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. He gained popularity after being a student at

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show, and for being on tour as a dancer for Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez,

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and

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Early life

Giofrè was born and raised in Gioia Tauro, Calabria. He started studying dance as a child in his hometown and at seventeen he moved to Reggio Calabria, Italy to study hip hop/

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music.

Career

In the summer of 2011 he joined the Italian talent show ''

'', winning in the dance category. The prize was a scholarship to study at The Millennium Dance Complex in

. After completing his studies, in July 2012 he took part in the music video of the song "Live 4 Die 4" by R.J. feat.

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, released in September 2012. Giofrè later joined the dance corps of the UK series ''

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'', with choreography by

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. On April 1, 2013, Giofrè released his debut single, titled "Break". He later became a dancer for the

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s broadcast by the French television station TF1. In 2014, he moved permanently to Los Angeles, thanks to a contract with McDonald Selzinick Associates (MSA). In 2015, Giofrè joined American singer-songwriter

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as a backup dancer. He reprised the role for Swift's

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. In 2018, Giofrè was one of the dancers for Britney Spears' Britney: Domination residency. From 2019, he was also a dancer for Jennifer Lopez on her Its My Party tour. Giofrè has worked alongside international artists such as Dua Lipa Justin Timberlake,

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of Imagine Dragons,

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Personal life

Since 2018, he has been romantically linked to fellow dancer Adam Vesperman.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Films

Television

Tours /live stage

*Dua Lipa Studio 2054 *Livvia Jonas Brothers Happiness Begins Tour Opening 2019/2020 *NYSE Annual Christmas Tree Lighting LIVVIA 2019 *Jennifer Lopez It's My Party Tour 2019 *Britney Spears Domination 2019 *Taylor Swift Reputation Stadium Tour 2018 *Taylor Swift BBC The Biggest Weekend 2018 *Paula Abdul Mixtape Festival 2016 *Taylor Swift 1989 World Tour 2015 *Taylor Swift British Summer Hyde Park 2015 *Taylor Swift Rock In Rio USA 2015

Music videos and commercials

*Dua Lipa for Vogue *Sam Smith feat Demi Lovato I'm Ready *Pink- Beautiful Trauma *Kelly Clarkson- Love So Soft *Redfoo- Juicy Wiggle *Erika Jayne- Crazy *Carrie Underwood- Something In The Water *Chiquis Rivera- La MalQuerida *Taylor Swift- New Romantics *Taylor Swift- Look What You Made Me Do *Taylor Swift- ...Ready For it? *Taylor Swift- ME! *Taylor Swift- You Need To Calm Down *L’Oreal Karlie Kloss *OLD NAVY The Holiyay Dancer *OLD NAVY Electric Holidays *OLD NAVY Jingle Jammies Jam *OLD NAVY Rockstar

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Giofrè, Giuseppe 1993 births Living people Italian dancers Italian male dancers 21st-century Italian dancers Hip hop dancers People from Gioia Tauro