Alberto Cotta Ramusino (born 8 May 1995), known professionally as Tananai, is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and record producer.

Biography

Ramusino was born in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

. His music career began in 2017, when he obtained a recording contract with the label

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, with whom he released his debut studio album ''To Discover and Forget'' under the pseudonym Not For Us. After the publication of the first album, the artist began to perform under the pseudonym Tananai and began to work mainly on the musical production of songs in Italian. In 2019, he released the singles "Volersi male", "Bear Grylls", "Ichnusa" and "Calcutta". In January 2020, he released "Giugno", a single that anticipated the release of the debut EP entitled ''Piccoli boati'', out on 21 February. In March 2021, Tananai released the single "Baby Goddamn", which went viral on

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, followed by the single "Maleducazione" and the track "Le madri degli altri", included in the album ''Disumano'' by Italian rapper

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. In November 2021, Tananai was one of 12 acts selected to compete in , a televised competition aimed at selecting three newcomers as contestants of the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival. Tananai placed second during the show, with his entry "Esagerata", rightfully accessing the festival in the category. "Sesso occasionale" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced once again his participation in the

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. "Tango" was later announced as her entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Other charted songs

Guest appearances

References

{{Authority control Italian singer-songwriters Living people 21st-century Italian singers 1995 births Singers from Milan