Ernia

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Ernia
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Background information
Birth nameMatteo Professione
Born (1993-11-29) 29 November 1993 (age 30)
Milan, Italy
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2011–present

Matteo Professione (born 29 November 1993, in Milan), [1] better known as Ernia, is an Italian rapper. Together with fellow hip hop artist Ghali, he founded the crew Troupe D'Elite, also including Maite and producer Fawzi. [2] The group released the eponymous extended play in 2012 under label Tanta Roba, and the album Il mio giorno preferito in free download under Honiro Records label, in 2014. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

After the group's dissolution, he moved to London. [6] When he came back to Italy, he debuted as a solo artist in 2017, releasing the album Come uccidere un usignolo, named after a literal translation of the title of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird . [6] One year later, his second studio album, 68, debuted at number one on the FIMI Italian Albums Chart. [7] [8] In 2020, he increased his fame with the album Gemelli, which became his second number-one studio set in Italy, and spawned the chart-topping single "Superclassico", certified sextuple platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. [9] [10]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
ITA
[11] 		SWI
[12]
Come uccidere un usignolo [upper-alpha 1]
  • Released: 2 June 2017
  • Label: Thaurus, Universal
  • Format: download, 2× CD
5—
  • FIMI: Platinum [14]
68 [upper-alpha 2]
  • Released: 7 September 2018
  • Label: Thaurus, Island
  • Format: download, CD, 2× CD
1—
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [14]
Gemelli [17]
  • Released: 19 June 2020
  • Label: Island, Universal
  • Format: download, CD
161
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum [14]
Io non ho paura
  • Released: 18 November 2022
  • Label: Island, Universal
  • Format: download, CD
132
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum [14]

Notes

  1. ↑ The album Come uccidere un usignolo was re-released on 3 November 2017 as Come uccidere un usignolo / 67. [13]
  2. ↑ The album 68 was re-released as 68 (Till the End) on 5 April 2019. [15] [16]

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References

  1. ↑ Giulia Sbaffi (26 July 2020). "Ernia, alias Matteo Professione: tutto sul rapper colto". DonnaGlamour.it. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  2. ↑ Marco Beltramelli (21 June 2017). "Ernia, il cavaliere oscuro del rap italiano" (in Italian). Rockit.it. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Troupe D'Elite EP" (in Italian). Rockit.it. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Le scelte imbarazzanti delle major: Troupe D'Elite" (in Italian). RapBuger.com. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Troupe D'Elite – Il mio giorno preferito" (in Italian). Honiro Records. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  6. 1 2 Marta Bluni Tripodi (12 November 2017). "Ernia, tra Harper Lee e Stephen King". Rolling Stone (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "L'album di Ernia 68 debutta a primo posto in classifica Fimi-Gfk" (in Italian). AskaNews.it. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Marta Blumi Tripodi (10 September 2018). "Ernia: In 68 canto De André in versione hip hop". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Ernia, chi è il rapper in cima alle classifiche" (in Italian). Sky Italia . Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Ernia – Superclassico" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Italian Charts - Ernia - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Swiss Charts - Ernia - Albums". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ↑ Marco Beltramelli (2 November 2017). "Ernia torna con un doppio album: Esce domani Come uccidere un usignolo/67". Rockit.it. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Italian certifications – Ernia" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 24 March 2023. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Ernia" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  15. ↑ Simone Zani (6 September 2018). "Videointervista a Ernia: ci sarà un prima e un dopo 68. Speriamo di prendere il bus per il centro!" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "68 (Til the end), Ernia si diverte" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  17. ↑ Stefano Fisico (20 June 2020). "Ernia: Con Gemelli gioco sulla dualità del mio carattere e della musica". Billboard (in Italian). Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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