Hubby and I celebrate at The Fame Whore Release Party!
Thank you everyone!!! My song Fame Whore produced by Waails has reached the top 25 in Dance/Pop on Amazon!!!! Thank you for all the support... you all rock the way I see it!!!! Xx BillyCharles
Arianna Ley is a singer, songwriter and musician. In my opinion Arianna is reminiscent of a young Celine Dion... Its her sound and the passion that she has while she performs! I chose to feature her as part of my " The Young and The Fabulous" series. Arianna is from Italy although she is coming soon to a radio near you. Her Music is her life and she is anxious to share it with the world. She is currently busy studying while working on a new project soon to be revealed!
I can not wait for you to get to know her the way I see it Xx Billy Charles
BC: Where are you from?
AL: I'm from the province of Venice, Italy
BC What is your
nationality?
AL: Italian
BC: How old are you?
AL: 20
BC: How long have you been singing?
AL: I've been singing since I was about 6, my mother used to sing in the
chorus of the church so I started there, when I was 11 a friend of mine asked me
to sing with her in the show of the school; I sang and discovered that I liked
to be in front of an audience alone, so I started singing every year at the show
of the school. I attended the singing school from 2007 to 2012 and now I'm going
on my way
BC: Tell me about what music means to you?
AL: Music has always been present in my life, but when I started singing alone
a new world had opened. Every melody arouses in me something different, when I
listen to a song I really fall into it, it's something that brings you in
another world. Music can help in difficult times, writing a new piece can help
facing life situation.
Music is the air I breathe
BC: Where do you hope your music takes you? Are you trying to do
it professionally?
AL: I started writing songs so I have my own material and I hope to be noticed,
because I like not only singing, but also performing in front of a big audience,
and to do complete show. I'm trying to do it professionally and actually, I've
just came back from a 1 month staying in London. I don't want to reveal anything
but I've made so many steps forward and I'm now writing and recording new songs,
as I'm going to return in London to make them listen to some people. I'm working
really hard so I hope everything goes well!
BC: What instruments do
you play? Have you taken lessons?
AL: I've been taking piano lessons for about 7 years thanks to my mother that
really wanted me to play an instrument. My parents bought me a keyboard for Christmas, at first it was really
difficult and for long times I didn't want to do my practice exercises at home.
My parents wanted me to keep playing and they rented a piano, suddenly I felt
the need of playing everyday and we bought a digital piano, so I could record me
playing, and do thousand of effects.
BC: Which artists do you look up to?
AL: I am inspired by so many people, I listen to every kind of music, I love
the big soul singers like Aretha Franklin, Etta James and Whitney Houston but
also Beyoncè for being such a wonderful performer, Alicia Keys and Jessie J. But
I love also Queen, Aerosmith, Guns 'n Roses, Michael Bublè, Christina
Aguilera..everyone has something special!
BC: How would you
describe your sound?
AL: My sound..I think it's difficult to define my own sound. The people who
listen to my music should answer to this question, I'm writing my first
complete songs so I'm discovering it.. in some songs you can hear the proper
soul sound, and in other something more rock, It's something I'm building now so
this is a very difficult question!
BC: Tell my readers about your
new song " Electric Shock"...
AL: One day I was listening to my favourite songs, you know when you have
headphones and nobody is watching you, and you're totally into the song? Well
when the song finished, Electrick shock came in my mind like it was an existing
song, I went downstairs, and I played it! a Song is a gift, really.. and that
songs is about that moment, when you're in the song, and it brings you in
another world, the lyrics explain clearly this concept I think. I just wanted to
describe that moment, and I think I made it!
BC: Tell me about
your life currently...
AL: Well I study languages for the foreign trade at university in Venice, I'm
starting the third and final year in September, this summer I'm going out with
my friends and boyfriend..like everyone does I think! and obviously I'm going to
dedicate a lot of time to my music!
In the studio!
BC: What makes you
happiest...besides music?
AL: Having people who love me by my side, make other people happy and, as I am
really determined in everything I do, reaching targets makes me happy, even if
that target was to pass a university exam.
BC: What is next for
Arianna Ley?
AL: As I said before, I'm going to write and record new songs this summer and
in autumn in coming back in London to work with some people of the music field.
I don't like to reveal things before they happen so I won't say more about this,
but I really hope that you will hear me on the radio!
