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Even though the German tenor Rudy Giovannini was trained as a classical singer, his passion for modern popular music has led him to make music that combines the world of classical and pop music. He released his debut album in 2000 and the lushly produced album received a good amount of commercial success as well as some critical laudation for Giovannini's innovative approach to composing songs that blur the lines of classical and popular music.