Costel Busuioc - Ave Maria (live)

Costel Busuioc sings Ave Maria at the Philarmonic Hall in Timisoara
(live recording with a handheld Canon Ixus 75)

- Background

Starting as a poor Romanian worker and shepherd, Busuioc settled down in Madrid, Spain in 2006, where he started working as a bricklayer in order to support his family back home. Busuioc has sung opera arias and Christian music since he was a teenager; he used to be a cantor in several Transylvanian churches.

- Winner of "Hijos de Babel" contest

While in Spain, a friend insisted that he take part in an audition for the local immigrant-oriented talent contest called Hijos de Babel (sp. "Babel's children"). Of the 4,000 people who had initially signed up for the contest, Busuioc was pronounced the winner on 13 March 2008, after passing a tie-break stage the same day -- he first sang the air Libiamo ne' lieti calici from Traviata by Verdi and then Puccini's Nessun dorma (from the opera Turandot), which won him the contest. The offered prize brought Busuioc a contract with Sony BMG; it was stated that the record label is currently arranging that Busuioc's family move to Madrid, as they could not afford so by their own means.

- Instruction and capabilities

The story of Busuioc had a large impact back in Romania -- for years, he had struggled to obtain support in order to develop his vocal capabilities, but poverty and lack of musical training forestalled any success. However, Busuioc actually had musical lessons in Timişoara for three years, but the quality of the lessons was rather modest and his schedule was so tiresome that he could hardly he find the time to practice.

Busuioc was nicknamed the "Pavarotti of the Carpathians" for his vocal capabilities, given that his formal training is minimal. The songs and arias he chose to sing during the Hijos de Babel contest demanded a tenor B (only a semitone below the tenor C) several times.

(quoted from wikipedia)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• classical
• opera
• ave
• maria
• costel
• busuioc
• timisoara

[replaygeorge]

Inregistrarea mea nu este de o calitate prea buna. Tot ce va pot spune e ca sala a fost arhiplina (lucru f rar la filarmonica) si ca sala a aplaudat in picioare. Cu totii am fost emotionati si fericiti ca am fost acolo. Cine il contesta trebuia sa fie in sala aceea cu noi.

[AndradaDaciana]

a avut noroc sa fie remarcat? ma mir cum nu iti e jena sa vorbesti! Costel Busuioc nu a fost remarcat de nimeni si nici macar nu a fost acceptat la Conservator, ci a studiat singur, locuind si muncind in conditii mizere. A devenit cunoscut doar pt ca a participat la un concurs desfasurat in Spania, iar pe organizatorii concursului nu ii interesa nici politica sovina-antiromaneasca, nu ii interesa nici parerea unor neica nimeni ca tine, ci ii interesa sa premieze cea mai buna voce.

[dr2b57]

E din moldova dar a fost adaoptat cu toata dragostea de banateni si a ales sa se stabileasca langa Timisoara.

de fapt e un roman genial ..

[TaviYamato]

oricum tipu mai are de exersat dar e bun

[ancamg]

Costele, geez ce voce ti-a dat Dumnezeu! Cultiv-o si vei avea mari satisfactii!

SUPERB!

[patrunjik]

superb mai canta omul acesta..pacat ca tara noastra nu stie sa-si descopere si ajute talentele adevarate..pacat ca tara nu ne ofera nimic....nimic.....!!!!!!!!!!!­pacat ca romanii sunt sclavi la altii in tara,pacat ca acest om..(talent al secolului)a fost ajutat si promovat de altii...rusine ROMANIA!!!!!halal democratie....halal guvern....parlament...halal!pa­cat de tara noastra...ca este frumoasa,dar si frumusetea ramasa dispare incetul cu incetul.PACAT

[qzmprvt]

@arcangelopaul stupid italian bastard...you are just jealous that a poor man with an incredible voice sang better than most of your singers that, by the way, are much more fat than Costel Busuioc

i hope to understand what i wrote here but the chances are small because you are too much of a retard

idiot!!!!!!!

[AndradaDaciana]

las-o balta cu "se stie cine va castiga", ca doar nu a dat nici shpaga si nici nu era amanta vreunuia din producator, ci era un muncitor necalificat si amarat din Romania, cu o voce mai buna decat a restului participantilor. Sunt de acord ca in Romania sunt voci mai bune, dar sa nu uiti ca vocile alea au fost lucrate ani de zile, cu ajutorul unor specialisti in domeniu. Iar la faza cu "neica", ai dreptate cu nu trebuia sa te fac neica, deoarece in Romania era un cuvint adresat barbatului iubit!

[wadrio007]

ma mir ca ''stii'' atat de multe din toate domeniile totusi tin sa iti amintesc ceva ,in show-urile astea se c-am stie cine castiga de la inceput oricum el are o voce buna dar nu iti da nimeni voie sa spui ca este cea mai buna voce de roman crede-ma stiu ce zic . Si nu iti permit sa imi spui mie "neica" pentru ca trebuie sa te uiti putin in oglinda si o sa iti dai seama de ce spun asta. ok?

[wadrio007]

sunt destui mai buni ca el A avut noroc sa fie remarcat si promovat! atat!