Fedez

Federico Leonardo Lucia was born in Milan on 15 October 1989.{{Cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/13_marzo_16/miracolo_fedez_rapper_db875d38-8e03-11e2-8e0e-c5b76e411d4a.shtml|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|access-date=7 July 2013|title=Il miracolo di Fedez rapper fai da te e re della classifica|first=Andrea|last=Laffranchi|date=16 March 2013|archive-date=8 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608142801/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/13_marzo_16/miracolo_fedez_rapper_db875d38-8e03-11e2-8e0e-c5b76e411d4a.shtml|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.comingsoon.it/Musica/Artisti/?key=218&n=Fedez|publisher=Comingsoon.it|language=it|access-date=7 July 2013|title=Fedez. Biografia e Discografia|archive-date=9 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609005030/https://www.comingsoon.it/personaggi/beppe-cino/218/biografia/|url-status=dead}} He spent his childhood in Buccinasco and Corsico, located within the province of Milan, before relocating to Rozzano.{{Cite magazine |last=Madeddu |first=Paolo |date=14 March 2013 |title=Il rap italiano ha bisogno di... Fedez! Ecco l'intervista |url=http://www.rollingstonemagazine.it/musica/interviste-musica/intervista-a-fedez-rap-italiano/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202150151/http://www.rollingstonemagazine.it/musica/interviste-musica/intervista-a-fedez-rap-italiano/ |archive-date=2 February 2014 |access-date=7 July 2013 |magazine=Rolling Stone Italy |language=it}} Although he began his education at an artistic high school (Liceo Artistico), he did not complete his studies, leaving during his junior year.

In 2011, Fedez recorded his first self-produced album with a budget of only €500, Penisola che non c'è.{{Cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2011/10/13/impegno-rap.html|work=la Repubblica|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Impegno Rap|first=Gloria|last=Riva|date=13 October 2011|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119133125/http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2011/10/13/impegno-rap.html|url-status=live}} The album, released as a free digital download, was entirely composed of songs about political and social issues.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockit.it/recensione/16400/fedez-penisola-che-non-ce|publisher=Rockit.it|language=it|access-date=29 June 2013|title=Fedez - Recensione - Penisola Che Non C'è|date=26 May 2011|first=Filippo|last=Papetti|archive-date=25 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225073235/http://www.rockit.it/recensione/16400/fedez-penisola-che-non-ce|url-status=live}}

Later in 2011, Fedez signed with the label Tanta Roba, founded by Guè Pequeno and DJ Harsh. The label produced his second free album, Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as a digital download in November of the same year.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rapburger.com/2011/11/30/fedez-fuori-il-mio-primo-disco-da-venduto-in-freedownload/|publisher=RapBurger.com|title=Fedez, fuori Il mio primo disco da venduto in freedownload|date=30 November 2011|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925202500/http://www.rapburger.com/2011/11/30/fedez-fuori-il-mio-primo-disco-da-venduto-in-freedownload/|url-status=dead}}

In June 2012, Fedez appeared in a new version of 883's song "Jolly Blue", included on the album Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno 2012, recorded by the band's frontman Max Pezzali to celebrate the twentieth anniversary since the release of their first full-length album, Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockol.it/recensione-4926/max-pezzali-hanno-ucciso-l-uomo-ragno-2012|publisher=Rockol.it|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Max Pezzali - Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno 2012 - Recensione|author=Paola De Simone|date=12 June 2012|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214044640/http://www.rockol.it/recensione-4926/max-pezzali-hanno-ucciso-l-uomo-ragno-2012|url-status=live}}

In January 2013, Fedez released his first single for a major label, "Si scrive schiavitù si legge libertà".{{Cite web|url=http://www.earone.it/news/fedez_si_scrive_schiavitu_ma_si_legge_liberta_il_singolo_on_air_da_venerdi_11_gennaio_il_nuovo_album_a_marzo_5828913/|publisher=Earone.it|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Fedez - Si scrive schiavitù ma si legge libertà. Il singolo on air da venerdì 11 gennaio. Il nuovo album a marzo|first=Valentina|last=Spada|date=9 January 2013|archive-date=5 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130305033046/http://www.earone.it/news/fedez_si_scrive_schiavitu_ma_si_legge_liberta_il_singolo_on_air_da_venerdi_11_gennaio_il_nuovo_album_a_marzo_5828913/|url-status=live}}

The song was later included in the album Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare, released by Sony Music on 5 March 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://www3.varesenews.it/musica/fedez-sceglie-varese-per-presentare-il-suo-nuovo-album-256875.html|work=Varese News|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Fedez sceglie Varese per presentare il suo nuovo album|first=Adelia|last=Brigo|date=3 March 2013|archive-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313163755/http://www3.varesenews.it/musica/fedez-sceglie-varese-per-presentare-il-suo-nuovo-album-256875.html|url-status=dead}} The album was also preceded by the top ten single "Cigno nero", performed with Francesca Michielin, which was also certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilmattino.it/napolismart/musica/il_cigno_nero_di_fedez/notizie/274185.shtml|work=Il Mattino|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Il Cigno nero di Fedez|archive-date=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107113856/https://www.ilmattino.it/napolismart/musica/il_cigno_nero_di_fedez/notizie/274185.shtml|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |publisher=Federation of the Italian Music Industry |language=it |access-date=13 July 2013 |title=Archivio Certificazioni |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100124/http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }} Select Online certifications, Week --, Year ----, and Artist Fedez, then press Avvia la ricerca.{{Cite web|url=http://italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Fedez&cat=s|publisher=Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien|title=Italian Charts - Fedez - Singles|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-date=19 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119103358/http://www.italiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Fedez&cat=s|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, and it was later certified triple platinum denoting sales exceeding 180,000 units.{{Cite web|url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fedez&titel=Fedez+presenta+Sig%2E+Brainwash+l%27arte+di+accontentare&cat=a|publisher=Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Italian Charts - Fedez - Sig. Brainwash - l'arte di accontentare (album)|archive-date=31 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731002849/http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Fedez&titel=Fedez+presenta+Sig%2E+Brainwash+l%27arte+di+accontentare&cat=a|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |publisher=Federation of the Italian Music Industry |language=it |access-date=13 July 2013 |title=Archivio Certificazioni |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006100124/http://www.fimi.it/archivio_certificazioni.php |archive-date=October 6, 2014 }} Select certifications for Album e Compilation, Week --, Year ----, Artist Fedez, then press Avvia la ricerca. To promote the album, Fedez embarked on a tour starting from 12 April 2013 in Turin.{{Cite web|url=http://cultura.panorama.it/musica/fedez-concerto-2013-brainwash-torino-scaletta-12-aprile|work=Panorama|access-date=13 July 2013|title=Fedez: il primo concerto del 2013|date=13 April 2013|first=Alessandro|last=Alicandri|language=it|archive-date=12 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130712120133/http://cultura.panorama.it/musica/fedez-concerto-2013-brainwash-torino-scaletta-12-aprile|url-status=dead}}

The album also spawned the single "Alfonso Signorini (eroe nazionale)", whose music video features Italian TV personalities Alfonso Signorini and Raffaella Fico.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sorrisi.com/2013/06/14/fedez-e-alfonso-signorini-eroe-nazionale-il-video-del-nuovo-singolo-dallalbum-sig-brainwash/|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=14 June 2013|title=Fedez e Alfonso Signorini (Eroe nazionale), il video del nuovo singlo da Sig. Brainwash|language=it|access-date=13 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720044858/http://www.sorrisi.com/2013/06/14/fedez-e-alfonso-signorini-eroe-nazionale-il-video-del-nuovo-singolo-dallalbum-sig-brainwash/|archive-date=20 July 2013|url-status=dead}}

In June 2013, Fedez was also a guest judge during the auditions of the seventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor.{{Cite web|url=http://xfactor.sky.it/2013/06/21/intervista-a-fedez/|publisher=Sky Italia|language=it|access-date=13 June 2013|date=21 June 2013|title=Intervista a Fedez|archive-date=24 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130624073638/http://xfactor.sky.it/2013/06/21/intervista-a-fedez/|url-status=live}} In May 2014, it was announced that Fedez and Victoria Cabello would replace Elio and Simona Ventura as judges on the eighth season of the Italian version of X Factor alongside Morgan and Mika.{{cite web|url=http://www.sorrisi.com/2014/10/22/x-factor-intervista-fedez/|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|language=it|date=22 October 2014|title=Fedez giudice di X Factor 8: l'intervista integrale|first=Francesco|last=Chignola|access-date=25 October 2014|archive-date=25 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025214120/http://www.sorrisi.com/2014/10/22/x-factor-intervista-fedez/}} His fourth studio album, Pop-Hoolista, was released on 30 September 2014. Predeced by the single "Generazione boh", the record also includes duets with Malika Ayane, Francesca Michielin, Noemi, Elisa and J-Ax.{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.it/musica/fedez-pop-hoolista-populista/|work=Panorama|language=it|access-date=25 October 2014|title=Fedez è Pop-Hoolista: tutto sul nuovo album|first=Alessandro|last=Alicandri|date=10 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023174538/http://www.panorama.it/musica/fedez-pop-hoolista-populista/|archive-date=23 October 2014}} The album debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart, and it was certified gold one week after its release.

In 2021, Fedez was one of the acts competing in the Sanremo Music Festival; dueting with long-time collaborator Francesca Michielin, the pair performed their song "Chiamami per nome" (Call me by my name) and finished second.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-02|title=Sanremo 2021: la commozione di Fedez scioglie il pubblico social|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2021/03/02/sanremo-2021-la-commozione-di-fedez-scioglie-il-pubblico-michielin-foto|access-date=2021-05-04|website=VanityFair.it|language=it|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504083356/https://www.vanityfair.it/music/concerti-eventi/2021/03/02/sanremo-2021-la-commozione-di-fedez-scioglie-il-pubblico-michielin-foto|url-status=live}} In the same year, Fedez also hosted the program LOL - Chi ride è fuori together with Mara Maionchi.{{Cite web|date=2021-03-19|title=LOL: Chi ride è fuori - Uscito il trailer dello show comico di Prime Video|url=https://www.mam-e.it/spettacolo/lol-chi-ride-e-fuori-uscito-il-trailer-dello-show-comico-di-prime-video/|access-date=2021-04-07|website=MAM-e|language=it-IT|archive-date=2021-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411205836/https://www.mam-e.it/spettacolo/lol-chi-ride-e-fuori-uscito-il-trailer-dello-show-comico-di-prime-video/|url-status=live}} In June, he released the single "Mille", a collaboration with Achille Lauro and Orietta Berti; the song peaked at number 1 in Italy, giving Fedez his tenth number one song.

On 1 November 2021, he announced his sixth album Disumano (Inhuman), which was released on 26 November, simultaneously with the single "Sapore", in collaboration with Tedua.{{Cite web|url=https://www.earone.it/news/fedez_sapore_feat_tedua_radio_date_26_11_2021_55965969/|title=Fedez - SAPORE (feat. Tedua) (Radio Date: 26-11-2021)|website=earone.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2022-02-23|archive-date=2022-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310010156/https://www.earone.it/news/fedez_sapore_feat_tedua_radio_date_26_11_2021_55965969/|url-status=live}} On 3 June 2022 he published summer hit "La dolce vita", a collaboration with Tananai and Mara Sattei. Another summer hit, Disco Paradise, released in May 2023, is a collaboration with Annalisa and Articolo 31.

In December 2024, Fedez was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Battito".{{cite web|last=Laffranchi|first=Andrea|url=https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/24_dicembre_01/sanremo-2025-cantanti-lista-big-082a891e-b434-456e-8abf-5ee5c698axlk.shtml|title=Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro|trans-title=Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro|work=Corriere della Sera|language=it|date=2024-12-01|access-date=2024-12-01}} He finished in 4th place.{{cite web|url=https://www.105.net/news/music-biz/1382182/olly-vince-festival-sanremo-2025-classifica-e-premi.html|title=Sanremo 2025: vince Olly! Classifica finale e premi assegnati|trans-title=Sanremo 2025: Olly wins! Final ranking and prizes awarded|language=it|publisher=Radio 105|date=2025-02-16|access-date=2025-02-16}}

As of July 2022, Fedez has 63 entries in the Italian singles chart.

Fedez proposed to Chiara Ferragni, an Italian fashion blogger and entrepreneur, on 6 May 2017 during his concert in Verona. The concert and proposal were broadcast live on the Italian radio and TV channel RTL 102.5.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF_3ch4GW8Q|title=Fedez dedicated a song to Chiara Ferragni to propose the blogger May 6, 2017 Arena di Verona Verona, Italy|website=YouTube|access-date=May 7, 2017|archive-date=March 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310121033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF_3ch4GW8Q|url-status=live}} They have a son, Leone (born on 19 March 2018), and a daughter, Vittoria (born on 23 March 2021).{{Cite web |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/celebrity/chiara-ferragni-welcomes-first-child-16040 |title=Chiara Ferragni Has Welcomed Her First Child with Her Fiancé Fedez {{pipe}} Harper's BAZAAR Australia |access-date=2018-03-28 |archive-date=2018-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626135821/https://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/celebrity/chiara-ferragni-welcomes-first-child-16040 |url-status=dead }} Fedez and Ferragni married in Noto, Sicily, on 1 September 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/chiara-ferragni-fedez-wedding-photos|title=The Blonde Salad's Wedding Was As Glam As Expected|last=Logan|first=Elizabeth|work=W Magazine|access-date=2018-09-01|language=en|archive-date=2021-04-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418214716/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/chiara-ferragni-fedez-wedding-photos|url-status=live}} The couple split in early 2024.

On 17 March 2022, Fedez publicly shared via Instagram that he was seriously ill with a newly diagnosed disease, although he did not reveal what the disease was at the time. However, on 24 March 2022, he later revealed, again via Instagram, that he had received surgery at San Raffaele Hospital in Milan on 22 March 2022 for removal of a rare pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour. The surgery, which lasted 6 hours and involved a partial pancreatectomy, was reported to have gone well.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-24 |title=Fedez confirms cancer diagnosis - Lifestyle |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/03/24/fedez-confirms-cancer-diagnosis_a84782f7-6e79-401f-afee-21c5d6c093bb.html |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=ANSA.it |language=en |archive-date=2022-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324140706/https://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2022/03/24/fedez-confirms-cancer-diagnosis_a84782f7-6e79-401f-afee-21c5d6c093bb.html |url-status=live }} On 9 April 2024, in an interview on Belve on Rai 2, Fedez declared that he had attempted suicide at the age of 18.{{Cite web |last=OLA |date=2024-04-09 |title=Fedez: "ho tentato il suicidio a 18 anni" e altre rivelazioni a Belve |url=https://ola.it/fedez-suicidio-18-anni-belve-9-aprile-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |website=OLA.it |language=it-IT}}

In 2020, Fedez raised €3 million in 24 hours through a fundraiser with Chiara Ferragni to support the San Raffaele hospital in Milan during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.{{cite news |title=Coronavirus, la raccolta fondi lanciata da Chiara Ferragni e Fedez raggiunge i 3 milioni in 24 ore: tutti i vip che hanno fatto donazioni |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/03/10/coronavirus-la-raccolta-fondi-lanciata-da-chiara-ferragni-e-fedez-raggiunge-i-3-milioni-in-24-ore-tutti-i-vip-che-hanno-fatto-donazioni/5731433/ |agency=Il fatto quotidiano |date=10 March 2020 |access-date=11 April 2020 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430172218/https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/03/10/coronavirus-la-raccolta-fondi-lanciata-da-chiara-ferragni-e-fedez-raggiunge-i-3-milioni-in-24-ore-tutti-i-vip-che-hanno-fatto-donazioni/5731433/ |url-status=live }}

Fedez is an avid supporter of LGBT rights. In 2021, right after a performance with Francesca Michielin at the First May Concert, the rapper interrupted the concert by reading a speech in defense of Ddl Zan, a proposed act to protect fragile groups from abuse (such as women, the disabled, and the LGBTQ+ community), reading homophobic quotes said by members of the Lega Nord political party, including Matteo Salvini, {{ill|Simone Pillon|it|Simone Pillon}}, Giovanni De Paoli, {{ill|Andrea Ostellari|it|Andrea Ostellari}} and Alessandro Rinaldi.{{Cite news|date=2021-05-02|title=Italian rapper Fedez accuses state TV of censorship attempt|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56966359|access-date=2021-05-04|archive-date=2021-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503235116/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56966359|url-status=live}} Fedez also spoke about freedom of expression, accusing the apex of Rai3, Ilaria Capitani and Franco Di Mare, of having asked him to stop his speech because it was seen as "inappropriate in that context";{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=Fedez sparks RAI "censorship" storm - English|url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2021/05/03/fedez-sparks-rai-censorship-storm_5ecb6031-c4dd-445e-8eae-2e5a358bb313.html|access-date=2021-05-04|website=ANSA.it|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504075451/https://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2021/05/03/fedez-sparks-rai-censorship-storm_5ecb6031-c4dd-445e-8eae-2e5a358bb313.html|url-status=live}} Rai3 denied the accusation of attempted censorship and Fedez published a phone call which, he stated, showed the attempted censorship by the network.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-03|title=State broadcaster in Italy under fire after "censoring" rapper|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/03/state-broadcaster-in-italy-under-fire-after-censoring-rapper-fedez-rai|access-date=2021-05-04|website=the Guardian|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503205804/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/03/state-broadcaster-in-italy-under-fire-after-censoring-rapper-fedez-rai|url-status=live}}

Throughout his career, Fedez has endorsed multiple brands, including Puma, Samsung, Bershka, Intimissimi, Sisley, Swarovski and Yamamay.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iodonna.it/moda/news/2021/05/17/fedez-yamamay-testimonial-costumi-da-bagno/|title=Fedez è il nuovo testimonial di Yamamay|date=17 May 2021|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=19 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519210150/https://www.iodonna.it/moda/news/2021/05/17/fedez-yamamay-testimonial-costumi-da-bagno/|url-status=live}}

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