Blanco (singer)
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Riccardo Fabbriconi (born 10 February 2003), known professionally as Blanco, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.[2] He rose to prominence in 2021 with the hits "La canzone nostra" and "Mi fai impazzire", which topped the Italian Singles Chart. He later released his debut album Blu celeste, driven by the singles "Notti in bianco", "Paraocchi" and the title track. In 2022, he won the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival alongside Mahmood with the song "Brividi", with which the duo represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, finishing in sixth place.
Early life
Riccardo Fabbriconi was born in
Career
2020–2021: "Mi fai impazzire" and Blu celeste
In June 2020, he released on
On 26 February 2021, Blanco released his single "Paraocchi",[13] which also reached the top ten of FIMI's singles chart.[14] On 18 June 2021, he released the hit single "Mi fai impazzire" in collaboration with Sfera Ebbasta;[15] it peaked at number one on FIMI's singles chart for eight consecutive weeks[16] and was certified sextuple platinum, having sold 420,000 copies.[12]
On 10 September 2021, Blanco released his debut studio album
2022–present: Sanremo, Eurovision Song Contest and Innamorato
In December 2021,
On 3 April 2022, Blanco embarked on the
Blanco released "L'isola delle rose", the first single from his second studio album, Innamorato, on 27 January 2023. Blanco performed the song as a guest during the first night of the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, but in-ear monitoring issues made him unable to hear himself while he was singing.[30] He then proceeded to cause damage to the rose garden set on stage, for which he was booed by the audience at the end of his performance.[31] He later apologized.[32] Innamorato was released on 14 April 2023.[33]
Artistry
Blanco was originally described as a
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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ITA [42] |
SWI [43] | |||
Blu celeste | 1 | 11 | ||
Innamorato |
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1 | 6 |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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ITA [45] |
LTU [46] |
LUX [47] |
SPA [48] |
SWI [49] | ||||
"Belladonna (Adieu)" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single |
"Notti in bianco" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
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Blu celeste | |
"Ladro di fiori" | 16 | — | — | — | — |
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"La canzone nostra" (with Mace and Salmo) |
2021 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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Obe |
"Paraocchi" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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Blu celeste | |
"Mi fai impazzire" (with Sfera Ebbasta) |
1 | — | — | — | 56 |
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Non-album single | |
"Blu celeste" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
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Blu celeste | |
"Finché non mi seppelliscono" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
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"Brividi" (with Mahmood) |
2022 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 95 | 1 |
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Non-album singles |
"Nostalgia" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
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"L'isola delle rose" | 2023 | 5 | — | — | — | 42 |
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Innamorato |
"Un briciolo di allegria" (with Mina) |
1 | — | — | — | — |
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"Bruciasse il cielo" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
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Innamorato (re-release) | |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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ITA [45] |
SWI [50] | |||
" Michelangelo )
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2023 | 1 | 87 | 10 |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [45] | ||||
"Tutti muoiono" (Madame featuring Blanco) |
2021 | 28 | Madame | |
"Dio perdonami" (Blanco & Drast) |
48 | Red Bull 64 Bars: The Album | ||
"Nemesi" (Marracash featuring Blanco) |
4 |
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Noi, loro, gli altri |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [45] | ||||
"Sai cosa c'è" | 2021 | 4 |
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Blu celeste |
"Lucciole" | 5 |
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"Mezz'ora di sole" | 6 |
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"Figli di puttana" | 8 |
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"Pornografia (Bianco paradiso)" | 10 |
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"Afrodite" | 15 |
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"David" | 19 |
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"Anima tormentata" | 2023 | 27 | Innamorato | |
"Ancora, ancora, ancora" | 33 | |||
"Lacrime di piombo" | 10 |
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"Innamorato" | 16 |
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"Scusa" | 32 | |||
"Fotocopia" | 34 | |||
"Giulia" | 23 | |||
"La mia famiglia" | 53 | |||
"Raggi del sole" | 47 | |||
"Vada come vada" | 48 |
Videography
Year | Title | Director | Ref. |
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2020 | "Notti in bianco" | Simone Peluso | [51] |
"Ladro di fiori" | |||
2021 | "La canzone nostra" (with Mace and Salmo) |
YouNuts! | [52] |
"Paraocchi" | Simone Peluso | [51] | |
"Mi fai impazzire" (with Sfera Ebbasta) |
Andrea Folino | [53] | |
"Afrodite" | Simone Peluso | [51] | |
"David" | |||
"Pornografia (Bianco Paradiso)" | |||
"Finché non mi seppelliscono" | |||
"Lucciole" | |||
"Sai cosa c'è" | |||
"Blu celeste" | |||
"Figli di puttana" | |||
"Mezz'ora di sole" | |||
2022 | "Brividi" (with Mahmood) |
Attilio Cusani | [54] |
"Nostalgia" | Simone Peluso | [55] | |
2023 | "L'isola delle rose" | [56] | |
"Un briciolo di allegria" | [57] | ||
"Bruciasse il cielo" | [58] |
Tours
- Blu celeste Tour (2022)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award ceremony | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2021 | SEAT Music Awards
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Single Award | "Notti in bianco" | Won | [59] |
"La canzone nostra" | Won | ||||
"Mi fai impazzire" | Won | ||||
2022 | Sanremo Music Festival | Big Artists | "Brividi" | 1st Place | [21] |
Eurovision Song Contest | — | 6th Place | [21] |
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Il suo stile, una caratteristica miscela di pop, rap e trap, lo rende un artista peculiare molto amato dalla Gen Z
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