Eye Catching 2005: Soler

Names: Julio and Dino
Date of birth: September 9
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 155 lb.
Place of birth: Macau
Nationality: Italian and Burmese descent
Favourite singers: Annie Lennox, Sting/David Gray, Bob Dylan
Favourite actors: Russell Crowe/Benicio Del Toro
Dino's Compositions: Eason Chan's "On the Way to the Hospital", "Peaceful Restaurant", 2005 East Asia's Sports Associations' Opening theme "We Will Shine"

How they entered: In 1998, the two brothers were in Italy for schooling. They entered an open performance and were noticed by Italy's EMI Music Company. After the release of their English album, "Tears in Your Hands", they were not successful because the culture there was more traditional. They later went to England to experience their music talent. In 2005, they officially turned focus to Hong Kong's music industry.

At a young age, Julio and Dino showed affection towards music. It was not until their school days that their affection grew. They like to perform their own compositions on stage. Their father is a traditional musician, while their mother likes to hum. At home, they would always hear her sing. At that time, they realize that singing is a natural reaction. "When we were young, Mom would buy harmonicas, flutes, and electric keyboards, and other musical instruments for us to play with. Plus the influence of Dad, that's how our affection grew for music".

Soler has officially entered HK's music industry for 4 months. The twins have an appearance of a Westerner. At first, they were worried that they would take a lot of time for music fans to accept them, but it was not like that. "We pour our hearts into doing our music, and we sing the best for our music. Others will accept that, no matter what you look like, as long as they feel that we are passionate about music. We believe that this is what will break the ice".

At the age of 14, they started to play in a band with a couple of friends up until this day. Julio is responsible for drums and keyboard while Dino handles the guitar; they both take part as lead vocal. There's no yours or mine difference. They work well together and get along. Same as the day of this interview, once they notice that something is wrong with the hairstyle or clothing, they would help each other fix it. With that amount of care shown, it made the reporter think of a young couple.

*Credits to mingpao