Francesco Gabbani
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Born | Carrara, Italy | 9 September 1982
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Years active | 2000–present |
Labels | BMG |
Website | francescogabbani |
Francesco Gabbani (born 9 September 1982) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.[1][2] He rose to fame after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen". The next year, he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma", and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 finishing in 6th place.
Life and career
2009–2014: Early beginnings and Greitist Iz
In 2009, Gabbani featured on Mira Leon's single "Filodoro". He released his debut singles "Estate" and "Maledetto amore" in 2011. In 2013, Gabbani released "I dischi non-si suonano" and "Clandestino" as singles from his debut studio album. He released his debut album,
2015–2016: Eternamente ora
He was then signed to
2017–2018: Magellano and Eurovision Song Contest
Gabbani returned to the
2019–present: Viceversa
On 4 May 2019, Gabbani released "È un'altra cosa", the first single from his fourth studio album, Viceversa. He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Viceversa", where he placed second.[11][12] The single reached number two on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[13][5]
Discography
- Greitist Iz (2014)
- Eternamente ora (2016)
- Magellano (2017)
- Viceversa (2020)
- Volevamo solo essere felici (2022)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result |
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2017 | MTV Italian Music Awards | Best Italian Male[14] | Himself | Nominated |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Italian Act[15] | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). RAI. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ "Biografia – Francesco Gabbani". francescogabbani.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
- ^ Greitist Iz di Francesco Gabbani su Apple Music
- ^ Massimo Longoni (13 February 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2016, Francesco Gabbani vince nelle Nuove proposte". Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Italian single certifications – Francesco Gabbani" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 August 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Francesco Gabbani" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ Alessandro Genovese (12 December 2016). "Francesco Gabbani firma la colonna sonora di Poveri ma ricchi" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ^ Domenico Naso (13 December 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2017: i cantanti in gara. Dai talent ai veterani: ecco chi salirà sul palco dell'Ariston". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- ^ Domenico Naso (12 February 2017). "Sanremo 2017, vince Francesco Gabbani, seconda Fiorella Mannoia, terzo Ermal Meta". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Video intervista a Francesco Gabbani, il vincitore di Sanremo 2017" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Escudero, Victor M. (12 February 2017). "Francesco Gabbani to represent Italy in Kyiv!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Rai News24. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Francesco Gabbani – Viceversa". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- MTV Italy. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
- ^ "MTV European Music Awards: le nomination per il Best Italian Act". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 4 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.