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Bresh
Andrea Brasi (born 28 June 1996), known professionally as Bresh, is an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper. He is part of Drilliguria, a collective made up of many of the most notable Ligurian rappers, as well as the Milan collective Zona4gang. Since the release of his breakout single "Angelina Jolie" in early 2021, Bresh has sold over one million singles in Italy. In 2023, he topped the Italian singles chart twice with the tracks "Guasto d'amore" and "Nightmares". In August 2023, he was awarded the Lunezia Prize in recognition of the musical and lyrical merit of his song "Altamente mia". Biography 2012–2019: Career beginnings Bresh grew up in Bogliasco, a small commune in the Province of Genoa where, around the age of 15, he started his musical career. In 2012, he released his first mixtape titled ''Cambiamenti,'' together with G Pillola, then known as Gughi P. In 2013, his second project titled ''Cosa vogliamo fare'' was released. Both projects contain a number of c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tedua
Mario Molinari (born 21 February 1994), known professionally as Tedua, is an Italian rapper and actor. Initially also known as Duate, Tedua is known as one of the members of the collective Wild Bandana, along with Izi, Vaz Té, Sangue and Ill Rave. Biography Tedua, pseudonym of Mario Molinari, was born in Genoa. At the age of three he was entrusted to a family, with whom the young Mario stayed for a very short span of time. He later spent a few years with his maternal grandmother in Milan, before returning in his teens in the town of Cogoleto, in the suburbs of Genoa, where he grew up coming into contact with those who will then be members of ''Wild Bandana''. Aged 13 Mario met Vaz Tè at school, through whom he will meet Izi. The three, who will then be joined by other boys, will begin to devote themselves to musical activity, giving themselves soon stage names: Molinari chose ''Incubo'' (''Nightmare''), name which he later dropped in favor of ''Duate''. Musical style The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genoese School
The Genoese School (Scuola genovese, in Italian) is a cultural and art movement developed and rooted, since the 1960s, in Genoa, Italy. It is mainly linked to the Italian '' "canzone d'autore"'' (art song). History Among the major representatives of the "classical school" of the 1960s are: Umberto Bindi, Fabrizio De André, Bruno Lauzi, Gino Paoli, Giorgio Calabrese and Luigi Tenco. An important role was played also by the brothers Gian Franco and Gian Piero Reverberi, musicians and arrangers from Genoa who promoted many of the ''"cantautori"'' of the first generation, allowing them to work in Milan. All of them were musically and artistically grown in Genoa, city where they were born or have been moved to as children. They use, during the 1960s, to meet each other at the Foce di Genova and, in particular, at the dairy bar "Igea" (which was a source of inspiration to Gino Paoli for his song ''Quattro amici'' in 1991), in via Casaregis at the corner with via Cecchi (later renam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianni Bismark
Tiziano Menghi (born 19 January 1991), known professionally as Gianni Bismark, is an Italian rapper and songwriter. Menghi started recording his first pieces in 2015, under the alias of Gianni Bismark; his stage name, inspired by footballer Gianni Guigou, was given by his older brother Federico – and in the same year he publishes his debut mixtape, called ''Gianni Bismark Mixtape''. Since 2016 he started collaborating with various exponents of the Roman trap scene, notably Dark Polo Gang, appearing in the mixtape of Pyrex, ''The Dark Album,'' in the track ''Latte di suocera''. On December 20, 2016, Gianni Bismark released his first independent studio album, ''Sesto senso''. In 2018 he joined Triplosette Entertainment, the independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Marrone
Emmanuela "Emma" Marrone (; born 25 May 1984), known professionally as Emma, is an Italian pop singer, songwriter, and actress. After working with several bands, she won the Italian talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'' in March 2010, and signed a contract with record label Universal Music. Since 2010, she has released 7 solo studio albums, 1 extended play and 39 singles, topping the Italian Singles Chart and the Italian Albums Chart four times and selling more than 1.6 million records in Italy. On 18 February 2012, she won the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 with her song "Non è l'inferno" and she represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "La mia città", finishing 21st. She has worked with international artists like Thirty Seconds to Mars and Álvaro Soler, and Italian artists and songwriters such as Elisa, Alessandra Amoroso, Modà, Fabrizio Moro, Vasco Rossi, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Roberto Casalino. Marrone figured also as a songwriter and produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izi (rapper)
Diego Germini (born 30 July 1995), known professionally as Izi, is an Italian rapper and actor. His studio albums ''Pizzicato'' (2017) and ''Aletheia'' (2019) peaked number 1 of FIMI's albums chart. Discography Studio albums * ''Fenice'' (2016) * ''Pizzicato'' (2017) * ''Aletheia'' (2019) * ''Riot'' (2020) Mixtapes * ''Macchie di Rorshach'', with Sangue (2013) * ''Kidnapped Mixtape'' (2014) * ''Julian Ross Mixtape'' (2015) Filmography References Italian rappers Living people 21st-century Italian male singers 1995 births {{Italy-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Music Recording Certifications
Music recording certifications are typically awarded by the worldwide music industry based on the total units sold, streamed, or shipped to retailers. These awards and their requirements are defined by the various certifying bodies representing the music industry in various countries and territories worldwide. The standard certification awards given consist of Gold, Platinum, and sometimes Diamond awards, in ascending order; the UK also has a Silver certification, ranking below Gold. In most cases, a "Multi-Platinum" or "Multi-Diamond" award is given for multiples of the Platinum or Diamond requirements. Many music industries around the world are represented by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The IFPI operates in 66 countries and services affiliated industry associations in 45 countries. In some cases, the IFPI is merely affiliated with the already operational certification bodies of a country, but in many countries with lesser-developed industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LP Record
The LP (from "long playing" or "long play") is an analog sound storage medium, a phonograph record format characterized by: a speed of rpm; a 12- or 10-inch (30- or 25-cm) diameter; use of the "microgroove" groove specification; and a vinyl (a copolymer of vinyl chloride acetate) composition disk. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it remained the standard format for record albums (during a period in popular music known as the album era) until its gradual replacement from the 1980s to the early 2000s, first by cassettes, then by compact discs, and finally by digital music distribution. Beginning in the late 2000s, the LP has experienced a resurgence in popularity. Format advantages At the time the LP was introduced, nearly all phonograph records for home use were made of an abrasive shellac compound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as ''Compact Disc Digital Audio, Digital Audio Compact Disc''. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 mebibyte, MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 mebibyte, MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from ; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FIMI replaced its physical singles chart with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio De André
Fabrizio Cristiano De André (; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter, the most prominent ''cantautore'' of his time. His 40-year career reflects his interests in concept albums, literature, poetry, political protest, and French music. He is considered a preminent member of the so-called Genoese School. Because of the great success of his music in Italy and its impact in the Italian collective memory, a number of public places as roads, squares, schools in Italy are entitled to Fabrizio De André. Biography Fabrizio De André was born in Genoa (Pegli), Italy, from an upper-class family. Gifted of a warm deep voice, De André started playing guitar at the age of 14. He was gifted by his father some records of Georges Brassens, whose songs became the model for the style of his first songs. Moreover, Brassens gave him also the first seeds of the libertarian and pacifist ideas which will persist in all his future works, also later with more soph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari ( English: "Tactical Nuclear Penguins") is an Italian indie rock/pop band formed in 2010. They debuted in 2012 with the EP ''Cartoni animali'' and their first studio album ''Il re è nudo'' was released in 2014. The band participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Ringo Starr", getting the 3rd place. According to members of the band, their name is inspired by Tactical Nuclear Penguin, a beer produced by Scottish brewery Brewdog BrewDog is a Multinational corporation, multinational brewery and pub chain based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Ellon, Scotland. With production of over 800,000 hectolitres, BrewDog claims to be the "#1 Craft Brewer in Europe". It was founded in 200 ... in 2009. Discography Studio albums Extended plays Singles Other charted songs References External links * * Musical groups established in 2010 Musical groups from Lombardy Italian pop music groups Italian rock music groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
