Question: Where was the man who described Richard Paul Ashcroft as "the best singer in the world" born?

Gioconda Vessichelli (born in Rome, Italy) is an opera singer.  Gioconda is the inventor and pioneer of BollywoOPERA style.  She has sung in the Bollywood movie "Prague "in 2013, and she has given her voice for the Bollywood movie "Mary Kom" on the song "Ziddi dil" together with Vishal Dadlani.On 19th May 2017 her song "Itni si baat hai" has been released by the label T-series.  On 20 December 2014 the song "Thodi Daaru" was released featuring Mika Singh.  Gioconda has done live performances as first fusion ever between opera and classical Hindi music with artists of the caliber of Grammy Award winner Sukhwinder Singh, Hari Haran, Gino Banks, Niladri Kumar, Silvaganesha, in festivals and auditoriums like Nehru Centre[20] in Mumbai.  She collaborates with Anup Jalota, and many others.  On 31 March 2016 her international video "We are one" in which she sings and acts together with Anup Jalota for peace in the world has been launched from the Minister of India in Delhi.  She is in the annual book of Italian opera singer for having sung in the first world edition of contemporary opera at "Teatro comunale di Modena", broadcast on Italian state radio RAI.  Gioconda is the first singer in the premiere world ever of the contemporary opera “Lavinia fuggita” by Matteo d’Amico.  She has two degrees in opera singing and musicology from Italian conservatory "Santa Cecilia" and international high school of opera "H.Wolf".  The tenor Luciano Pavarotti has been her teacher, among other opera singers who selected her as one of the best students.  She was selected as best singer at accademia rossiniana in Pesaro and she debuts the role of "Madama cortese" in "il viaggio a Reims" by Rossini with the symphonic orchestra of Rof at Rossini theatre in Pesaro.  She sings again in a Rossini opera at Ercolano international opera season in "Il barbiere di Siviglia" and at teatro Politeama opera season in Lecce.  After Rossini she debuts "Carmen" by Bizet.  Her interpretation of the role "Mimì" in the opera "La Boheme" by Puccini received positive critiques. <SEP> RPA & The United Nations of Sound are a British alternative rock band formed by vocalist Richard Ashcroft, former lead singer of The Verve.  Ashcroft announced the formation of the band (which is a pseudonym more than a real band) and presented the video of the first single, "Are You Ready?" , on 18 January 2010 in an exclusive premiere on the "NME" website.  "Are You Ready?"  was released only in the UK on 1 April 2010 in a limited edition 12" vinyl.  On 9 April 2010 the band released a fanclub-only track, "Third Eye (Colombus Circle)".  In the first two weeks of June Ashcroft and his musicians completed a European tour (Ancona, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Manchester and London), then they played in Tokyo and Osaka on 7–8 August 2010 during the Summer Sonic Festival 2010 and also in Melbourne and Sydney respectively on 30 July and 31 July.  The band played in Australia also during the Splendour in the Grass Festival in late July.  The band's debut album as Richard's backing lineup, entitled "United Nations of Sound", was released on 19 July 2010.  "Born Again", the first proper single, was officially released the same day of the album as a digital download. <SEP>  He is best known as the lead singer and co-founder of the British rock band Coldplay. Christopher Anthony John Martin (born 2 March 1977) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and philanthropist.  Born in Whitestone, near Exeter in Devon, Martin went to University College London where he formed a rock band with Jonny Buckland in 1996 called Pectoralz, which was eventually renamed Coldplay in 1998. <SEP> Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English singer and songwriter.  He was the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist of the alternative rock band The Verve from their formation in 1990 until their original split in 1999.  He became a successful solo artist in his own right, releasing three UK top three solo albums.  The Verve reformed in 2007 but again broke up by summer 2009.  Ashcroft then founded a new band, RPA & The United Nations of Sound, and released a new album on 19 July 2010.  On 22 February 2016 Ashcroft announced his fourth solo album, "These People", set for release 20 May 2016.  Chris Martin of Coldplay has described Ashcroft as "the best singer in the world".