Alex Baroni was an Italian singer and songwriter born as Alessandro Guido Baroni on December 22, 1966, in Milan. He achieved professional recognition for a musical career characterized by pop, soul, and R&B and for receiving the best voice award at the Festival di Sanremo in 1997. Baroni achieved professional recognition for a career that began after he graduated in chemistry at the University of Milan and started performing in clubs in Milan following a motorcycle accident at age 17. He achieved professional recognition for serving as a background singer for the musician Eros Ramazzotti and the musician Ivana Spagna and forming the ensemble Metrica. Their recording career began with the debut studio recording Fuorimetrica (1994) produced by Ramazzotti. Baroni achieved professional recognition for the eponymous debut studio recording Alex Baroni (1997) featuring the song “Cambiare”. He achieved professional recognition for performing as the voice of Hercules in the Italian version of the movie Disney's Hercules (1997). Their discography included the studio recording Quello che voglio (1998) and the studio recording Ultimamente (1999). Baroni achieved professional recognition for the international compilation recording Onde (1998). He became inactive following a motorcycle accident and died on April 13, 2002, in Rome. Their recording career included the posthumous compilation recording Semplicemente (2002), the studio recording C'è di più (2004), and the compilation recording Alex Baroni Collection (2007).
