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Arno Santamaria (born 1978 in Argenteuil, France) is a French singer-songwriter.

Arno Santamaria
Arno Santamaria
Background information
Born	(1978-11-09) 9 November 1978 (age 43) Argenteuil, France
Origin	France
Genres	Chanson, French pop
Labels	My Major Company, Capitol Records
Website	http://arnosantamaria.com/

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.[1]

In 2009, he made his first album via Spidart, a crowdfunding platform.[2]

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.[3]

Rising Star

In 2014, Arno was candidate at the French version of Rising Star.[4] 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.[5]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		FR [6]
2009	Arno Santamaria	–
2012	1362	–
2015	Des corps libres	42

EP

• 2014: Debout (je me sens bien)

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		FR [6]
2014	"Debout (je me sens bien)"	155

Award

• 2012 : Discovery by Public Francophone Radios[7]

References

External links

• Official site

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