Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia, born on 6 June 1972 in Milan, is an Italian singer and lyricist known as one of the two vocalists in the Italian Gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. She writes an advice column in the rock magazine Revolver alongside musician Vinnie Paul. Scabbia has been featured in the Megadeth song "À Tout le Monde (Set Me Free)" and on "The Theory of Everything," an album from Arjen Anthony Lucassen's Ayreon project, where she is cast as the Mother. She is also the featured artist in the Apocalyptica song "S.O.S. (Anything But Love)" and a version of the Alter Bridge song "Watch Over You."
Scabbia has stated that the highest compliment from a fan would be about her vocal abilities, with her highest note claimed to be an A7. She performed a duet with Italian ex-singer Emiliano Audisio on the track "Beautiful Lie" for the 2013 Italian film Passione sinistra. Since 2004, she has been in a relationship with Slipknot guitarist Jim Root.
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