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Birth
Piero Barone Ognibene was born in Sicilia, Italy -
Discovering the voice
Enter the contest "Ti lascio una canzone" thanks to the great impulse that his grandfather gave him when he discovered the wonderful voice of his grandson -
Il Volo
Piero, together with Gianluca and Ignazio, form the Italian musical trio called "Il Volo" -
First album
The group in which Piero is, launches their first album titled "Il Volo" with a compilation of traditional Latin American and Italian songs -
First prize
They win their first prize in the "Disco d'Oro" category at the Wind Music Awards -
First tour
They began what would be their first tour of North America, with 17 dates in the United States and Canada. With this, they began to gain fame among people of different ages. -
Second album
Titled "We are love", it has 12 classic pop songs, of which seven were performed in Italian, three in English and two in Spanish, along with Plácido Domingo and Eros Ramazzotti. and really that for Piero, collaborating with Plácido was a dream come true. -
First live album
They release their first live album, entitled "Il Volo Takes Flight - Live From the Detroit Opera House" that reached the first place of the Billboard Classical Albums. -
First solo song
Piero makes a performance of the song "Where do I begin?" by Andy Williams -
"El triste"
They performed with great success and ovation the song "El Triste" at the Billboard Latin Music Awards of 2013, as a tribute to the Mexican singer José José. After this great performance, they gained much more popularity thanks to their spectacular voices. -
Third album
The international version of his album "Buon Natale: The Christmas Album" is released, which includes songs in English, Spanish and German, as well as the participation of Pia Toscano and Belinda (with the latter, Piero and his friends engaged in a great friendship with her) -
Billboard
In the delivery of the Billboard Latin Music Awards 2014, they won in the categories "Latin Pop Albums Artist of the Year, Duo or Group" and "The Social Pulse". Undoubtedly, a great achievement in the career of Piero, being recognized worldwide. -
Fourth album
The most important album of his career, since he would be the first to have a majority of the group's original songs. They gained much more popularity and love among the youth, and Piero was more than happy in each concert they gave (we could say that he is the most popular of the group). -
The Notte Magica...
A project is started in homage to Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti (Piero is the biggest fan of these singers, so this tribute is one of the best experiences of his life) where the live album of the interpretations of These characters by the group.