Vincenzo Cantiello (born 25 August 2000) is an

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singer who at the 12th annual

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with his song "

Tu primo grande amore "Tu primo grande amore" ("You, first great love") is a song by Italian singer Vincenzo Cantiello. It and was the winning song at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta Marsa ( mt, Il-Marsa) is a town in the South Eastern Reg ...

" and won.

Early years

Cantiello was born on 25 August 2000 in Sant'Arpino,

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. He has been interested in music since early childhood initially singing in the choir of his church, but had started singing on his own when he was 9.

Music career

He gained national attention after taking part in ''

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'' in 2014. The following 15 November, he represented Italy at the

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with his song "

", fishing first with a total of 159 points, just twelve points ahead from 's Planet of the Children who placed second. He was Italy's first ever entrant at the competition and also the only male solo singer in the entire competition. He then made an appearance in the . He read out the Italian votes and handed the trophy to the winner. In , for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, Cantiello performed as part of the winners interval act in

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Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

Vincenzo Cantiello profile
at the Junior Eurovision official website * Videos on the Junior Eurovision official channel on YouTube *
Vincenzo Cantiello - Tu primo grande amore (Italy) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest
(studio version) *
Vincenzo Cantiello - Tu primo grande amore (Italy) 2014 LIVE JESC 2014
(live in the final) *
Vincenzo Cantiello - All of me
2000 births Living people Italian child singers Italian pop singers Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners People from the Province of Caserta 21st-century Italian male singers {{Italy-singer-stub