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Birth name | Giovanni Luca Picariello |
Born | Avellino, Campania, Italy | 1 April 1982
Genres | Conscious hip hop Pop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
Years active | 1996–present |
Ghemon (born 1 April 1982) is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.
His stage name is a tribute to the character Ishikawa Goemon XIII from Monkey Punch's manga series Lupin the Third . [1] His debut album La rivincita dei buoni was released in 2007. [2] In 2017 his single "Adesso sono qui" was included in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K17 . [3]
Ghemon participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rose viola" [4] and at the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with "Momento perfetto". [5]
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