Alfa (singer)

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Background information
Birth nameAndrea De Filippi
Born (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24)
Genoa, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • radio personality
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • ukulele
  • piano
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Wanderlust Society
  • Artist First

Andrea De Filippi (born 22 August 2000), known professionally as Alfa, is an Italian singer and rapper.

Contents

Early life

De Filippi grew up in the Quarto dei Mille district of Genoa. [1] His father is a nurse and his mother is a psychologist. [2] He originally wanted to be a doctor before pursuing music. [1]

He began playing the guitar and piano at the age of eight. [1] He attended a liceo classico and originally enrolled at Bocconi University to study economics and management for arts, culture and communication, but later dropped out to pursue music full time. [2] [3]

Career

In 2020, De Filippi wrote "Sul più bello", the theme of the romantic comedy film Out of My League . [4]

His 2023 single "Bellissimissima" reached number four on the Italian Singles Chart. De Filippi was one of 30 artists to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, [5] with the song "Vai!". The song finished in tenth position in the competition, and reached the top ten of the Italian singles chart. [6] [7] The single releases of "Sofia" and "Vai!" both preceded the release of his third studio album Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato on 16 February 2024, with "Vabbe' ciao" released as the third single on 24 May 2024. [8] [9]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[10]
Before Wanderlust20
Nord
  • Released: 14 May 2021
  • Label: Artist First, Wanderlust Society
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD
14
Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
  • Released: 16 February 2024
  • Label: Artist First, A1 Entertainment Spa
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD
4

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes
TitleAlbum details
Mondo Immobile Mixtape
  • Released: 15 January 2017
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Alfa-Omega
  • Released: 14 October 2017
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[7]
SWI
[11]
"Chiara Ferragni"
(feat. Olly and Matsby)
2017Alfa-Omega
"Non preoccuparti"2018Non-album singles
"Dove sei?"
"Prima o poi"
(feat. Yem)
"Jet lag"
"Disegno"Before Wanderlust
"Tempo al tempo"2019
"Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 1"73
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]
"Cin cin"10
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum [12]
"Wanderlust!"49
"Il giro del mondo"100
"Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 2"202011
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]
Nord
"Sul più bello"50
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]
Sul più bello
"San Lorenzo"
(feat. Annalisa)
53
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]
Nord
"Snob"
(feat. Rosa Chemical)
2021
"Ci sarò"97
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]
Non-album single
"Serenata"2022 Sempre più bello
"Parigi"Non-album singles
"You Make Me So Happy"
"Le cose in comune"2023
"Bellissimissima"4
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum [12]
"Sofia"63Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
"Vai!"2024972
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [12]
"Sogna, ragazzo, sogna"
(with Roberto Vecchioni)
34Non-album single
"Vabbe' ciao"65Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
"Il filo rosso"1
[13]
  • FIMI: Platinum [12]

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