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| Angelica Bove in February 2026 | |
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| Born | 5 May 2003 Rome, Lazio, Italy |
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| Years active | 2023–present |
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Angelica Bove (born 5 May 2003) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in Rome in 2003 to quadruplets alongside siblings Silvia, Aurora, and Michelangelo, [1] she is the daughter of Eleonora Paliani, who had already had a son, Davide, before the quadruplets. [2] [3] A year later, Jacopo was born, completing the large family, a detail that became public knowledge due to the exceptional nature of the case. [4] [5]
From a young age, she was drawn to music, spontaneously discovering her vocal talent. [6] [7] At nineteen, she lost both her parents in a tragic car accident. [8] [9] To overcome her grief, she began to actively dedicate herself to music, posting covers of well-known hits on TikTok and finding singing a form of personal expression. [10] [11]
In June 2023 she decided to sign up for the casting of the seventeenth edition of the talent show X Factor , hosted by Francesca Michielin, where she took part in Ambra Angiolini's team. [12] [13] She was then eliminated during the semi-final on 30 November, [14] in which she performed her single "L'inverno". [15]
On 4 October 2024 she released the autobiographical single "Bellissimo e poi niente". [16] In the same month she was selected to participate in Sanremo Giovani 2024, [17] the youth competition for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, with the song "La nostra malinconia". [18] [19] After making it through the first round [20] and the semifinal, [21] reaching the final where she was eliminated. [22] [23]
In October 2025, she was again selected to participate in Sanremo Giovani 2025, [24] with the song "Mattone". [25] [26] After making it through the first round [27] and the semifinal, [28] she reached the final, where she managed to qualify for the Sanremo Music Festival 2026 in the Newcomers section. [29] [30] After passing the semi-final on 25 February, the following day she ranked second in the final of the third evening, [31] winning the "Mia Martini" Critics' Award and the "Lucio Dalla" Radio-TV-Web Press Room Award. [32] [33] The song anticipated her first studio album Tana, [34] released on 30 January 2026 and consisting of nine tracks. [35] [36]
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| "L'inverno" | 2023 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Bellissimo e poi niente" | 2024 | — | |
| "La nostra malinconia" | — | ||
| "Mattone" | 2025 | 33 | Tana |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | |||
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2023 | X Factor | Sky Uno | Contestant (season 17) |
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Notes | |
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| 2026 | Sanremo Music Festival | "Mia Martini" Critics' Award | "New Proposals" section | "Mattone" | Won | Annual music festival (season 76) [32] [33] |
| Radio-TV-Web Press Room "Lucio Dalla" Award | ||||||