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Tony Melendez
湯尼 · 瑪蘭德茲
簡(jiǎn)歷:
著名的 Nicaraguan(尼加拉瓜)guitar player(吉他演奏家), singer (歌唱家)and Christian rock songwriter(福音歌唱家) ,出生于1962年,因母親在懷孕期間妊娠反應(yīng),要抑制晨吐問題,而接受醫(yī)生的處方,服用thalidomide(撒利多邁德胺)這種藥物,造成一出世就沒有雙臂。他被從尼加拉瓜帶來到洛杉磯,裝上義肢,直到十歲。十歲那年,他扔掉了義肢,說到,「義肢讓我不舒服,我用腳能作的事更多。」
確實(shí)地,瑪蘭德茲用腳愈來愈熟練,一開始,他玩的是風(fēng)琴,到了高中,他就開始玩起吉它和口琴。當(dāng)然,他也開始寫自己的歌,離開學(xué)校后,他曾想要從事神職,但因?yàn)樯窀傅墓ぷ麟x不開手,斷絕了他的想望。但他一直在天主教堂里演唱。最多時(shí),一個(gè)星期天要趕赴五個(gè)教會(huì)。
一九八七年,瑪蘭德茲在洛杉磯為教宗演唱"Never Be The Same",一歌唱罷,教皇上前擁抱他,并親吻他的臉頰,這個(gè)畫面,包括瑪蘭德茲的歌,感動(dòng)了整個(gè)世界。
瑪蘭德茲一舉成名。開始了表演生涯,包括上電視,為職棒總決賽唱國(guó)歌,出唱片,等等等等,其后,更在不同的國(guó)家和場(chǎng)合,為教宗又演唱了四次之多。
成就:
Tony has won Unity Awards Male Vocalist of the Year UCMVA in 2000, 2002, 2004 and in 2002 took Artist of the year. He received the Branson Entertainment Award for Best New Artist in 1999, the "Inspirational Hero Award from the NFL Alumni Association at the Super Bowl XXIII and has received special commendations from the State of California for his work with young people and from President Reagan, regarding Tony "as a positive role model for America".
作品列表:
1999, Intimate Worship (Renewal/Integrity)
1997, Hands in Heaven (Toe Jam Music)
1998, The Cup Of Life - (Renewal/Integrity)
1995, Debe Haber (Latin Sound)
1991, El Muro Se Callo (Latin Sound)
1990, Ways of the Wise (Toe Jam Music)
1988, Never be the Same (Toe Jam Music)
相關(guān)連接:
介紹Tony Melendez的視頻片段
http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=VCgtYudwj9Q
Tony Melendez的個(gè)人主頁(yè)
http://www.tonymelendez.com/default.htm