"Cenere" () is a song by Italian singer

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. It was written by Lazza,

Davide Petrella Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist. Life and career Born in Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he rec ...

and

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, and produced by the latter. It was released by

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on 9 February 2023 as the first single from the re-issue of Lazza's third album ''

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''. The song was the artist's entry for the

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, the 73rd edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for the

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. He ended up at second place, behind

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Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Davide Vicari and released on

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on the same day of the single's release.

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References

{{Reflist 2023 singles 2023 songs Lazza songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 2023 Songs written by Davide Petrella Songs written by Dario Faini