Samuel Umberto Romano (born 7 March 1972, in
Turin) is an Italian singer songwriter, better known as the frontman of Italian rock band
Subsonica.
He was also a founding member of the group Motel Connection, and in 2017 he launched his solo career, under the mononym Samuel.
As a solo artist, he released the studio albums ''Il codice della bellezza'' in 2017 and ''Brigata bianca'' in 2021, both of which entered the top ten of the
FIMI
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 exist ...
Italian Albums Chart.
In 2017, he competed in
67th Sanremo Music Festival, placing tenth with the song "Vedrai". In 2019 he also was a judge on the
13th season of Italian talent show ''
X Factor''. In 2021 he released "
Cinema" with
Francesca Michielin, which peaked at number 93 on the
FIMI
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 exist ...
Italian Singles Chart and was certified Gold by FIMI.
References
1972 births
Living people
Italian male singer-songwriters
21st-century Italian male singers
Musicians from Turin
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