Cristina Scuccia

Cristina Scuccia
Birth name Cristina Scuccia
Also known as Sister Cristina / Suor Cristina
Born (1988-08-19) 19 August 1988
Origin Vittoria, Italy
Genres Pop, rock, soul
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2014–present
Labels Universal Records
Associated acts J-Ax

Sister Cristina Scuccia (also known as suor Cristina, Italian for "Sister Christina") is an Italian Ursuline nun who won the 2014 season of The Voice of Italy[1] as part of Team J-Ax, resulting in a record deal with Universal.[2] In 2013, she won a Christian music competition as part of the Good News Festival.[3]

Early life

Cristina Scuccia was born in Vittoria in 1988.[4] She became a novice in 2009 and worked for two years with poor children in Brazil before formally joining the Ursuline order.[4] In the years from 2009 to 2011, Sister Cristina improved her artistic dowries to the academy of show "Star Rose Academy" in Rome, created and director by Maximo De Marco and her singing teacher was the singer-songwriter Franco Simone.[5] Her television debut was in June 2012, on the program "Dizionario dei sentimenti" by Franco Simone, on Gold Tv in Rome.[6]

Career

2014–present

The Voice of Italy

In 2014, Scuccia applied to The Voice of Italy singing competition, singing for her audition "No One" by Alicia Keys. The performance received more than 70 million views on YouTube. She was very popular with the audience and all four judges—Raffaella Carrà, J-Ax, Noemi, and Piero Pelù—turned their chairs in the blind audition. Cristina chose to be part of Team J-Ax. Throughout the contest, she wore a simple crucifix around her neck, black shoes and ankle-length black religious habit. During the show, she sang "The Cup of Life" alongside Ricky Martin and during the final, she sang a duet with Kylie Minogue on "Can't Get You Out of My Head".[7] In the final, she won the trophy with 62% of the Italian votes against runner-up Giacomo Voli. After winning, she thanked God for her victory, reciting an "Our Father" prayer to the show organizers and audience.[8]

Performances

Album & video

On October 20, 2014, the music video for Scuccia's version of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" was released on Vevo platform.[9] It is the lead single from her new album "Sister Cristina" which was released on November 11, 2014.[10] The album contains her interpretations of a number of songs as well as two previously unreleased songs.[11]

On 18 December 2014, she released her second music video "Blessed Be Your Name".[12]

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak positions Notes
IT
[13]		 BEL
(Wa)
[14]		 FR
[15]
2014 Sister Cristina
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: 10 November 2014
17
133
46
 Tracklist
  1. "Try" (3:35)
  2. "Fallin' Free" (3:32)
  3. "Like a Virgin" (4:00)
  4. "Somewhere Only We Know" (3:35)
  5. "Blessed Be Your Name" (3:48)
  6. "Fix You" (4:30)
  7. "No One" (3:55)
  8. "I Surrender" (3:53)
  9. "True Colors" (3:59)
  10. "Price Tag" (3:32)
  11. "Perto, longe ou depois [Ordinary World]" (4:08)
  12. "L'amore vincerà" (3:34)

Singles

Year Title Chart positions
IT
[13]		 FR
[15]
2014 "Like a Virgin"
 –
185
2014 "Blessed Be Your Name"
 –
 –

See also

The Singing Nun, Sœur Sourire, Jeanne Deckers (1933-1985)

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Elhaida Dani		 The Voice of Italy winner
2014 		Succeeded by
Fabio Curto
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