Ernia

{{Short description|Italian rapper (born 1993)}}

{{Expand Italian|topic=bio|Ernia (rapper)|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ernia

| image = Ernia Concerto 2019.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Matteo Professione

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Milan, Italy

| origin =

| instruments =

| genre = {{flatlist|

• Hip hop
• pop rap
• conscious hip hop

}}

| occupation = Rapper

| years_active = 2011–present

| label =

}}

Matteo Professione (born 29 November 1993), known professionally as Ernia, is an Italian rapper.{{cite web|url=https://www.donnaglamour.it/chi-e-ernia/curiosita/|publisher=DonnaGlamour.it|title=Ernia, alias Matteo Professione: tutto sul rapper colto|author=Giulia Sbaffi|date=26 July 2020|accessdate=29 January 2021}} Together with fellow hip hop artist Ghali, he founded the crew Troupe D'Elite, also including Maite and producer Fawzi.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockit.it/intervista/ernia-troupe-elite-uccidere-usignolo-rap-italiano|publisher=Rockit.it|language=it|title=Ernia, il cavaliere oscuro del rap italiano|author=Marco Beltramelli|date=21 June 2017|accessdate=29 January 2021}} The group released the eponymous extended play in 2012 under label Tanta Roba, and the album Il mio giorno preferito in free download under Honiro Records label, in 2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.rockit.it/troupedelite/album/troupe-delite-ep/20415|publisher=Rockit.it|language=it|title=Troupe D'Elite EP|accessdate=29 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rapburger.com/2012/06/15/le-scelte-imbarazzanti-delle-major-troupe-delite/|publisher=RapBuger.com|language=it|title=Le scelte imbarazzanti delle major: Troupe D'Elite|date=15 June 2012|accessdate=29 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.honiro.it/troupe-delite-il-mio-giorno-preferito/|publisher=Honiro Records|language=it|title=Troupe D'Elite – Il mio giorno preferito|accessdate=29 January 2021}}

After the group's dissolution, he moved to London. When he came back to Italy, he debuted as a solo artist in 2017, releasing the album Come uccidere un usignolo, named after a literal translation of the title of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/ernia-tra-harper-lee-e-stephen-king/391150/#Part2|work=Rolling Stone|language=it|title=Ernia, tra Harper Lee e Stephen King|author=Marta Bluni Tripodi|date=12 November 2017}}

One year later, his second studio album, 68, debuted at number one on the FIMI Italian Albums Chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.askanews.it/spettacolo/2018/09/15/lalbum-di-ernia-68-debutta-a-primo-posto-in-classifica-fimi-gfk-pn_20180915_00115/|publisher=AskaNews.it|language=it|title=L'album di Ernia 68 debutta a primo posto in classifica Fimi-Gfk|date=15 September 2017|accessdate=29 January 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/interviste-musica/ernia-in-68-canto-de-andre-in-versione-hip-hop/427485/|work=Rolling Stone|language=it|title=Ernia: In 68 canto De André in versione hip hop|author=Marta Blumi Tripodi|date=10 September 2018|accessdate=29 January 2021}} In 2020, he increased his fame with the album Gemelli, which became his second number-one studio set in Italy, and spawned the chart-topping single "Superclassico", certified sextuple platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2018/09/20/ernia-rapper-chi-e|publisher=Sky Italia|language=it|title=Ernia, chi è il rapper in cima alle classifiche|accessdate=29 January 2021}}{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=Ernia|title=Superclassico|accessdate=20 September 2021|type=single|id=8964}}