Vincenzo Cantiello (born 25 August 2000) is an
Italian singer who at the 12th annual
Junior Eurovision Song Contest in
Malta
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with his song "
Tu primo grande amore" and won.
Early years
Cantiello was born on 25 August 2000 in
Sant'Arpino
Sant'Arpino (Campanian: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Caserta in the Italian region Campania located about northwest of Naples and about southwest of Caserta.
Sant'Arpino borders the following municipalities: Cesa, Frattam ...
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Campania
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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 ''
Ti lascio una canzone'' in 2014. The following 15 November, he represented Italy at the
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 12th edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest, and took place, for the first time, in Malta. This was the third time that the contest was hosted by the winning country. Maltese nation ...
with his song "
Tu primo grande amore", fishing first with a total of 159 points, just twelve points ahead from 's
Planet of the Children
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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
Yerevan
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.
Discography
Singles
Albums
References
External links
Vincenzo Cantiello profileat the Junior Eurovision official website
* Videos on the Junior Eurovision official channel on YouTube
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Vincenzo Cantiello - Tu primo grande amore (Italy) 2014 Junior Eurovision Song Contest(studio version)
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Vincenzo Cantiello - Tu primo grande amore (Italy) 2014 LIVE JESC 2014(live in the final)
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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
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