Gionata Boschetti (Italian:[ˈdʒɔːnataboˈsketti];, known professionally as Sfera Ebbasta, is an Italian rapper and singer. He rose to prominence after the release of XDVR, recorded with the collaboration of producer Charlie Charles and DEACC, which achieved commercial success in Italy. This success was replicated with Sfera Ebbasta, Rockstar and its re-issue Popstar Edition, and Famoso. He was the best-selling artist in Italy of the 2010s and currently holds the record for most songs reaching #1 in the country.
Rockstar is the second studio album by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta. The album was released by Def Jam Recordings on 19 January 2018. The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and it stayed on top of the chart for four weeks. Rockstar received 35 million streams on its first week on Spotify, and Sfera Ebbasta was the first Italian artist to appear on the streaming platform's Top 100 global chart. All of its 11 tracks entered on the first twelve positions of the Italian Singles Chart simultaneously. A deluxe edition was released on 30 November 2018.
Alessandro Mahmoud, known professionally as Mahmood, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence after competing on the sixth season of the Italian version of The X Factor. He has won the Sanremo Music Festival twice, in 2019 with the song "Soldi" and in 2022 alongside Blanco with the song "Brividi". His Sanremo victories allowed him to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in those respective years, finishing in second place in 2019 and in sixth place in 2022 as the host entrant.
Italian singer Mahmood has released three studio albums, one extended play, nineteen singles as primary artist and eleven music videos. After winning the 69th Sanremo Music Festival with his number one single "Soldi", he released his debut studio album, Gioventù bruciata in February 2019, which topped the Italian albums chart. "Soldi" also became a hit in several European countries. In April 2019, Mahmood was featured on the number one single "Calipso" by Charlie Charles and Dardust. Between 2019 and 2020, he also released the singles "Barrio", "Rapide", "Moonlight popolare" and "Dorado", all of which entered the top ten in Italy.
"Calipso" is a song by Charlie Charles and Dardust featuring vocals from Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra. It was released on 26 April 2019 by Island Records. The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart.
"Barrio" is a song performed by Italian singer Mahmood. The song was released as a digital download on 30 August 2019 by Island Records. The song peaked at number four on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Dario Faini, Davide Petrella, Paolo Alberto Monachetti and produced by Charlie Charles and Dardust.
"Moonlight popolare" is a song performed by Italian singer Mahmood and Massimo Pericolo. The song was released as a digital download on 14 May 2020 by Island Records. The song peaked at number three on the Italian Singles Chart.
Dario Faini, known professionally as Dardust or DRD, is an Italian songwriter, record producer and pianist. He composed songs for several recording artists, including Marco Mengoni, Francesco Renga, Emma, Annalisa, Thegiornalisti, Giusy Ferreri, Levante, Elodie, Fabri Fibra, Ermal Meta and Rancore.
"Inuyasha" is a song by Italian singer Mahmood. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 2 February 2021 by Island Records. The song peaked at number twenty-one on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud and Dardust, and produced by Dardust.
"Zero" is a song by Italian singer Mahmood. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 21 April 2021 by Island Records. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella and Dardust, and produced by Dardust.
"Klan" is a song by Italian singer Mahmood. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 14 May 2021 by Island Records. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella, Dardust, Marc Seguí and Xavibo, and produced by Dardust. It was included in Mahmood's second album Ghettolimpo.
"Mi fai impazzire" is a song by Italian rapper and singer Blanco, with featured vocals by Sfera Ebbasta. It was produced by Greg Willen and Michelangelo, and released as a single on 18 June 2021 by Island Records and Universal Music.
"Rubini" is a song by Italian singer Mahmood, with featured vocals by Elisa.
Riccardo Fabbriconi, known professionally as Blanco, is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter. He rose to prominence in 2021 with the hits "La canzone nostra" and "Mi fai impazzire", which topped the Italian Singles Chart. He later released his debut album Blu celeste, driven by the singles "Notti in bianco", "Paraocchi" and the title track. In 2022, he won the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival alongside Mahmood with the song "Brividi", with which the duo represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, finishing in sixth place.
"Brividi" is a song by Italian singers Mahmood and Blanco, released by Island Records and Universal Music on 2 February 2022. It was the winner of the Italian Sanremo Music Festival 2022 and Italy's entry at that year's Eurovision Song Contest.
Michele Zocca, professionally known as Michelangelo, is an Italian record producer, songwriter and musician, best known for his frequent collaborations with Blanco. He became interested in music at an early age and later joined a conservatory, but soon left to study music production as an autodidact. He rose in popularity after producing Blanco's debut studio album, Blu celeste, and his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, "Brividi", a collaboration with Mahmood. In 2022, he was the third songwriter with the most certified copies in Italy, having sold 1.8 million copies across all his collaborations.
"Bruciasse il cielo" is a song by Italian singer Blanco. It was released on 10 November 2023 by Island Records and Universal Music as the first single from the digital re-issue of Blanco's second studio album Innamorato.
"Peace & Love" is a song by Italian record producer Charlie Charles, with vocals by Sfera Ebbasta and Ghali. It was released by Universal Music on 4 May 2018.
"Cocktail d'amore" is a song by Italian singer Mahmood. It was released as a digital download and for streaming on 3 November 2023 by Island Records and Universal Music. The song was written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Alessandro Buongiorno, Charlie Charles, Francesco Fugazza and Marcello Grilli, and produced by Dardust.
"Bon ton" is a 2023 song by Italian music producer Drillionaire, with featured vocals by Lazza, Blanco and Sfera Ebbasta, and co-produced by Michelangelo. It was released on 23 June 2023 as Drillionaire's lead single from his debut studio album 10.
