Federica Victoria Johanna Caiozzo (born 15 May 1982), known professionally as Thony, is an Italian singer and actress.

Biography

Thony was born in

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by an Italian father and a Polish mother. She moved to

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in 2002 to study singing and music; After a few years of solo live performances, she started in 2009 a collaboration with the band Jobi 4, resulting in the publication of an EP and an LP. After these experiences she decided to focus on the solo album, ''With the Green in My Mouth'', produced in 2010 with Stefano Mariani (sound editor) and published on the web only in 2011. Thanks to this record, the Italian movie director

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contacted her to work on the

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of his movie upcoming film '' Every Blessed Day'' ( it, Tutti i santi giorni, 2012). During the beginning of the filming, Virzì decided to offer her also the leading female role, together with Luca Marinelli. She was nominated in 2013 for

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(

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: ''David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista''). She published in 2012 the album ''Birds'' with the collaborations of Leonardo Milani, Zsuzsanna Krazsnai, and Andrea Ruggiero, and produced by herself. The song ''Flowers Blossom'' is awarded with the

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in June 2013 for best original song.Ciak d’oro 2013, trionfa con 4 premi “La miglior offerta”
ilvelino.it In 2016 she was announced to be part of a new band called "Malihini" and signed with the London label ''

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'' She has the main female role in Daniele Luchetti's ''Momenti di trascurabile felicità''.

Discography

* 2011 - ''With the Green in My Mouth'' (Unreleased) * 2012 - '' Tutti i santi giorni'' (soundtrack) * 2012 - ''Birds'' (GDM/ Sony Publishing) *2019 - Hopefully, again (''

) *with Malihini*''

Filmography

Films

Television

Awards

*2019 ** ''Nomination''

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

- Best Actress for '' Momenti di trascurabile felicità'' *2013 **

- Best Original Song for "Flowers Blossom" ** ''Nomination'' David di Donatello - Best actress for '' Every Blessed Day'' ** ''Nomination''

Nastro d'argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

- Best Actress for '' Every Blessed Day'' ** ''Nomination''

Globo d'oro The Globo d'oro (internationally known as Italian Golden Globe) is an Italian annual film award. It was established in 1960 and it has as jury the Rome Foreign Press Association. The first awards ceremony took place in 1960 and was won by the film ...

- Best Actress for '' Every Blessed Day'' ** Prix d'interprétacion féminine (Best leading female role) Festival du cinema italien di Bastia ** Festival del Cinema di

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- Best Soundtrack for '' Every Blessed Day'' *2012 ** FICE (Federazione Italiana Cinema D'Essai) - Best Seginner Actress

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thony 1982 births Living people Italian film actresses Italian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian actresses 21st-century Italian women singers Ciak d'oro winners Musicians from Palermo Actresses from Palermo Italian people of Polish descent