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Cristina Scabbia Profile |
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Birth Date: June 6, 1972
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Birth Place: Milan, Italy
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Birth Name: Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia
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Biography |
Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (born June 6, 1972 in Milan,
Italy) is one of two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal
band Lacuna Coil. She also has an advice column, alongside
Pantera member Vinnie Paul in the popular rock magazine
Revolver. Scabbia has said that the biggest compliment that
a fan could pay her would be to remark on her vocal
abilities.
Scabbia grew up listening to music with her family, which
included two brothers and a sister. Though her sibling's
musical preference differed from Scabbia's, her first
influences were from bands such as Genesis, Led Zeppelin,
AC/DC, and traditional Italian music. She began to take
interest in metal music in her 20's as well as 1980's music,
which also included dance music. Scabbia has said it is
difficult categorize what influenced her as a musician and
she feels that any type of music has had an influence on
her.
Scabbia first began using her vocal abilities to back up
Lacuna Coil's then lead singer Andrea Ferro. The last member
to join the current line up, she was friends with the
members previous to joining. When Lacuna Coil recognized her
interest to sing in the group, they planned to record a demo
with Scabbia that would be sent to record labels to get the
group a record deal. Scabbia was initially asked to sing
parts of the choruses, but the band liked the sound duality
of the male/female vocals and asked her to be a permanent
member.
Soon after recording the demo, they were signed on the
international label Century Media. Originally signing with
the Century Media branch located in Germany, Lacuna Coil
joined up with the American branch of the label. Even before
the first album's release in 1997, they began to tour.
Scabbia was once engaged to fellow Lacuna Coil bandmate,
bassist Marco Coti Zelati, but their relationship has since
come to an end, though they remain in the same band. She is
currently dating James Root from American based groups
Slipknot and Stone Sour.
Scabbia enjoys watching movies, cooking, photography,
shopping, clothing and spending time with her friends and
family. Her favorite sport is soccer and she supports A.C.
Milan. When in the United States, she takes pleasure in
watching the Food Network and is a fan of Emeril, who she
claims is "the man". Scabbia also likes to watch Giada De
Laurentiis' program Everyday Italian and Rachael Ray's
program 30 Minute Meals. Scabbia's favorite bands are said
to be Depeche Mode, Linkin Park, Korn and In Flames. Her
favorite colors are red, white and black (all equally) and
her favourite Lacuna Coil album is Unleashed Memories. She
loves "black voices" and her favorite singers are Tori Amos
and Skye Morcheeba. She made a duet with the important
Italian songwriter Franco Battiato in the song "I'm that"
(2004) and she sang with him in a concert in Milan in 2005
(the concert can be watched on the DVD "Un soffio al cuore
di natura elettrica"). Also she can be heard on the single
"Can you hear me" of the Italian rock band Rezophonic. In
2006 Scabbia and all her bandmates appeared, with many
Italian bands, in Rezophonic's videoclips "L'uomo di
plastica" and "Spasimo".
She appeared on a remake of A Tout Le Monde on the Megadeth
album United Abominations. The song is a duet with Dave
Mustaine and will be the album's first single.
She will appear on the upcoming Apocalyptica album. |
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