He said: "There is no animosity, it was a mutual decision with both of us saying, ‘Listen, this is not going to work like it used to’. Compiled across three CDs, An Italian Romance takes the listener seamlessly from the best of the Italian songbook, to the most heartfelt tracks from Italian cinema, and the many magical moments in Italian opera. Please presume that any reference to a digital copy/UV copy will not be applicable, as these are used items.

Rose Ayling-Ellis, who competed alongside Giovanni Pernice, was the first deaf winner of Strictly Come Dancing. Bruno went on to say that he's looking to record new material, not just covers, and he hopes to be able to release snippets of his work this year. After wowing Strictly fans with a rendition of Frankie Valli’s Can’t Take My Eyes Off You last weekend, Bruno hopes to sign a record deal and release music of his own. Speaking about his decision to leave the BBC One show, he stressed the decision was "mutual" and that "there is no animosity". Bruno Tonioli ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈbruno tonˈjɔli]; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer.

We’re discussing it, but I’m not going to rush because it has to be done right," he tells the Mirror. The songbook CD, then, features Italian songs – but many of the versions included are by singers like Dean Martin, Doris Day and Engelbert Humperdinck and not the (obviously) Italian singers who Italian audiences would associate with these tracks. Music bigwigs were so impressed by his singing performance on Strictly last year, he was offered a deal for a Las Vegas-style, Donna Summer-inspired album. BBC are yet to confirm the judging line-up, but a source recently claimed Bruno, Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse will all be back to their seats.

Quite what that suggests about our music habits as an English audience, I won’t dwell on: it does suggest that I need to be working even harder to make Italian popular music more well-known in the UK. He described the sound he's aiming for as "anthemic disco-type songs, very uplifting, where everybody can dance.

In January 2023, it was announced that Tonioli would be joining the judging panel for series 16 of the British talent show Britain's Got Talent, replacing David Walliams. The Strictly Come Dancing judge is reportedly seeking a record deal – and believes that he would not have a great deal of competition if he decided to release an album. Bruno wowed with a rendition of Frankie Valli’s Can’t Take My Eyes Off You while the professional dancers performed around him.