Federico Damian "Freddie" Colloca (born February 14, 1975) is an Argentine-American Christian musician, pianist, and worship leader. He has released several noteworthy studio albums including, Dance El Ritmo, in 2001, and Unconditional, in 2002, both with One Voice Music. He was nominated for a GMA Dove Award in 2002.
Freddie Colloca | |
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| Birth name | Federico Damian Colloca |
| Also known as | Freddie Colloca |
| Born | February 14, 1975 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Origin | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Christian pop, Latin pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, pianist, worship leader |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, singer-songwriter, piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | One Voice |
Early life and background edit
Federico Damian Colloca was born on February 14, 1975, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the son of Roberto Colloca, a preacher, and his wife. He immigrated to Miami, Florida, when he was young with his family, where his father pastors, Iglesia Vida Abundante. His music acumen developed at ten years old, playing the piano and being a worship leader in his fathers church.[1][2]
Music career edit
His music career began in the late 80's playing keyboard for the Vida Abundante Church worship team, founded by his parents, Pastors Roberto and Mirta Colloca. His solo music recording career began with the independently produced album, Shiloh. His following solo release was another independently produced and recorded album, Realidad, in 1996. In the year 2000 he was signed to the One Voice Music record label and recorded his first studio album, Más Que Un Sentimiento, followed by Dance El Ritmo, released on May 1, 2001.[3][4][5][6] Colloca got nominated at the 33rd GMA Dove Awards for Rap/Hip Hop/Dance Recorded Song of the Year. The subsequent studio album, Unconditional, was released on April 16, 2002, with One Voice Music.[7][8][9][10]
Discography edit
- Studio albums
- Shiloh (1994)
- Realidad (1996)
- Más Que Un Sentimiento (2000, One Voice)
- Dance El Ritmo (May 1, 2001, One Voice)
- Unconditional (April 16, 2002, One Voice)
- Canción de Mi Corazón (2003, One Voice)
- Tomado de la Mano (2004)
- The Best of Freddie Colloca (2005)
- Changeover (2008)
- Cambio de Escenario (2008)
- Anthology (2016)
- Avivemos (2018, OneHope)
- Song of My Heart (2019, Awake Music Group)
References edit
- ^ Carpenter, Bil (2005). "Uncloudy Days: The Gospel Music Encyclopedia": 98.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Federico Colloca in the United States". Intelius. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Widran, Jonathan. "Dance El Ritmo – Freddie Colloca". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Rimmer, Mike (July 11, 2001). "Review: Dance El Ritmo – Freddie Colloca". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, Zik (June 15, 2001). "Colloca, Freddie – Dance El Ritmo". The Phantom Tollbooth. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ North, Stan. "Latin Gospel Projects". Gospelflava. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Deborah Evans, Price (May 4, 2002). Paoletta, Michael (ed.). "Album Reviews: Christian; Freddie Colloca – Unconditional" (Print). Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 18. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Uncondictional – Freddie Colloca". AllMusic. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Bartenhagen, Marcia (June 1, 2002). "Freddie Colloca: Unconditional (One Voice)" (PDF). CCM Magazine. 24 (12): 51. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Breimeier, Russ (April 16, 2002). "Unconditional". Christianity Today. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
External links edit
- Freddie Colloca on Instagram
- Video on YouTube