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It was while studying to be a nurse that singer/songwriter Roxanna witnessed first hand the healing power of music. Sitting bedside with a patient suffering from dementia, she sang gently to the elderly woman, who was no longer swallowing. “She looked into my eyes and for the first time, I saw her smile. And she began to eat,” Roxanna says. “The doctors were amazed.”
It was while studying to be a nurse that singer/songwriter Roxanna witnessed first hand the healing power of music. Sitting bedside with a patient suffering from dementia, she sang gently to the elderly woman, who was no longer swallowing. “She looked into my eyes and for the first time, I saw her smile. And she began to eat,” Roxanna says. “The doctors were amazed.”

After becoming an RN in Toronto, again, Roxanna sang each night to a young man battling cancer while enduring a regimen of caustic treatment. When he was at last released from the hospital, the man’s father—with tears in his eyes—said to her, “My son is better because of the way you sang to him.”

With that, she realized that music, like medicine, is a great healer—and destiny would take her down a different path. “When I saw patients return to health, I knew my music could be useful in this world. Pursuing my dream as a singer was the happiest moment in my life,” Roxanna says. “There’s a quote from Shakespeare that goes, ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’ I like to put my own twist on it: ‘If music can heal your soul, it can also heal your body.’ No matter where you are from, what language you speak, music has the ability to soothe, revive and foster hope. It is truly universal, in any language.”

That theme is pervasive across the 13 songs comprising Roxanna’s debut album “Exotica,” released via RoxArt Inc. With a rich tapestry of velvety ballads and rousing, robust pop anthems of healing, forgiveness and strength—accompanied by the grandeur of string orchestration and jazz, Spanish and flamenco influences—the sensual songbird has certainly found her calling. 

The collection is produced by Mark Portmann, who has worked with pop royalty Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Barbra Streisand, Annie Lennox and Christina Aguilera. He offers, “People want to hear real talent, real voices and real stories—something that changes your life. Roxanna’s music does that. She will give you everything you ask for. It’s a daunting task for anyone new in this business and she tackled it like a warrior.”

Among highlights of “Exotica,” “Close Your Eyes,” co-written by Portmann and Lindy Robbins (Celine Dion, Backstreet Boys, Nick Lachey), is a consummate nurturing love song offering a sky-scraping vocal tour de force as Roxanna sings, “Close your eyes, I’ll be here til the sunrise, and your dreams come to carry you far from sorrow.” She notes, “This song is such a parallel for what I saw as an 
RN, when people endure tough times and you want to offer them hope. I sang two takes of the lyric and we knew it possessed everything I felt in my heart.

”Beautiful Rose” is another radiant refrain, which Roxanna wrote in honor of her mother, who died in early 2013. “Her death stopped me in my tracks, but I knew she wanted me to push on, which gave me strength to pursue my dream with all the more determination. I’m only sorry I had to send it to her in Heaven.” Adding another celestial element is accompaniment by both the Prague Orchestra and trumpeter Chris Botti. 

And “Here With Me,” again featuring Botti, is based on a poetry book that her dad gave her mom some 44 years ago: “She marked her favorites by placing a rose or a stamp or some keepsake between the pages.” Roxanna took verses from her mother’s most beloved poems and translated them from Farsi into English. 

“Exotica” is previewed by the Latin-flavored “Unforgotten,” which Roxanna wrote with Portmann. It’s based on the true story of her great love leaving her standing at the altar in 1999, six days before the planned wedding. “There was my gown staring at me. I couldn’t walk past a flower shop. I was embarrassed and heartbroken,” she says. The devotional to sadness, like all of her songs, is threaded with hope, accompanied by a sumptuous music video lensed by Matthew Rolston. Playing her paramour in the clip is “Days Of Our Lives” actor 
James Scott.

The album also includes two covers made popular by Julio Iglesias. “Only You”offers an English translation of his “Como Tú,” while she delivers “El Amor” in Spanish. “Julio… the most sensual, luxurious, vulnerable sound in the world,”Roxanna purrs. “I want to be the female version, bringing passion back to contemporary music. Enough about bad romance and hate and war. Music should be easy on the ear.”

In fact, she speaks from experience, after spending her youth surrounded by strife. Roxanna was born in war-torn Iran. She turned to music for balance and calm as a child, phonetically mimicking the English-language hits of Olivia Newton-John—who, with Iglesias, is her muse. By the late 1980s, she settled in Toronto. 

Roxanna then enrolled at Winston Churchill Collegiate, mastered English, focused on music classes and joined a choir. She notes, “It opened my heart so much more. I was able to catch up with the Western world.” Then came nursing school, and her RN degree from Seneca College in Toronto. “I loved helping people heal their bodies as I healed my heart,” following her failed romance. But while rewarding, Roxanna says, “I continued to believe there was something more… something else.”

Ultimately, it was the relative of a hospital patient who asked why she wasn’t pursuing entertainment professionally—and offered the missing ingredient: financial backing. Roxanna then contacted producer Portmann and sang Aguilera’s “Lift Me Up.” In a moment, their bond was sealed.

Now, two years later, “Exotica” is ready for the world. “I look at this experience like cooking a delicious meal. It takes time for everything to come together just right. I can’t wait to share my songs as a testament that time has a way of healing everything. When you find the strength to make a change, love and forgiveness and healing are around the corner.”

For more information on Roxanna, please visit her official website:
http://www.roxannamusic.com
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For more information on Roxanna please contact Chip Schutzman at Miles High Productions:
chip@mileshighproductions.com or 323-806-0400.

Nunzio Ciccone Bros.
Claudio Ciccone , Alessia Ciccone  are 
The Ciccone Bros.
artistically born in 1992 in Scampia Naples with the name of
Flowers Of Evil ( FDM ) .
Baptized artistically by Rita Pavone and Teddy Reno in July 1992 ,
becoming one of the winners of the United Rock for Europe ( URE ) Ariccia selection of National Artists Rock Band in conjunction with the " Festa Degli Sconosciuti" interviewed on Radio 1 Rai of Dodi Moscati ( Hello 2001 / Here Young ) .
( cit . ) archive link adnkronos ( red / as / reuters ) press release dated July 24, 1992 Marathon Rock 12-24 event where the " Flowers "
FDM ( Flowers of Evil ) & Nunzio Ciccone Bros. winning the selections stages of the competition taking place at the new indoor stadium ' ' Palariccia ' ' . Performing in the central square of Ariccia for the final round of the best 10 bands . Amongst one of the 10 winners will be chosen on the National Radio frequencies RADIO1RAI guests Dodi Moscati .
Appearing as Special Guests at the Marechiaro Blues in 1995 as part of the emerging bands . Appearing as a support band at the Eduardo Bennato gig . In 1996, they actively work on the project of the city of Naples for the new Renaissance of the Neapolitan suburban areas . Playing as an opening act at the gig of Francesco Baccini.
 Will play at the First International Tattoo Convention in Pietrarsa Portici with Pietra Montecorvino and Eugenio Bennato .
Special Guests in Milan in 1997 of a young promising Victoria Cabello in the TV show " HIT ! HIT ! " .
 Opening act in Brescia for 99 Posse .
Special Guests at the National Day of Reggio Emilia at Tunnel with Marco Ligabue .
In 1998 they moved to Milan and change the name of the band in FlowerPeace . 
Will be special guests of Red Ronnie in 1999 before the Night Wave Rimini
"Help Palco Tim " then in Bologna at the Roxy Bar together with Timoria .
In 2000 leave Italy to London where they will remain until 2012 .
In February 2014 Alessia Ciccone & Ciccone Bros. return to their city ,
Naples and release a song called I Racconti di Ale part of compilation  Cafe ' do ' friarielli Vol.2 of Gianni Simioli Speaker and Blogger and Talent Scout 
Before the reunion of the Spandau Ballet , the band will act as Special Guests at the only two Italian dates Steve Norman will play . 
Their song I Racconti di Ale
 will be played by the PapaDeejay at the Buddha Bar Montecarlo and  broadcast on Radio Montecarlo .
Italiano:
Nunzio Ciccone Bros.
Claudio Ciccone ,Alessia Ciccone sono The Ciccone Bros.
nascono artisticamente nel 1992 a Scampia Napoli con il nome di
Fiori Del Male (FDM).
Battezzati artisticamente da Rita Pavone e Teddy Reno nel luglio 1992,
risultando tra i vincitori del United Rock for Europe(URE) di Ariccia selezione Nazionale di Band e Artisti Rock in abbinamento alla "Festa degli Sconosciuti" con intervista su Radio1Rai di Dodi Moscati(Ciao 2001/Qui Giovani).
(cit.)Link archivio storico adnkronos (red/as/adnkronos) comunicato stampa del 24 luglio 1992 della Maratona Rock 12-24 manifestazione dove I "Fiori"
FDM(Fiori Del Male) & Nunzio Ciccone Bros. gareggeranno ininterrottamente all'interno del nuovissimo ''Palariccia'' si esibiranno sulla piazza centrale di Ariccia per la scelta finale dei migliori gruppi e saranno tra i 10 Vincitori o gruppi prescelti sulle frequenze di RADIO1RAI ospiti di Dodi Moscati.

Ospiti tra le band emergenti del Marechiaro Blues del 1995, si esibiscono prima del concerto di Eduardo Bennato. Nel 1996 sono parte attiva nel progetto del comune di Napoli per il nuovo Rinascimento Periferico Napoletano partecipando come apertura al concerto di Francesco Baccini. Suoneranno alla Prima Tattoo Convention Internazionale a Pietrarsa di Portici con Pietra Montecorvino ed Eugenio Bennato.

Ospiti a Milano nel 1997 di una giovane promettente Victoria Cabello nella trasmissione TV "HIT!HIT!". Supporters Band a Brescia per 99 Posse.
Ospiti alla Festa Nazionale di Reggio Emilia al Tunnel nella serata con Marco Ligabue.

Nel 1998 si trasferiscono a Milano cambiando il nome del progetto in FlowerPeace. Saranno ospiti di Red Ronnie nel 1999 prima alla Night Wave di Rimini
"Help Palco Tim"poi a Bologna al Roxy Bar insieme ai Timoria.

Nell'anno 2000 lasceranno l'Italia per Londra dove resteranno fino al 2012.
Nell'anno 2014 febbraio Alessia Ciccone & Ciccone Bros. tornano nella loro citta' artistica Napoli con l'uscita di un brano dal titolo I Racconti di Ale nella compilations Cafe' do' Friariell Vol.2 di Gianni Simioli Speaker e Blogger e Talent Scout di Successo.Saranno Special Guest di Steve Norman prima della grande Reunion degli Spandau Ballet nelle due date uniche in italia e la loro canzone sara' presente nelle serate del Buddha Bar di Montecarlo nel Dj Set di PapaDeejay trasmesso su Radio Montecarlo.

Discografia information:
2007 release of CD Demo call"London" distribuite by Cdbaby.name artistFlowerPeace
spotify:album:1u1wrhEmWMw6EIslbvKtKt

2010 Figli Del Sud single for Record Union name artist FlowerPeace & Nunzio Ciccone
spotify:album:4epfKA7cp1OG10qz8UYHN8

2011 Angels come Around Single release for Zimbalam name artist Nunzio Ciccone Bros.
spotify:album:3db0kWD1J5TanZq82wVhvR

2011 I'm Thinking of you & let it be single for Zimbalam name artist Nunzio Ciccone Bros.
spotify:album:2AS0N7wpSJ1mpBDd0rbimL

2012 Ku' Sta Voce e Sta' Kitarra 2012(Agels Come Around) single for Zimbalam 
name artist Nunzio Ciccone Bros. Claudio Ciccone
spotify:album:2ifLd0bMcIP8UkquYlMckL

2013 Summertime Love-Single -Guaglione 2013 Single Zimbalam Distribution
name artist Dj Nunzio &Claudio Ciccone Bros.
spotify:artist:7cKGxsaC8z7A2A7UILAQqF

2013 Non Solo Bronx da casa mia si vedono le vele e il vesuvio!...
Album Zimbalam Distribution  name artists Nunzio Ciccone Bros.Claudio Ciccone
spotify:album:6jxBQ0xzeQiegqBXOba095

2014 Note di Canzoni Stonate e Saldi Acustici....
Album Zimbalam Distribution name artist Nunzio Ciccone Bros.Claudio Ciccone
spotify:album:43hCt0oqfc92JmJMCQy0x8

2014 I Racconti di Ale  Alessia Ciccone feat.Ciccone Bros. compilation Cafe' Do Friariell Vol.2 selection by Gianni Simioli  distribution Jesce Sole
spotify:track:2n76whJ9SZuJ8oCs2Bv3Q8

2015 Napoli,milano,londra a/R #2015 #PlayDifferent....
album Zimbalam distribution name artist Nunzio Ciccone Bros.Claudio Ciccone,Alessia Ciccone
spotify:artist:651uTQoQEWUG0fMUIZSZs2

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