After the competition, they continued to perform together under the names The Tryo, Il Trio, and finally Il Volo. During the competition, the three singers were chosen to perform, as a trio, the Neapolitan classic 'O Sole Mio'. On May 2, 2009, Gianluca Ginoble won the competition, singing Andrea Bocelli's 'Il mare calmo della sera'. These three pop-opera singers began their career when they met on the second edition of the Italian RAI TV music competition show 'Ti lascio una canzone' (English: Leavin' You a Song), held at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo. Piero Barone was born in Naro, Sicily Ignazio Boschetto was born in Bologna, Italy and Gianluca Ginoble was born in Roseto degli Abruzzi, Italy. The Il Volo band consists of three members, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble.
