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Cristina Scabbia
Cristina Scabbia live at Ozzfest in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia
Born	June 6, 1972 (1972-06-06) (age 37)
Origin	Milan, Italy
Genres	Gothic metal, gothic rock, alternative metal, alternative rock, symphonic metal
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, columnist
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1994-present
Labels	Century Media
Associated acts	Lacuna Coil, Franco Battiato, Rezophonic, Megadeth, Apocalyptica, Alter Bridge
Website	www.lacunacoil.it

Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia (Italian pronunciation: [kɾisˈtiːna adɾiˈaːna kiˈaːɾa ˈskabːja]; born 6 June 1972) is an Italian singer, best known as one of the two vocalists in the Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She also writes an advice column in the popular rock magazine Revolver, alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia is featured in a main Megadeth song, "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)". She is also the featured artist in the Apocalyptica song "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)". She is also featured in an alternate version of the Alter Bridge song "Watch Over You". Scabbia has said that the biggest compliment that a fan could pay her would be to remark on her vocal abilities.^[1] Scabbia has a contralto vocal range. ^[2].

Lacuna Coil

In 1991, Scabbia began professionally singing as a touring musician for other bands and providing backing vocals.^[3] Later that year she met the male vocalist Andrea Ferro and bass player Marco Coti Zelati of Lacuna Coil in Milan's Midnight club.^[4][5] At the time, the band was named Ethereal, and Scabbia was first employed only as a session singer. She was employed to record backup vocals for the choruses of songs on their demo tape, but the band members liked the way the male and female vocals sounded together, and asked her to be a permanent member.^[6] After several changes in the band's line-up, the members were reduced to Ferro, Coti Zelati and Scabbia. The members recorded a two track demo in May 1996, and were soon signed by the German branch of Century Media, eventually joining with the American branch of the label. Once signed, the band changed their name to Lacuna Coil after learning that a Greek band signed to Century Media had already claimed the name Ethereal. Adding new band members, Lacuna Coil began to tour, releasing their first album in 1997.^[7]

Other contributions

In 2002 she took over some duet singing on the album The Dividing by electro/goth band Android Lust.

References

External links

• Cristina Scabbia's Myspace page on MySpace