Freddy Curci | |
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| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1970s–present |
| Labels | EMI,Frontiers Records |
Federico "Freddy"Curci is a Canadian singer and songwriter. He was lead vocalist for the rock bandSheriff, and is the founder, frontman, and lead singer for the bandAlias.
Curci provided lead vocals on theSheriff song "When I'm with You", which reached the number one spot in 1989, and theAliaspower ballad "More Than Words Can Say", which reached the number two spot in 1990 on theBillboard charts.
BMI presented Curci with the Million-airs award for "More Than Words Can Say". According to BMI's website, only 1,500 songs have achieved Million-air status (one million air plays) among the 4.5 million songs by 300,000 BMI represented artists. One million performances is the equivalent of approximately 50,000 broadcast hours, or more than 5.7 years of continuous airplay.
In January 2009, Alias announced the release of their long delayed second album,Never Say Never, which was recorded in 1992 but not released due to the rapidly evolving music scene of that time wheregrunge was the new rage and metal was out. A few of the songs from this "lost" album were re-recorded and appeared on Curci's solo albumDreamer's Road, but the rest remained unreleased.
Curci is of Italian descent. At an early age, Curci listened mostly to classical opera music. He started listening toBlack Sabbath and other rock music in his teenage years. Aside from opera music, some of Curci's musical influences wereLou Gramm ofForeigner andTom Johnston ofThe Doobie Brothers.[1]
BeforeSheriff, Curci performed in Italian wedding bands in Toronto.[2]
As aBillboard top 10 hit songwriter, Curci and his Sheriff and Alias bandmateSteve DeMarchi co-wrote the number 2 hit song "More Than Words Can Say", and theHot Mainstream Rock Tracks number 18 hit song "Haunted Heart". He also co-wrote most of the songs on theAlias album, his solo albumDreamer's Road, and theZion album.
Curci is also a songwriter for the motion picture industry. In 2007, Curci's songs were featured in several episodes ofLifetime's "Army Wives".[3] Curci was the primary composer for the sitcomTwo Guys and a Girl (2000–2001), and also wrote the title theme.
In addition to DeMarchi, Curci has collaborated withBrett Walker,Jeff Paris,[4]Romina Arena,Jason Hook, his wife, Lara Cody, F. Grossi, Donny Hackett, and Douglas Vallance.
With Sheriff
With Alias
Solo albums
Solo singles
Compilation inclusions
With Zion
With Who's Your Daddy!
Singles with Alias
| Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US MSR | US A.C. | UK Singles | Album |
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| 1990 | "More Than Words Can Say" | 2 | - | 2 | - | Alias |
| 1990 | "Haunted Heart" | - | 18 | - | - | |
| 1991 | "Waiting for Love" | 13 | - | 17 | 87 | |
| 1991 | "Perfect World" | 90 | - | - | - | Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead Soundtrack |
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