Irama (singer)
{{Short description|Italian singer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Irama
| image = Irama (Feb 2024) (cropped).png
| caption = Irama in February 2024
| birth_name = Filippo Maria Fanti
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|20}}
| birth_place = Carrara, Italy
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer-songwriter
- rapper
}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| instrument =
| label = Warner
}}
Filippo Maria Fanti (born 20 December 1995), known professionally as Irama, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2019/02/09/irama-chi-e/ |title=Chi è Irama e cosa ha fatto prima di Sanremo |date=2019-02-09 |website=ilpost.it |access-date=2019-12-22}}
He rose to fame in 2018, following his win on the 17th edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.{{Cite web|title=Amici 17: a sorpresa entra nella scuola il ciclone Irama|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/amici-17-sorpresa-irama.html|date=2018-01-27|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-04-30}} He participated in the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 2016 with the song "Cosa resterà".{{Cite web|title=IRAMA esce il 12 febbraio con il suo Ep omonimo. Sarà la rivelazione di SANREMO 2016?|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-esce-il-12-febbraio-con-il-suo-ep-omonimo-sara-la-rivelazione-di-sanremo-2016.html|date=2016-01-26|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-04-30}} He competed in 2019 with "La ragazza con il cuore di latta",{{Cite web|title=√ Festival di Sanremo 2019, i big in gara e i titoli delle canzoni|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-699074/festival-di-sanremo-2019-big-in-gara-e-titoli-delle-canzoni|last=s.r.l|first=Rockol com|website=Rockol|language=it|access-date=2020-04-30}} in 2021 with "La genesi del tuo colore",{{Cite web|title=Sanremo 2021: Irama will NOT be disqualified... rehearsal footage to be used instead|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/03/03/sanremo-2021-irama-will-not-be-disqualified-rehearsal-footage-to-be-used-instead/262774/| access-date=2021-03-24|website=wiwibloggs}} and in 2022 with "Ovunque sarai", placing fourth; he competed once again in 2024 with "Tu no", reaching fifth place, and in 2025 with "Lentamente", finishing ninth.
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.{{Cite web|title=Festival di Sanremo 2016, intervista a Irama in gara tra le Nuove Proposte con "Cosa resterà"|url=http://www.outune.net/livetune/interviste/sanremo-2016-irama-cosa-restera-nuove-proposte/125357|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405005429/http://www.outune.net/livetune/interviste/sanremo-2016-irama-cosa-restera-nuove-proposte/125357|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-04-05|date=2016-04-05|access-date=2020-05-04}}
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 Nuove Proposte category.{{Cite web|title=SOGNANDO SANREMO: intervistiamo IRAMA|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/interviste/sognando-sanremo-intervistiamo-irama.html|date=2015-11-27|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}}{{Cite web|title=Sanremo 2016, nuove proposte: ecco chi sono i giovani in gara|url=https://www.deejay.it/liste/sanremo-2016-dal-basket-ai-flash-mob-8-curiosita-sui-giovani-in-gara/|date=2016-01-21|website=www.deejay.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title=IRAMA esce il 12 febbraio con il suo Ep omonimo. Sarà la rivelazione di SANREMO 2016?|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-esce-il-12-febbraio-con-il-suo-ep-omonimo-sara-la-rivelazione-di-sanremo-2016.html|date=2016-01-26|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}}{{Cite web|title=History - FIMI|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl|website=www.fimi.it|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} On 27 May 2015, the second single "Tornerai da me" was released and lately certified gold by FIMI.{{Cite web|title=IRAMA: il nuovo singolo è "Tornerai da me" mentre su Facebook spunta una sorpresa realizzata con gli amici BENJI & FEDE (VIDEO)|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-tornera-da-me.html|date=2016-05-10|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title="Mi drogherò" è il provocatorio titolo del nuovo singolo di IRAMA (TESTO)|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/mi-droghero-provocatorio-singolo-irama.html|date=2017-06-15|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}}
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.{{Cite web|title=Amici 17: a sorpresa entra nella scuola il ciclone Irama|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/amici-17-sorpresa-irama.html|date=2018-01-27|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} After the victory of the program, he signed again the contract with Warner Records,{{Cite web|title=AMICI 17 finale: Irama con il 63% dei voti vince la 17esima edizione del talent show più amato d'Italia|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/amici-17-vince.html|date=2018-06-11|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title=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!|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-nera-plume-nera.html|date=2018-05-29|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title="Plume" è il titolo del nuovo disco di Irama in uscita l'1 giugno (COPERTINA IN ANTEPRIMA)|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-plume.html|date=2018-05-23|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Irama pronto a lanciare Giovani. Primo singolo Bella e rovinata|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/irama-bella-e-rovinata.html|date=2018-10-17|website=All Music Italia|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Sanremo 2019 {{!}} Vincitori {{!}} Classifica finale {{!}} Premio giuria {{!}} Auditel|url=http://www.ilpost.it/2019/02/10/sanremo-2019-classifica-finale-premi/|date=2019-02-10|website=Il Post|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Arrogante di Irama è la canzone che ti dice quanto possa essere sbagliata la prima impressione|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/it/lifestyle/musica/a27750751/arrogante-irama-testo-significato/|last=Adorno|first=Di Mary|date=2019-06-05|website=Cosmopolitan|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}}
On 27 March 2020, the new single "Milano" was published, with the participation of Francesco Sarcina, frontman of the group Le Vibrazioni.{{Cite web|title=Milano: il nuovo singolo di Irama con Francesco Sarcina|url=https://notiziemusica.it/irama-milano-il-video/news/|date=2020-03-27|website=Notizie Musica|language=it-IT|access-date=2020-05-04}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Redazione|first=Eleonora|date=2020-07-30|title=Tutto sul nuovo EP di Irama, Crepe: copertina e significato titolo|url=https://www.teamworld.it/musica/irama-ep-crepe/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Team World|language=it-IT}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Irama: fuori il video ufficiale del nuovo singolo "Crepe"|url=https://www.r101.it/news/musica-e-spettacolo/1271118/irama-fuori-il-video-ufficiale-del-nuovo-singolo-crepe.html|access-date=2021-01-18|website=www.r101.it}}{{Cite web|title=Irama racconta a Sky Tg24 il successo di 'Mediterranea'|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/07/01/irama-racconta-a-sky-tg24-il-sucesso-di-mediterranea|date=2020-07-01|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Sky Tg24|language=it}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Sanremo 2021: Irama will NOT be disqualified... rehearsal footage to be used instead|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/03/03/sanremo-2021-irama-will-not-be-disqualified-rehearsal-footage-to-be-used-instead/262774/| access-date=2021-03-24|website=wiwibloggs}} 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.{{Cite web|title=Irama, lo straordinario annuncio dopo Sanremo: "Solo amore" - FOTO| url= https://www.bloglive.it/2021/03/23/irama-annuncio-disco-oro-sanremo-foto-instagram/| access-date=2021-03-24|website=bloglive.it}} A year later, he returned to the Sanremo stage with the song "Ovunque sarai" 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",{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/italy-2024-sanremo-lineup|title=Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|date=2023-12-03|access-date=2023-12-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/sanremo/sanremo-2024-cantanti-canzoni-ospiti-conduttori-serate-giurie/|title=Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival|trans-title=Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival|language=it|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=2023-12-20|access-date=2023-12-20}} reaching the fifth position.{{cite web | title=La classifica finale di Sanremo 2024: vince Angelina Mango | website=Sky TG24 | date=2024-02-11 | url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2024/02/11/classifica-sanremo-2024 | language=it | access-date=2024-02-11}} In December 2024, he was announced as one of the participants in the 2025 festival.{{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 placed 9th with the song "Lentamente".{{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}}
Discography
= Albums =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|ITA {{cite web|url=http://www.italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Irama|title=Italian Charts - Irama - Albums|publisher=Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien|access-date= January 23, 2020}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|SWI |
|---|
| scope="row" | Irama
|
| 41 | — | |
| scope="row" | Giovani
|
| 1 | 88 |
|
| scope="row" | Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare
|
| 1 | 19 | |
| scope="row" | No Stress (with Rkomi)
|
| 2 | — | |
= Extended plays =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|ITA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|SWI |
|---|
| scope="row" | Plume
|
| 1 | 20 | |
| scope="row" | Crepe
|
| 1 | — | |
= Singles =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year ! colspan="2" |Peak positions ! rowspan="2" |Certifications ! rowspan="2" |Album |
|---|
| style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|ITA {{cite web|title=Italian Charts - Irama - Singles|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=Irama|website=Italiancharts.com|access-date=23 January 2015}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|SWI |
| scope="row" |"Cosa resterà"
|2015 | | rowspan="3" |Irama |
| scope="row" |"Tornerai da me"
| rowspan="2" |2016 | — || — | |
| scope="row" |"Non ho fatto l'università"
| — || — | |
| scope="row" |"Mi drogherò"
|2017 | — || — | |{{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" |"Un giorno in più"
| rowspan="3" |2018 | 24 || — | | rowspan="2" |Plume |
| scope="row" |"Nera"
| 2 || — | |
| scope="row" |"Bella e rovinata"
| 21 || — | | rowspan="2" |Giovani |
| scope="row" |"La ragazza con il cuore di latta"
| rowspan="2" |2019 | 3 || 58 | |
| scope="row" |"Arrogante"
| 9 || — | | rowspan="1" |Crepe |
| scope="row" |"Milano" {{small|(with Francesco Sarcina)}} |rowspan="3" |2020 | — || — | |{{n/a|Non-album single}} |
| scope="row" |"Mediterranea"
| 1 || 92 | | rowspan="2" |Crepe |
| scope="row" |"Crepe"
| 18 || — | |
| scope="row" |"La genesi del tuo colore"
|rowspan="2" |2021 | 3 || 75 | |rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row" |"Melodia proibita"
| 19 || — | |
| scope="row" |"Ovunque sarai"
| rowspan="4" |2022 | 2 || 11 | | rowspan="4" |Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare |
| scope="row" |"5 gocce" {{small|(with Rkomi)}}
| 3 || — | |
| scope="row" |"PamPamPamPamPamPamPamPam"
| 16 || — | |
| scope="row" |"ALI"
| 15 || — | |
| scope="row" |"Hollywood" {{small|(with Rkomi and Shablo)}}
| rowspan="2" |2023 | 17 || — | | rowspan="2" |No Stress |
| scope="row" |"Sulla pelle {{small|(with Rkomi)}}
| — || — | |
| scope="row" |"Tu no"
| rowspan="2"| 2024 | 5 || 16 | | rowspan="3" {{TBA}} |
| scope="row" |"Galassie"
| 21 || — | |
| scope="row" |"Lentamente"
| 2025 | 12 | |
==As featured artist==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album or EP |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ITA {{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|access-date=31 August 2021|title=Irama in FIMI Charts}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Ragazzi della nebbia" {{small|(Mace feat. FSK Satellite & Irama)}} | 2020 | 54 |style="text-align:left;"| |OBE |
| scope="row"|"Luna piena" {{small|(Rkomi feat. Irama & Shablo)}} | 2021 | 12 |style="text-align:left;"| |
==Other charted songs==
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|+ List of album tracks, with chart positions, album name and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album or EP |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | ITA {{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2022/9|access-date=22 March 2022|title=Irama in FIMI Charts}} |
|---|
| scope="row"|"Che ne sai" | rowspan="4" |2018 | 45 |style="text-align:left;"| | rowspan="4" |Plume |
| scope="row"|"Che vuoi che sia" | 53 |style="text-align:left;"| |
| scope="row"|"Voglio solo te" | 42 |
| scope="row"|"Un respiro" | 71 |style="text-align:left;"| |
| scope="row"|"Una Lacrima" {{small|(feat. Sfera Ebbasta)}} | rowspan="3" |2022 | 24 | |rowspan="3" |Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare |
| scope="row"|"Colpiscimi" {{small|(feat. Lazza)}} | 55 |style="text-align:left;"| |
| scope="row"|"Iride" {{small|(feat. Gue)}} | 81 |style="text-align:left;"| |
Achievements
; 2016
- Winner of the {{ill|Summer Festival 2016|it|italic=y}} in the Youth section
- Fifth place in the New Proposals section at Sanremo Music Festival 2016
; 2018
- Winner of the 17th edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi
- Winner of the Radio 105 award in Amici di Maria De Filippi
; 2020
- Winner of {{ill|Amici speciali|it|italic=y}}
Television
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Title !Role !Notes |
|---|
| 2015
|rowspan="11"|Himself / Contestant |New proposals selections for Sanremo 2016 |
| rowspan="2"|2016
|Annual music festival |
| Summer Festival 2016
|Annual music festival — Winner |
| 2017–2018
|Talent show (season 17) — Winner |
| 2018
|Summer Festival 2018 |Annual music festival |
| 2019
|Annual music festival |
| 2020
|All Star version of Amici — Winner |
| 2021
|Annual music festival |
| rowspan="2"|2022
|Annual music festival |
| Celebrity Hunted - Caccia all'uomo
|Reality show (season 3) |
| 2024
|Annual music festival |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Irama (singer)}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Irama}}
Category:Italian male singer-songwriters
Category:21st-century Italian singer-songwriters