Maria Dangell

Maria Dangell

Maria Dangell (on right) and Dr. Hans-Gert Poettering discussing "Hearts of Peace in the Middle East", Düsseldorf 2008
Background information
Born (1974-03-30) 30 March 1974
Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation(s) Singer, pianist, songwriter
Instruments Piano
Website www.maria-dangell.com

Maria Dangell (born 30 March 1974) is an international singer, pianist, and songwriter.

Dangell was born in a Jewish family in Tallinn, Estonia. She started to learn classical piano at the State Musical School in Tallinn at the age of seven, and eventually studied it at the Conservatoire. Her career of pianist, singer and songwriter began in early school years. She performed live on stage and in recording studios as soloist and producer of her own musical creations. She also participated in duet collaborations with Bobby Kimball (Toto) "The Heaven of Milano" and with Amedeo Minghi "La Vita Mia", broadcast by RAI Uno on 28 March 2009[1][2] and on 1 September 2011.

Amedeo Minghi, Maria Dangell (center) and Hakeem Abu Jaleela singing "Jerusalem" in Bethlehem, 2009

Maria has been asked to collaborate on the "Hearts of Peace in the Middle East" project, whose goal is to open people's hearts and contribute to establishing peace in the Middle East. She sings the song "Jerusalem" ("Gerusalemme") written by Amedeo Minghi on Vatican's appeal. A performance of the song (Amedeo Minghi, Maria Dangell and Hakeem Abu Jaleela) took place on 1 April 2009 in Bethlehem in presence of 1500 pilgrims and media.[3][4] She discussed the project with Dr. Hans-Gert Poettering, at the time the President of the European Parliament, in 2008 and brought it to the attention of international media[5] and political institutions in order to get heard giving a clear example of how three world religions can open a peaceful dialogue among each other.

Dangell speaks eight languages: English, German, Italian, Spanish, Estonian, Russian, French and Armenian.

References

  1. ↑ "Maria Dangell" (in German). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. ↑ Archived 5 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Amedeo Minghi's Interview on RAI DUE (Jerusalem - Amedeo Minghi, Maria Dangell, Hakeem Abu Jaleela)". YouTube. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Battistini, Francesco (26 March 2009). "Pellegrinaggio vip sulle orme di San Paolo". Corriera Della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ein Friedensprojekt der Künstler Maria Dangell und Amedeo Minghi: Ein Lied für den Frieden". Dom Radio (in German). 12 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
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