Anthony Callea Starts A New Chapter; New Single 'Live For Love' Hits Radio
It's been nearly 18 months since Anthony Callea released his multi-platinum selling debut album, featuring the biggest Australian single of all-time ('The Prayer'), and now he's gearing up to do it all over again. Having honed his skills over the last year with some of the world's best writers and producers, he's giving fans a taste of what to expect from his forthcoming second album 'A New Chapter', with first single 'Live For Love' hitting radio today.
Hitting stores on Saturday, November 4, 'Live For Love' is a beautiful, emotional ballad about hope in troubled times and features another spine-tingling performance from Anthony, exploring the full range of the 24-year-old's extraordinary voice.
'Live For Love' is the first page of 'a new chapter' in more ways than one for Anthony, making it no surprise that his highly-anticipated new album, to be released on November 25, is titled just that.
Co-penned by Melbourne songwriters Gary Pinto and Paul Checchinelli, Anthony says he picked 'Live For Love' as the album's first single because he fell in love with the song from the first time he heard it.
"I loved it straight away and I said, 'I have to do something with this song'," says Anthony. "I just knew I had to sing it. It's got a great meaning behind it."
"It's really a song about hope and the words describe that when it says: 'We see the world falling down around us.' It shows how humanity has forgotten to live for love, but this should be our main focus in life. If we concentrate on living for love, it will just be a much better place, really."
So why release the emotional 'Live For Love' as the first single from 'A New Chapter'?
"I wanted to go with this song first because, especially around this time of year with Christmas coming up, it's about family and friends," Anthony explains. "I thought it would be great to come out with a ballad which isn't your typical love song. I wanted to have something that reflects what this time of the year should be about."
The video for 'Live For Love' was directly by James Hackett and features stock footage provided by Amnesty International and Save the Children. Expect to see it on TV next week - until then head for www.myspace.com/anthonycallea to take a listen!
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