Arno Santamaria (born 1978 in Argenteuil, France) is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
Arno Santamaria taught himself to play the guitar alone. At 15 he formed a hard-rock band and played several rock and hard-rock scenes. At 17 he discovered Léo Ferré and began writing songs. He obtained a degree from Schola Cantorum de Paris as an audio engineer.Biography, franceinter.fr, 8 December 2014
In 2009, he made his first album via Spidart, a crowdfunding platform.Arno Santamaria suit les pas de Grégoire, chartsinfrance.net, 8 December 2014
In 2012, his second album 1362 was made with the help of 1362 producers on MyMajorCompany. He was the opening act for concerts by Murray Head, Gérald de Palmas and Arno.Arno, les yeux fermés, sudouest.fr, 8 December 2014
Rising Star In 2014, Arno was candidate at the French version of Rising Star.Arno veut conquérir le public de Rising Star, leparisien.fr, 8 December 2014 He seduced the audience, and the singer Cali who was in the jury, by singing his own compositions. He finished in second place. After that Arno signed a contract with Capitol Records. In December, an EP with 4 tracks has been released and a third album was released in June 2015.Rising Star : Le finaliste Arno Santamaria sortira un album début 2015, ozap.com, 8 December 2014
Discography
Albums YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification FR2009 Arno Santamaria2012 13622015 Des corps libres42
EP 2014: Debout (je me sens bien)
Singles YearSinglePeak positions FR2014 "Debout (je me sens bien)"155
Award 2012 : Discovery by Public Francophone RadiosArno Santamaria sur les RFP, rts.ch, 8 December 2014
References
External links Official site