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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  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".
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