Irama (singer) explained

Irama
Birth Name:Filippo Maria Fanti
Birth Date:20 December 1995
Birth Place:Carrara, Tuscany, Italy
Years Active:2015–present
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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.

Biography and career

Born in Carrara, where he lived up to primary school, he later moved with his family to Monza. He declared to have been interested in the music of Francesco Guccini and Fabrizio De André since he was a child, and then he approached hip pop. His artistic name, chosen after having anagrammed his second name, Maria, means "rhythm" in Malay.[6]

On 27 November 2015, with the song "Cosa resterà", written with Giulio Nenna, he was among the eight winners of the eighth edition of the Sanremo Giovani song contest, which allowed him to be admitted to the Sanremo Music Festival in the New Proposte category.[7] [8] The single reached the 100th position of the Italian Singles Charts and anticipated the singer's debut studio album, titled Irama, released on 12 February 2016, under the Warner Music Italy label, debuting at the 51st position of the FIMI's Chart.[9] [10] On 27 May 2015, the second single "Tornerai da me" was released and lately certified gold by FIMI.[11] The commercial launch of the single "Mi drogherò" marked the end of the artistic partnership between Irama and Warner Music Italy, due to the low promotion that the label reserved to the songwriter.[12]

At the end of 2016, in search of a record relaunch, Irama decided to participate in the seventeenth edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.[13] After the victory of the program, he signed again the contract with Warner Records,[14] releasing the single "Un giorno in più", debuting at position 24 of the FIMI ranking and obtaining the gold certification. The second single "Nera", also performed during the television show, was launched as a single on 1 June, achieving the second position of the Top Singles Chart, solding over 150,000 copies.[15] In the same month he published the EP, produced by Giulio Nenna and Andrea Debernardi, entitled Plume, which reached the top of the FIMI Album ranking and was certified double platinum for having sold over 100,000 copies.[16] Plume ranked second in the Italian year end chart for albums/compilations while Nera ranked sixth in singles.

On 19 October 2018, just four months after the previous recording project, the second studio album by the singer-songwriter entitled Giovani, which debuted at the top of the FIMI Albums Chart and was lately certified Platinum.[17] The album was supported by the commercial launch of the single "Bella e rovinata", which reached twenty-first place in the Top Singles. In January 2019, his participation in the Sanremo Music Festival was announced with the song "La ragazza con il cuore di latta", which peaked at number three of FIMI's chart and sold over 100,000 copies.[18] On 3 June 2019 the single "Arrogante", written by Federica Abbate, was released. It became the singer's third Top10 single on the Italian charts and also sold 100,000 copies.[19]

On 27 March 2020, the new single "Milano" was published, with the participation of Francesco Sarcina, frontman of the group Le Vibrazioni.[20] In May 2020 Irama was cast for the spin-off Amici Speciali with other Amici's previous contestant, including Giordana Angi, The Kolors, Gaia and Alberto Urso and eventually won the contest for the second time. On 19 May 2020, he released "Mediterranea" as the lead single of his fourth studio album Crepe.[21] Both the single and the album debuted at number one of FIMI's charts earning his first number one and most successful single as to date.[22] [23] Mediterranea ranked third in the Italian year end chart in 2020.

Sanremo 2021 was a highly memorable experience for the singer/songwriter as he was not able to perform his entry "La genesi del tuo colore" live. A member of his team was tested positive for COVID-19 right before the show and he was forced to undergo a 10-day quarantine despite the negative test results. However, RAI allowed him to pursue in the competition using his rehearsal footage as an alternative.[24] Despite his absence during the live show, his rehearsal recordings still impressed the judges, viewers and fans catapulting him to fifth place in the final ranking. Three weeks later, "La genesi del tuo colore" was certified gold.[25] A year later, he returned to the Sanremo stage with the song "" and finished fourth.

On 25 February 2022, he released his third studio album "Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare" which eventually topped the album charts.

Irama competed again in the Sanremo Music Festival in 2024 with the song "Tu no",[26] [27] reaching the fifth position.[28]

Discography

Albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
ITA
[29]
SWI
[30]
Irama 41
Giovani
  • Released: 19 October 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
188

Platinum

Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare
  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
119
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
No Stress (with Rkomi)
  • Released: 7 July 2023
  • Label: Warner Music Italy, Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
2
  • FIMI: Gold

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
ITA
SWI
Plume
  • Released: 1 July 2018
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
120
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum[31]
Crepe
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
  • FIMI: Platinum

Singles

TitleYearPeak positionsCertificationsAlbum
ITA
[32]
SWI
[33]
"Cosa resterà"2015100
[34]
Irama
"Tornerai da me"2016
"Non ho fatto l'università"
"Mi drogherò"2017
"Un giorno in più"201824
  • FIMI: Gold
Plume
"Nera"2
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum
"Bella e rovinata"21
  • FIMI: Platinum
Giovani
"La ragazza con il cuore di latta"20193 58
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"Arrogante"9
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
Crepe
"Milano"
2020
"Mediterranea"1 92
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum
Crepe
"Crepe"18
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"La genesi del tuo colore"20213 75
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
rowspan="2"
"Melodia proibita"19
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"Ovunque sarai"20222 11
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum
Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare
"5 gocce" 3
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum
"PamPamPamPamPamPamPamPam" 16
  • FIMI: Platinum
"ALI" 15
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Hollywood" 202317
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
No Stress
"Sulla pelle
"Tu no"20245 16
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
rowspan="2"
"Galassie"21
[36]

As featured artist

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum or EP
ITA
[37]
"Ragazzi della nebbia"
202054OBE
"Luna piena"
202112
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum
Taxi Driver
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Other charted songs

Album Track! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum or EP
ITA
[38]
"Che ne sai"
201845Plume
"Che vuoi che sia"
53
"Voglio solo te"
42
"Un respiro"
71
"Una Lacrima"
202224
  • FIMI: Gold
Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare
"Colpiscimi"
55
"Iride"
81

Achievements

2016
2018
2020

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015Sanremo Giovani 2015Himself / ContestantNew proposals selections for Sanremo 2016
2016Sanremo Music Festival 2016Annual music festival
Summer Festival 2016Annual music festival — Winner
2017–2018Amici di Maria De FilippiTalent show (season 17) — Winner
2018Summer Festival 2018Annual music festival
2019Sanremo Music Festival 2019Annual music festival
2020Amici SpecialiAll Star version of Amici — Winner
2021Sanremo Music Festival 2021Annual music festival
2022Sanremo Music Festival 2022Annual music festival
Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomoReality show (season 3)
2024Sanremo Music Festival 2024Annual music festival

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chi è Irama e cosa ha fatto prima di Sanremo . 2019-02-09 . ilpost.it . 2019-12-22.
  2. Web site: Amici 17: a sorpresa entra nella scuola il ciclone Irama. 2018-01-27. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-04-30.
  3. Web site: IRAMA esce il 12 febbraio con il suo Ep omonimo. Sarà la rivelazione di SANREMO 2016?. 2016-01-26. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-04-30.
  4. Web site: √ Festival di Sanremo 2019, i big in gara e i titoli delle canzoni. s.r.l. Rockol com. Rockol. it. 2020-04-30.
  5. Web site: Sanremo 2021: Irama will NOT be disqualified... rehearsal footage to be used instead. 2021-03-24. wiwibloggs.
  6. Web site: Festival di Sanremo 2016, intervista a Irama in gara tra le Nuove Proposte con "Cosa resterà". https://web.archive.org/web/20160405005429/http://www.outune.net/livetune/interviste/sanremo-2016-irama-cosa-restera-nuove-proposte/125357. dead. 2016-04-05. 2016-04-05. 2020-05-04.
  7. Web site: SOGNANDO SANREMO: intervistiamo IRAMA. 2015-11-27. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  8. Web site: Sanremo 2016, nuove proposte: ecco chi sono i giovani in gara. 2016-01-21. www.deejay.it. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  9. Web site: IRAMA esce il 12 febbraio con il suo Ep omonimo. Sarà la rivelazione di SANREMO 2016?. 2016-01-26. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  10. Web site: History - FIMI. www.fimi.it. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  11. Web site: IRAMA: il nuovo singolo è "Tornerai da me" mentre su Facebook spunta una sorpresa realizzata con gli amici BENJI & FEDE (VIDEO). 2016-05-10. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  12. Web site: "Mi drogherò" è il provocatorio titolo del nuovo singolo di IRAMA (TESTO). 2017-06-15. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  13. Web site: Amici 17: a sorpresa entra nella scuola il ciclone Irama. 2018-01-27. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  14. Web site: AMICI 17 finale: Irama con il 63% dei voti vince la 17esima edizione del talent show più amato d'Italia. 2018-06-11. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  15. Web site: IRAMA: dall'1 giugno in radio "Nera" e in esclusiva su Amazon la versione Deluxe con piuma e accesso prioritario agli instore. Ecco come acquistarla!. 2018-05-29. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  16. Web site: "Plume" è il titolo del nuovo disco di Irama in uscita l'1 giugno (COPERTINA IN ANTEPRIMA). 2018-05-23. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  17. Web site: Irama pronto a lanciare Giovani. Primo singolo Bella e rovinata. 2018-10-17. All Music Italia. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  18. Web site: Sanremo 2019 Vincitori Classifica finale Premio giuria Auditel. 2019-02-10. Il Post. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  19. Web site: Arrogante di Irama è la canzone che ti dice quanto possa essere sbagliata la prima impressione. Adorno. Di Mary. 2019-06-05. Cosmopolitan. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  20. Web site: Milano: il nuovo singolo di Irama con Francesco Sarcina. 2020-03-27. Notizie Musica. it-IT. 2020-05-04.
  21. Web site: Redazione. Eleonora. 2020-07-30. Tutto sul nuovo EP di Irama, Crepe: copertina e significato titolo. 2021-01-18. Team World. it-IT.
  22. Web site: Irama: fuori il video ufficiale del nuovo singolo "Crepe". 2021-01-18. www.r101.it.
  23. Web site: Irama racconta a Sky Tg24 il successo di 'Mediterranea'. 2020-07-01. 2021-01-18. Sky Tg24. it.
  24. Web site: Sanremo 2021: Irama will NOT be disqualified... rehearsal footage to be used instead. 2021-03-24. wiwibloggs.
  25. Web site: Irama, lo straordinario annuncio dopo Sanremo: "Solo amore" - FOTO. 2021-03-24. bloglive.it.
  26. Web site: Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed. Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-03. 2023-12-03.
  27. Web site: Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival. Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival. it. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 2023-12-20. 2023-12-20.
  28. Web site: La classifica finale di Sanremo 2024: vince Angelina Mango . Sky TG24 . 2024-02-11 . it . 2024-02-11.
  29. Web site: Italian Charts - Irama - Albums. Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. January 23, 2020.
  30. Web site: Swiss Charts - Irama - Albums. Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien . German. January 23, 2020.
  31. Italy. album. Irama. February 1, 2020.
  32. Web site: Italian Charts - Irama - Singles. Italiancharts.com. 23 January 2015.
  33. Web site: Swiss Charts - Irama - Songs. Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien . German. 30 March 2021.
  34. Web site: Classifiche - FIMI. www.fimi.it. it-IT. 2020-05-01.
  35. Italy. single. Irama. March 17, 2020.
  36. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 21. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 25 May 2024.
  37. Web site: Irama in FIMI Charts. 31 August 2021.
  38. Web site: Irama in FIMI Charts. 22 March 2022.
  39. Web site: Dal 1°gennaio 2009/2010 FIMI, in collaborazione con GfK che rileva le vendite dei prodotti fisici e delle singole tracce online, ufficializza le certificazioni di vendita di ogni singola registrazione musicale pubblicata e venduta in Italia.. March 23, 2022.