Carl Brave

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Carl Brave
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Carl Brave in February 2018
Background information
Birth nameCarlo Luigi Coraggio
Born (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 34)
Rome, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active2012–present
Labels Universal Music

Carlo Luigi Coraggio (born 23 September 1989), better known as Carl Brave, is an Italian singer, rapper and record producer. [1]

Contents

He rose to fame in 2017, as part of the duo Carl Brave x Franco126, with the album Polaroid. [2] [3] As a solo artist he released two album, Notti Brave (2018), which topped the Italian Albums Chart, and Coraggio (2020). [4] [5] As of 2020, the singer has sold over 2 million copies in Italy, thanks to successful singles and collaborations "Fotografia" with Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra, Elisa's single "Vivere tutte le vite" , "Posso" with Max Gazzè and "Spigoli" with Tha Supreme. [6]

Career

In 2017 Carl Brave and Franco126 published their collaborative album Polaroid and embarked on a tour across Italy. [7] At the end of the tour, the duo announced a hiatus to pursue solo projects. [8] His debut solo album, Notti Brave, was released on 11 May 2018. Its lead single, "Fotografia", features vocals by singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin and rapper Fabri Fibra. [9] In November 2018, Carl Brave released a new single, "Posso", featuring Max Gazzè and preceding a repack of the album, titled Notti Brave After. [10]

In 2019, he appeared as a featured artist on the single "Vivere tutte le vite" by Elisa. [11] The singles "Che poi" and "Regina Coeli", both preceding his second studio album, were released in January 2020 and in March 2020, respectively. [12] The second studio album Coraggio was published on 9 October 2020, with the third single "Parli Parli" with italian singer Elodie. [13]

Discography

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
ITA [14]
Notti Brave1
Coraggio
  • Released: 9 October 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2

Collaborative albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
ITA [14]
Polaroid6

Singles

As lead artist

SongYearPeak positionsCertificationAlbum
ITA [16]
"Non importa" (with Franco126)2016Polaroid
"Santo Graal" (with Franco126)
"E10" (with Franco126)
"Fotografia"
(with Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra)
20186
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum [17]
Notti brave
"Posso"
(with Max Gazzè)
13
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [17]
"Merci"2019
  • FIMI: Platinum [17]
"Non ci sto"
(with Shablo and Marracash)
7
  • FIMI: Platinum [17]
TBA
"Che poi"20208
  • FIMI: Platinum [17]
Coraggio
"Regina Coeli"30
"Spigoli"
(with Mara Sattei and Tha Supreme)
1
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum [17]
"Fratellì"
"Parli parli"
(with Elodie)
34
  • FIMI: Platinum [17]
"Hula-Hoop"
(with Noemi)
202235
[18]
Non-album single
SongYearPeak positionsCertification [17] Album
ITA [16]
"Vivere tutte le vite" (with Elisa)201922
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [17]
Diari aperti
"Marionette" (with Random)2020Montagne russe
"Makumba" (with Noemi)20214
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum [17]
Metamorfosi

Album appearances

SongYearPeak positionsCertification [17] Album
ITA
[16]
"Star Trek" (with Francesca Michielin)2020 FEAT (stato di natura)
"Bugie" (with Madame and Rkomi)202115 Madame
"Mosaici" (with Sick Luke and Gaia)202224X2

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  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Italian singles certifications – Carl Brave" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 17 October 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Carl Brave" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
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