ITALIA RENATA
Born in Compton, CA on March 26, 1990, Italia Renata was
passionate about singing and dancing as early as she can
remember. At the age of 3 she was already taking part in dance
classes and in kindergarten, when her class was given an
assignment to make a painting and all the other children were
painting sticks as people and makeshift houses with a green sun,
she drew herself performing on a bright stage.
Italia Renata is not your average 17-year-old. She’s a senior at
the prestigious music academy magnet Hamilton High School.
She writes poetry as a hobby, cites Alice Sebold as her favorite
author, her favorite TV show as “The 4400”, and her favorite
singer Cristina Aguilera simply because she exemplifies the kind of
artist she wants to become—completely in charge of her career.
3 years ago, when her youngest sister Irlanda Rubi was releasing
her 1st album, and her oldest sister was premiering her first
movie, this middle child wondered what was holding her back from
going for what she wanted. It was a frustrating time in her life--
one that propelled her towards the decision of recording “Mala
Praxis”.
With unrivaled determination, a character trait she says describes
her being best, Italia took the summer prior to her junior year of
high school and much of the rest of that school year to work
with King Clave and Marco Montoya. Over a 6-month period, they
selected, recorded and perfected the 10 pop tunes that make up
“Mala Praxis”. It was a quick and smooth recording process
where even the consummate King Clave, was impressed with Italia’
s ability to knock out 3 songs in one session. Her passion and
devotion towards accomplishing her childhood dream culminated
in what Italia describes as the best representation of who she is
at this point in her life.
Italia Renata effortlessly reels the listener into her world with a
soft mellow sound full of magnetism. Her distinctive voice soars
in the album’s title track “Mala Praxis”, a rhythmic ballad with a
marked underlying sound of ranchera. “Soy Rebelde” finds Italia
flirting successfully with her native language, English and lyrically
exposes the angst felt by any person in their teens. Her vocal
range transcend musical style in “Tu Me Gustas”, “La Mosca” and
“Juguete”, where the more mature tones of her voice are
presented in a vibrant and youthful platform of sound and
harmony.