Elisa Coclite (born 22 March 2003), known professionally as Casadilego, is an

Italia Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

n singer, most known for winning the fourteenth season of the Italian talent show ''

X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003 ...

''. Her stage name literally means ''Lego-House'', after the

Ed Sheeran Edward Christopher Sheeran (; born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter. Born in Halifax, West Yorkshire and raised in Framlingham, Suffolk, he began writing songs around the age of eleven. In early 2011, Sheeran independently r ...

's song of the same name.

Biography

Early life

Elisa Coclite was born in 2003 and grew up in

Montorio al Vomano Montorio al Vomano ( Abruzzese: ') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, in the Abruzzo region of central-southern Italy. It is located in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. Geography The ci ...

. Her father is the jazz pianist Massimiliano Coclite.

2020–present: ''X Factor Italia'' and career

She won the fourteenth edition of the Italian version of the ''X Factor'' in 2020, with her single "Vittoria" co-written by Mara Sattei. During the third live show on 12 November 2020, she also performed her second single entitled "Lontanissimo". On 11 December 2020, one day after the finale, she released her debut EP ''Casadilego''. Together with

Francesco Renga Pierfrancesco Renga (born 12 June 1968 in Udine, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 2005 with the song ''Angelo''. In 2001 he won the Mia Martini critics award at Sanremo Festival. He also took part in t ...

, she performed

Ornella Vanoni Ornella Vanoni (; born 22 September 1934) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She is one of the longest-standing Italian artists, having started performing in 1956. She has released about 112 works between LP, EPs and greatest hits alb ...

's "Una ragione di più" during the third evening of the

Sanremo Music Festival 2021 The Sanremo Music Festival 2021 ( it, 71º Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2021) was the 71st edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo, organised and broadcast by RAI ...

. On 16 July 2021, she released her first single after ''X Factor'', entitled "Millepiani". In 2022, she starred as the lead in the coming-of-age film ''My Soul Summer'', directed by Fabio Mollo.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Album appearances

Filmography

References

{{Authority control Italian pop singers Living people The X Factor winners X Factor (Italian TV series) contestants People from Abruzzo 21st-century Italian singers 2003 births 21st-century Italian women singers