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Italian musician (born 1970)

Alex Staropoli
Alex Staropoli performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2010.
Background information
Birth name	Alessandro Staropoli
Born	(1970-01-09) 9 January 1970 (age 55) Trieste, Italy
Origin	Italy
Genres	Power metal symphonic metal progressive metal neoclassical metal
Occupations	Musician composer
Instruments	Keyboard guitar
Years active	1993–present
Labels	Limb Magic Circle SPV AFM

Website	www.alexstaropoli.com

Musical artist

Alessandro "Alex" Staropoli (born 9 January 1970) is a keyboard player, composer, leader and co-founder of the Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody of Fire. He does the orchestral arrangements in all the band's songs. Following the split with Turilli, Staropoli is Rhapsody of Fire's only remaining founding member.

Biography

Staropoli was born in Trieste. As a child he was mainly interested in nature – mountains, forests and lakes. At the age of nine he got his first piano and began to study its basics, and at the age of fourteen he bought his first electric guitar. After meeting Luca, but before the creation of Rhapsody of Fire, he bought a Korg 01/W pro keyboard, a model he still uses.

Alex and Luca met in 1990 during a course in mental techniques (how to have more control of your own mind), and together they started the band Rhapsody (later named as Rhapsody of Fire) in 1993.

References

"Rock Detector". Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2008-03-21.
^ Allmusic
^ "Official Alex Staropoli Website". Archived from the original on 28 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
"Interview With Rhapsody's Alex Staropoli". Metal-rules.com. 2001-02-23. Archived from the original on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-23.

External links

v t e Rhapsody of Fire
Alex Staropoli Roberto De Micheli Alessandro Sala Giacomo Voli Paolo Marchesich Cristiano Adacher Andrea Furlan Daniele Carbonera Alessandro Lotta Patrice Guers Luca Turilli Tom Hess Oliver Holzwarth Alex Holzwarth Fabio Lione Manu Lotter
Studio albums	Legendary Tales (1997) Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) Dawn of Victory (2000) Rain of a Thousand Flames (2001) Power of the Dragonflame (2002) Symphony of Enchanted Lands II – The Dark Secret (2004) Triumph or Agony (2006) The Frozen Tears of Angels (2010) From Chaos to Eternity (2011) Dark Wings of Steel (2013) Into the Legend (2016) The Eighth Mountain (2019) Glory for Salvation (2021) Challenge the Wind (2024)
EPs	The Cold Embrace of Fear – A Dark Romantic Symphony (2010)
Live albums	Live in Canada 2005: The Dark Secret (2006)
Compilations	Tales from the Emerald Sword Saga (2004)
Re-recording albums	Legendary Years (2017)
Singles	"The Magic of the Wizard's Dream" (2005)
Related articles	Discography Christopher Lee Luca Turilli's Rhapsody Turilli / Lione Rhapsody

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