Marc Terenzi
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Marc Eric Terenzi (born June 27, 1978) is an American pop singer and reality show participant. He was a member of the boy band
Early life
Terenzi was born in Natick, Massachusetts to Italian-American parents Peter and Antoinette.[1] At the age of three, his grandmother began training him at her dance studio. At the age of seven, Terenzi learned how to play piano at his mother's church by teaching himself. He also learned to play guitar himself after his father gave him a guitar for Christmas. At the age of 12, he began to act and host a Boston-based TV show called Studio A.T.V.[1] Terenzi moved to Florida with a friend named Damion with little funds.[2]
Musical career
Natural
After arriving in Florida, Terenzi took on various jobs including a stint as a
Terenzi eventually befriended an actor named
The band created a buzz in the Orlando area eventually attracting attention from boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Signed with Transcontinental Records they released their first single "Put Your Arms Around Me" in 2001. The single peaked at No. 12 in the German charts.[3]
With American success lacking the group continued to release in Germany. Their debut album Keep It Natural peaked at No. 2 in the German charts. By 2004, they had released two albums and nine singles.
In 2002, Terenzi met German pop singer Sarah Connor.[4] The couple began a relationship covertly despite Pearlman's wishes. Pearlman had rules for his boy bands: "No facial hair, no girlfriends, and no drinking in public."[5] In 2004, Connor became pregnant and the couple was soon engaged. No longer able to keep the relationship secret, Pearlman wanted to replace Terenzi in the band. However, the other members refused and Natural disbanded after their final tour in 2004.
Solo career
Terenzi originally intended to form a new band after Natural, named Jaded Rose. However he and the other members had creative differences and his solo career was put on hold until 2005. Together with Connor he participated in a one-off reality show for German TV. The series was called Sarah & Marc in Love and followed their private lives, planning their wedding, and the recording of both their albums.
Terenzi's first solo single was titled "Heat Between the Sheets", which reached the No. 40 in the German charts. His follow-up single "Love to Be Loved By You" peaked at No. 3 on the German charts. The single was a song he played at the wedding ceremony, and thus had a huge audience. It became his signature song.
Terenzi released another single, "Can't Breathe Without You" as well as an album titled
After the tour, Terenzi released a new single, "You Complete My Soul", in October 2006. It debuted at No. 35 on the German charts. Despite this, second album has yet to be released.
In 2007, after almost two years without an album release Terenzi left a note for his fans indicating he was still pursuing a musical career, "I know it has been a long time since you have heard something new from me. Its only because I have been searching for a while to find out who I really am. Just because you have not heard anything from me recently does not mean that I have stopped working. There is still a lot to come."
2008: Terenzi
On May 7, 2008, Terenzi announced via his official
On May 21, it was announced Terenzi and his wife would participate in an eight part reality show titled,
In June 2008, it was announced Terenzi's new group had been formed under the name 'Terenzi'. The group consisted of Michael Johnson, Benny Richter, Kai Stuffel, and Christian Adameit.[8] For their first single the group covered Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" in a much slower arrangement. "Billie Jean" was scheduled to be released on August 8, 2008.[9] An album titled Black Rose" was set to be released August 28, 2008.[10]
Non-musical works
In 2001, while still in Natural, Terenzi provided the singing voice for US version of The Simpsons character Nelson in the episode "New Kids on the Blecch".
While on musical break, Terenzi was a member of Team Napster in Stefan Raab's Stock Car Crash Challenge at the Arena AufSchalke.
In 2007, Terenzi announced he would be working on a project called "Terenzi Horror Nights" which took place every weekend in October at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany.[11] The idea was to bring the American idea of Halloween to Germany. Terenzi's band performed as well. Terenzi Horror Nights was slated make a return in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
In January 2017, he became a contestant in the German television version of Ich bin ein Star – Holt mich hier raus! (the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!) and won it.
Personal life
Terenzi's first child, Tyler Marc Terenzi, was born on February 2, 2004.
In July 2015, his son Brady Ocean Terenzi was born.[citation needed]
Terenzi is married to German presenter Verena Kerth.[13]
Chart history
Year | Title | Chart positions | |||
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GER | AUT | SWI | LIT | ||
2005 | Awesome
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8
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17
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11
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2005 | Heat Between the Sheets
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40
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36
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48
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59
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2005 | Love to Be Loved by You
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3
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3
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3
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13
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2005 | Can't Breathe Without You
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40
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56
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-
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47
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2006 | You Complete My Soul
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35
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-
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-
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2008 | Billie Jean
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27
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-
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-
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50
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2008 | Black Roses
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31
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70
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35
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-
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Awards
- 2005: Bravo Otto Gold for Best Male Vocalist
- 2006: Bravo Otto Bronze for Best Male Vocalist
References
- ^ a b "MARC TERENZI". www.marcterenzi.de. Archived from the original on March 3, 2006.
- ^ "Marc Terenzi | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com.
- ^ a b "Trans Continental Records - Trans Continental Company - Trans Continental Studios". February 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Absolute Sarah Connor goes Soulicious!". sarahconnor.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
- ^ "Mad About the Boys: Fame & Scandal: vanityfair.com". Vanity Fair. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "Sarah & Marc crazy in Love - es geht weiter". www.prosieben.de. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008.
- ^ "MSN Unterhaltung | Stars, Royals, Musik, Kino, TV & alle News". Msn.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008.
- ^ "MARC TERENZI". www.marcterenzi.de. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ "MARC TERENZI". www.marcterenzi.de. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ "MARC TERENZI". www.marcterenzi.de. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008.
- ^ "Terenzi Horror Nights". www.terenzihorrornights.de. Archived from the original on August 19, 2007.
- ^ "Absolute Sarah Connor goes Soulicious!". www.sarahconnor.org. Archived from the original on February 13, 2009.
- ^ "Verena Kerth und Marc Terenzi haben in Las Vegas geheiratet".
External links
- Media related to Marc Terenzi at Wikimedia Commons