccardo Zianna and, during the final, the singer-songwriter Veronica Di Nocera will perform as a special guest. Opening act of the event will be Ruggero Ricci and the singer-songwriter Isotta.
All competing artists will have the opportunity to create an unreleased song to record in the studio, thanks to the collaboration with the 20 record labels, partners of the festival. Furthermore, the winners of each category will have the opportunity to win: video clips, training masterclasses, a month of press office, live performances at other festivals, scholarships, a radio tour and many other prizes.
