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Ida Elena is a singer, songwriter, and actress from Italy.
After studying at the Academy of Drama and Musical Techniques for 7 years (she started at 12), she earned a degree and began performing in theaters all around Italy. At 19, she thought she only wanted to be an actress, but when she was invited to the National television to sing in front of 2 million people (I Raccomandati, RAIUNO, 2004), she realized she wanted to sing more than anything else. After some years of practicing in local clubs, she began to sing with an original rock band, The Dark Side of Venus (2010), and with a Blackmore’s Night tribute band. Those last experiences were crucial for her because, thanks to them, she started attending Blackmore’s Night shows in Germany and got to know the great master of historical instruments, Albert Dannenmann (ex Blackmore’s Night), and the great soprano Gaby Koss (ex Haggard, Cantus Lunaris). Thanks to the songs Ida Elena wrote ("The Ballad of the Silver Dressed Lady," "Awakening"), she began working with those two great musicians, first as a collaboration for her solo project and eventually as a permanent member of the Celtic Ensemble Cantus Lunaris (2012), where she was asked to join thanks to her peculiar and very flexible mezzo-soprano voice with a very unique technique. Thanks to Cantus Lunaris, Ida Elena played all around Germany and Austria, including Cantus Lunaris' performance as headliner at the biggest Gothic festival in Germany, WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN 2013.
In January 2014, Ida Elena joined the symphonic metal band Bare Infinity. Ida Elena recorded one CD as a soloist, "(My) World Music" (2011), and one CD with Cantus Lunaris, "Fabula Antiqua" (2012/13). In 2015, she started a new duo with her friend and colleague Albert Dannenmann, "Fairy Dream," with whom they perform at the most important and prestigious Celtic and medieval festivals in Europe, including Festival Fantasia, Staufer Spektakel, 3 Wishes Fairy Festival, Avalon Fairy Ball, and many more. In 2017, she released her second album "Native Spirit," produced by Maqueta Records, and her first album with Bare Infinity, "The Butterfly Raiser," nominated as Best Metal Album 2017 at the Independent Music Awards in New York City (http://independentmusicawards.com/16th-independent-music-awards-nominees/). In April 2018, they played together with big names of the scene such as Eluveitie and Faun in Burgdorf, Switzerland, at the "Belenus Festival."
She performed as Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Teatro Oscar of Milan. She performed as Maria in "West Side Story" at the Roman Theater of Benevento. She shot a film directed by Cristian de Mattheis, with Giuseppe Maggio, Francesca Loy, and among others, the extraordinary participation of Fioretta Mari and Il Volo, "Un Amore Così Grande," where she performed "Paola," an opera street singer. Her video clip "Native Spirit" received more than 22 nominations in 15 international and Italian festivals and won more than 17 awards, including Best Vocalist, Best Video, Best Song.
L.A. Music Video Awards
WINNER "Best Female Vocalist," "Most Likely to Be an Indie Film," "Most Dramatic Video," and "Best Music Video" LA Music Video Awards
After studying at the Academy of Drama and Musical Techniques for 7 years (she started at 12), she earned a degree and began performing in theaters all around Italy. At 19, she thought she only wanted to be an actress, but when she was invited to the National television to sing in front of 2 million people (I Raccomandati, RAIUNO, 2004), she realized she wanted to sing more than anything else. After some years of practicing in local clubs, she began to sing with an original rock band, The Dark Side of Venus (2010), and with a Blackmore’s Night tribute band. Those last experiences were crucial for her because, thanks to them, she started attending Blackmore’s Night shows in Germany and got to know the great master of historical instruments, Albert Dannenmann (ex Blackmore’s Night), and the great soprano Gaby Koss (ex Haggard, Cantus Lunaris). Thanks to the songs Ida Elena wrote ("The Ballad of the Silver Dressed Lady," "Awakening"), she began working with those two great musicians, first as a collaboration for her solo project and eventually as a permanent member of the Celtic Ensemble Cantus Lunaris (2012), where she was asked to join thanks to her peculiar and very flexible mezzo-soprano voice with a very unique technique. Thanks to Cantus Lunaris, Ida Elena played all around Germany and Austria, including Cantus Lunaris' performance as headliner at the biggest Gothic festival in Germany, WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN 2013.
In January 2014, Ida Elena joined the symphonic metal band Bare Infinity. Ida Elena recorded one CD as a soloist, "(My) World Music" (2011), and one CD with Cantus Lunaris, "Fabula Antiqua" (2012/13). In 2015, she started a new duo with her friend and colleague Albert Dannenmann, "Fairy Dream," with whom they perform at the most important and prestigious Celtic and medieval festivals in Europe, including Festival Fantasia, Staufer Spektakel, 3 Wishes Fairy Festival, Avalon Fairy Ball, and many more. In 2017, she released her second album "Native Spirit," produced by Maqueta Records, and her first album with Bare Infinity, "The Butterfly Raiser," nominated as Best Metal Album 2017 at the Independent Music Awards in New York City (http://independentmusicawards.com/16th-independent-music-awards-nominees/). In April 2018, they played together with big names of the scene such as Eluveitie and Faun in Burgdorf, Switzerland, at the "Belenus Festival."
She performed as Christine in "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Teatro Oscar of Milan. She performed as Maria in "West Side Story" at the Roman Theater of Benevento. She shot a film directed by Cristian de Mattheis, with Giuseppe Maggio, Francesca Loy, and among others, the extraordinary participation of Fioretta Mari and Il Volo, "Un Amore Così Grande," where she performed "Paola," an opera street singer. Her video clip "Native Spirit" received more than 22 nominations in 15 international and Italian festivals and won more than 17 awards, including Best Vocalist, Best Video, Best Song.
L.A. Music Video Awards
WINNER "Best Female Vocalist," "Most Likely to Be an Indie Film," "Most Dramatic Video," and "Best Music Video" LA Music Video Awards
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