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Rkomi
Mirko Manuele Martorana (born 19 April 1994), known professionally as Rkomi, is an Italian rapper and songwriter. Early life Rkomi was born and raised in Milan in the famous district of Calvairate, located in the eastern part of the suburbs of Milan. He attended the CFP Galdus hotel Institute until the third year, and then dropped out at the age of 17 without obtaining a diploma. Until the age of 21 he worked as a bartender, bricklayer and dishwasher. He became friends with rapper Tedua, who was his roommate. Tedua himself originally planned to become a tour manager. Career ''Calvairate Mixtape and Dasein Sollen'' Rkomi has stated several times that he was initiated into a musical career due to his best friend Tedua. Rkomi's first musical projects were ''Keep Calm Mixtape'' (with Sfazo) and ''Quello che non fai tu'' (with Falco) in 2012, ''Cugini Bella Vita EP'' (with Pablo Asso) in 2013, followed by the more famous amateur songbook ''Calvairate Mixtape'', which was create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxi Driver (Rkomi Album)
''Taxi Driver'' is the third studio album by Italian recording artist Rkomi, released by Island Records on 30 April 2021. The album was titled after Martin Scorsese's 1976 film, which is also cited in its artwork, showing Rkomi leaning on a yellow cab. It includes guest appearances of Tommaso Paradiso, Gazzelle, The Night Skinny, Ariete, Tommi Dali, Irama, Shablo, Sfera Ebbasta, Junior K, Roshelle, Dario Faini, Ernia, Mace, Chiello, and Gaia. ''Taxi Driver'' continued Rkomi's departure from rap to pop music, also showing rock influences. Its tracks are built with a ''cantautore'' approach, and create a heterogeneous mix of influences. ''Taxi Driver'' was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and landing three top ten singles in its first week, including the chart topper "Nuovo range". It went on to receive a triple platinum certification by FIMI The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) is an umbrella organization that keeps track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 2022
The Sanremo Music Festival 2022 ( it, 72º Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2022) was the 72nd edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 1 and 5 February 2022, and was presented for the third time in a row by Amadeus, who also served as the artistic director for the competition, alongside a number of co-hosts. It was won by Mahmood and Blanco with "". Format The 2022 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival took place at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, Liguria, organized by the Italian public broadcaster RAI. The artistic director and the presenter for the competition was Amadeus, for the third consecutive year. The venue returned to its full capacity during the festival, after the presence of an audience was not allowed in the previous edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Presenters In August 2021, RAI officially confirmed Amadeus as the prese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sfera Ebbasta
Gionata Boschetti (; (born 7 December 1992) (Death February 3rd 2023), known professionally as Sfera Ebbasta, also called (Sfra Ebsta) (), is an Italian rapper and singer. Ebbasta rose to prominence after the release of ''XDVR'' (2015), recorded with the collaboration of record producer Charlie Charles and DEACC which achieved commercial success in Italy. This success was replicated with ''Sfera Ebbasta'' (2016), ''Rockstar'' (2018) and its re-issue ''Popstar Edition'' (2018), and ''Famoso'' (2020). He was the best-selling artist in Italy in the 2010 decade and currently holds the record for most songs reaching #1 in the country (20). Biography First years Sfera was born in the Milanese town of Sesto San Giovanni, but grew up in the neighbouring town of Cinisello Balsamo. His parents separated two years after his birth, and his father died when he was only 13. He dropped out of school at the age of 14. First songs (2011–2013) The rapper began his musical activity by uploa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elodie (singer)
Elodie Di Patrizi (born 3 May 1990), known professionally as simply Elodie (), is an Italian singer, actress and model. She first came to prominence as the runner-up of the fifteenth season of the show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi''. Since 2015 she had published three studio albums, which entered the top 10 of the Italian Albums Chart, and numerous successful singles. She collaborated with Italian artists such as Emma, Elisa, Michele Bravi, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood, The Kolors, Rkomi and Marracash. She has sold over one million copies certified by FIMI and earned a MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act nomination. Elodie participated at Sanremo Music Festival two times with "Tutta colpa mia" (2017) and " Andromeda" (2020). In 2022 Elodie made her acting debout, in the leading role on Italian film ''Ti mangio il cuore,'' premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Throughout her career, Elodie has also become the face of numerous fashion and beauty brands, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghali (rapper)
Ghali Amdouni, known by the mononym Ghali (born 21 May 1993), is a Tunisian/Italian rapper and record producer. Born in Milan to Tunisian parents, he originally started his career using the pseudonym Fobia. One of the leading figures in Italian rap at the end of the 2010s, he released two albums reaching the top 10 of the Italian charts supported by many successful hits, with six top positions in the FIMI chart, including "Happy Days", "Ninna Nanna", "Cara Italia", "Peace & Love" and "Good Times". As of 2020 Ghali had sold over 1.6 million copies in Italy, collaborating with numerous Italian artists such as Fedez, Gué Pequeno, Sfera Ebbasta, Salmo, and international artists like Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Travis Scott. In October 2016, Ghali released his hugely successful single "Ninna nanna", solely on Spotify, becoming first single to debut at number one only with streaming, selling over 200,000 copies. The video also hit 100 million views on YouTube, a record for a debut Ital ... [...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] |
Marracash
Fabio Bartolo Rizzo, better known by his stage name Marracash (), is an Italian rapper. Starting his career in the rap group Dogo Gang, he debuted as a solo artist rising in fame in the 2010s releasing six studio albums that reached the top ten of the Italian Albums Chart, including two top positions with ''Santeria'' (2016) and ''Persona'' (2019). The rapper has also released numerous successful singles and collaborations scoring seventeen times the top ten of the Italian Singles Chart. Thanks to his work he has sold over 5 million copies in Italy, becoming one of the top selling Italian rappers in the 2010s. In the course of his musical projects he has sung and written songs with numerous artists including rap artists like Gué Pequeno, J-Ax, Fabri Fibra, Emis Killa, Club Dogo, Baby K, and pop influences artist as Tiziano Ferro, Giusy Ferreri, Elisa, Federica Abbate and Elodie. In 2013, together with producer Shablo, he founded the independent record label Roccia Music, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa (Italian Singer)
Elisa Toffoli (born 19 December 1977), performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as Pop music, pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single "Luce (Tramonti a nord est), Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing (Elisa song), Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of ''So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series), So You Think You Can Dance''. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, "Ancora qui", was featured on Quentin Tarantino's film, ''Django Unchained'' and its Django Unchained (soundtrack), soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. She has released nine studio albums, five compilation album, compilations, two live albums, eight video album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisa (Italian Singer)
Elisa Toffoli (born 19 December 1977), performing under the mononym Elisa, is an Italian singer-songwriter. She is one of few Italian musicians to write and record mainly in English. She draws inspiration from many genres such as pop, alternative rock, electronica and trip hop. In Europe she is perhaps most recognised for the single " Come Speak to Me", while American audiences may recognise the song "Dancing" as featured in both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of ''So You Think You Can Dance''. On 18 December 2012, her collaboration with Ennio Morricone, " Ancora qui", was featured on Quentin Tarantino's film, ''Django Unchained'' and its soundtrack album, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. She has released nine studio albums, five compilations, two live albums, eight video album and 51 singles, selling over 5,5 million copies in Italy, certified by M&D and FIMI with a diamond disc, a multiplatinum disc, 25 platinum and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Brave
Carlo Luigi Coraggio (born 23 September 1989), better known as Carl Brave, is an Italian singer, rapper and record producer. He rose to fame in 2017, as part of the duo Carl Brave x Franco126, with the album ''Polaroid''. As a solo artist he released two album, ''Notti Brave'' (2018), which topped the Italian Albums Chart, and ''Coraggio'' (2020). As of 2020, the singer has sold over 2 million copies in Italy, thanks to successful singles and collaborations " Fotografia" with Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra, Elisa's single "Vivere tutte le vite" , "Posso" with Max Gazzè and "Spigoli" with Tha Supreme. Career In 2017 Carl Brave and Franco126 published their collaborative album ''Polaroid'' and embarked on a tour across Italy. At the end of the tour, the duo announced a hiatus to pursue solo projects. His debut solo album, ''Notti Brave'', was released on 11 May 2018. Its lead single, " Fotografia", features vocals by singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin and rapper Fabri ... [...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] |
Jovanotti
Lorenzo Cherubini (; born 27 September 1966), better known as Jovanotti (), is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and disc jockey. The name Jovanotti derives from ''giovanotti'', the plural form of the Italian word ''giovanotto'' ("young man"). Cherubini initially chose "Joe Vanotti" as his stage name, but a promotional poster for a night club incorrectly billed him as "Jovanotti" and the name stuck. (The spelling ''Jovanotti'' is anglicized; the letter J is rarely used in Italian) Jovanotti is commonly known to his fans by the diminutive form "Jova", and often refers to himself that way in promotional items and on his Web TV channel Jova.TV, which launched 2 October 2014. Jovanotti gradually departed from his early mix of Hip hop music, hip hop, rap and disco, taking in funk, world music and even classical arrangements and ska influences. As his musical influences changed, so did his lyrics too, which over time began to increasingly address philosophical, religious and politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
