Peter Cincotti

The music marketplace is constantly shifting, but there always seems to be room for artists who fill certain niches: the gorgeous-pop-soulstress-with-the-five-octave-range slot, for instance, or the position of adorable teenage country warbler. Another constant? Handsome young guys who sing in the lounge-friendly style beloved by parents and grandparents everywhere. Harry...

By Michael Roberts

July 31, 2008

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The music marketplace is constantly shifting, but there always seems to be room for artists who fill certain niches: the gorgeous-pop-soulstress-with-the-five-octave-range slot, for instance, or the position of adorable teenage country warbler. Another constant? Handsome young guys who sing in the lounge-friendly style beloved by parents and grandparents everywhere. Harry Connick Jr. and Michael Bublé continue to work this territory, but they'd better watch out for Peter Cincotti. Not only is he younger than either (he's 25) and quite the looker, but he sings in a voice that's easy to take, if fairly indistinctive. He's ambitious, too, having moved from the jazzy covers of his 2003 debut to the crossover crooning of "Goodbye Philadelphia," from 2007's East of Angel Town, in a few short years. Of course, his new material doesn't venture far from the middle of the road — and that makes sense. After all, the job calls for filling the niche, not busting out of it.

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword's news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor's degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master's degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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