Irama (singer)

Irama
Born
Filippo Maria Fanti

(1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 (age 28)
Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active2015–present
Musical career
Genres
LabelsWarner

Filippo Maria Fanti (born 20 December 1995), known as Irama, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.[1]

He rose to fame in 2018, following his win on the 17th edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.[2] He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2016 with the song "Cosa resterà",[3] in 2019 with "La ragazza con il cuore di latta",[4] in 2021 with "La genesi del tuo colore",[5] and in 2022 with "Ovunque sarai"; he competed once again in 2024 with "Tu no", reaching fifth place.

Since his debut, he has sold over two million copies in Italy, twice topping the Italian Albums Chart and realizing several media successful singles, including multi-platinum singles "Mediterranea", "Nera" and "La genesi del tuo colore", "Arrogante", "Melodia proibita", "Crepe", and "La ragazza con il cuore di latta". He has obtained 31 platinum discs and 3 gold discs corresponding to 2,032,000 sales units certified by the FIMI.

  1. ^ "Chi è Irama e cosa ha fatto prima di Sanremo". ilpost.it. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Amici 17: a sorpresa entra nella scuola il ciclone Irama". All Music Italia (in Italian). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  3. ^ "IRAMA esce il 12 febbraio con il suo Ep omonimo. Sarà la rivelazione di SANREMO 2016?". All Music Italia (in Italian). 26 January 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Festival di Sanremo 2019, i big in gara e i titoli delle canzoni". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Sanremo 2021: Irama will NOT be disqualified... rehearsal footage to be used instead". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 24 March 2021.