Filippo Uttinacci (born 12 September 1997), professionally known as Fulminacci, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
In April 2019, he debuted with the
studio album
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''
La vita veramente'', which was awarded the Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. He also won the prize for Artist of the Year at the Rockol Awards 2019.
After performing in several Italian music festivals, he enlarged his popularity in 2021, competing for the first time in the
Sanremo Music Festival
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with the song "
Santa Marinella
Santa Marinella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy, Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome.
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrg ...
". His second studio album was released shortly after, and became his first top-5 entry on the
FIMI
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Italian Albums Chart.
Biography
Early life
Filippo Uttinacci was born in Rome on 12 September 1997 and grew up in the
Casal Lumbroso
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district.
His father is a graphic designer, while his mother co-owns a furniture store, together with his aunt.
He has a brother.
He attended primary school and middle school at a Catholic institute run by nuns.
He later studied at the ''
liceo classico
Liceo classico or Ginnasio (literally ''classical lyceum'') is the oldest, public secondary school type in Italy. Its educational curriculum spans over five years, when students are generally about 14 to 19 years of age.
Until 1969, this was ...
'' "Dante Alighieri" in the
rione Prati in Rome.
At the age of 10, Fulminacci entered a music school and started to play guitar.
Two years later, he also began studying drums.
He wrote his first songs at the age 16.
He was initially reluctant at singing, but he decided to reveal himself recording the songs he wrote.
Encouraged by the positive reaction received by his family, he sent his demos to independent label Maciste Dischi and signed his first recording deal.
In 2018, he debuted as an actor, starring in the short film ''Fammi parlare'' by Luca Iacoella.
He also appeared in the music video of the song "In My Mind", recorded for Italian TV series ''Immaturi''.
Music career
His debut single, "Borghese in borghese", was released in January 2019 by Maciste Dischi. He initially decided not to reveal his real name and surname.
For that reason, he decided to adopt the stage name "Fulminacci", chosen after brainstorming for something "unexpected and very personal". His pseudonym creates an assonance with his surname, and is typically used as an exclamation in comics.
His second single, "La vita veramente", was released in February 2019, and followed by "Una sera", which was one of the first songs he wrote.
His debut studio album, also titled ''
La vita veramente'' and featuring all of his previous singles, was released by Maciste Dischi and distributed by Artist First on 9 April 2019. The album was produced by Federico Nardelli and Giordano Colombo. Shortly after the album's release, Fulminacci took part in the 2019 International Workers' Day concert in Piazza San Giovanni Laterano, Rome, annually supported by Italian trade unions
CGIL
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,
CISL and
UIL. He performed at several Italian music festivals, including the Mi Ami Festival in
Milan
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, the Mind Festival in
Montecosaro
Montecosaro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about east of Macerata.
Montecosaro borders the following municipalities: Civitanova Marche, Montegranaro, ...
, the Goa-Boa Festival in Genoa and the Flowers Festival in
Turin
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.
During the summer of 2019, Fulminacci released the music videos for the songs "Resistenza" and "Tommaso", both featured in his debut album. In July 2019, ''La vita veramente'' received the Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album.
In December of the same year, he was named Artist of the Year at the Rockol Awards 2019.
On 6 December 2019, he also released the vinyl version of his debut album, featuring the singles "Le ruote, i motori" and "San Giovanni".
On 1 May 2020, he performed for the second time at the International Workers' Day concert. As a consequence of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the event was adapted to a televised show without any audience, and Fulminacci performed "San Giovanni" from the Audtiorium Parco della Musica in Rome.
On 9 September 2020, Fulminacci released the new single "Canguro", followed by "Un fatto tuo personale" in December of the same year. Both songs were included in Fulminacci's second studio album, ''
Tante care cose'', which was released on 12 March 2021, shortly after his appearance at the
71st Sanremo Music Festival. Fulminacci competed in the Big Artists section with the song "
Santa Marinella
Santa Marinella is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy, Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome.
It includes the beach resort of Santa Severa (the ancient Pyrg ...
", also released as a single from ''Tante care cose'', and placed 16th in a field of 26.
''Tante care cose'' was re-released in 2022 with three additional tracks, including the single "Chitarre blu" and the song "Aglio e olio", featuring vocals by
Willie Peyote
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His stage name is a pun on the cartoon character Wile E. Coyote
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.
Fulminacci embarked on a tour in May 2022, originally scheduled for March of the same year and preceded by a few shows held during the summer of 2021.
In 2023, Fulminacci released the new singles "Tutto inutile" and "Ragù", and announced he was working on a new studio album. He also appeared as a guest on several albums, including
Gazzelle
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's ''Dentro'' and
Daniele Silvestri
Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Career
Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' S ...
's ''Disco X''.
As a songwriter, Uttinacci co-authored the top ten single "
Ci pensiamo domani", recorded by
Angelina Mango.
Personal life
Since 2017, Fulminacci is in a relationship with actress Lia Grieco.
Grieco and Uttinacci appeared together on the music video for "In My Mind".
She also appeared in the video of Fulminacci's single "Tommaso".
He is a supporter of
A.S. Roma
' (''Rome Sport Association''), commonly referred to as Roma (), is a professional football club based in Rome, Italy. Founded by a merger in 1927, Roma has participated in the top tier of Italian football for all of its existence, except for ...
.
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As lead artist
Featured singles
Other charted and certified songs
Other album appearances
Writing credits
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Italian male singer-songwriters
Italian singer-songwriters
Living people
21st-century Italian male singers
1997 births
Singers from Rome