Alessandro "Alex" Staropoli (born 9 January 1970) is a keyboard player, composer, leader and co-founder (with Luca Turilli) of the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He does the orchestral arrangements in all the band's songs.[3] Following the split with Turilli, Staropoli is Rhapsody of Fire's only remaining founding member.

Alex Staropoli
Alex Staropoli performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Alessandro Staropoli
Born	(1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 52) Trieste, Italy
Origin	Italy
Genres	Power metal symphonic metal[1] progressive metal[2] neoclassical metal[2]
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Limb Magic Circle SPV AFM
Website	www.alexstaropoli.com

Biography

Staropoli was born in Trieste. As a child he was mainly interested in nature – mountains, forests and lakes. At the age of nine he got his first piano and began to study its basics,[3][4] and at the age of fourteen he bought his first electric guitar. After meeting Luca, but before the creation of Rhapsody of Fire, he bought a Korg 01/W pro keyboard, a model he still uses.[3]

Alex and Luca met in 1990 during a course in mental techniques (how to have more control of your own mind), and together they started the band Rhapsody (later named as Rhapsody of Fire) in 1993.[3]

References

External links

• Official Homepage
• Official Rhapsody Of Fire Website
• (in Italian) Interview with Alessandro Staropoli^{[permanent dead link]}
• Interview with Alex Staropoli

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