Ghemon

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Ghemon
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Background information
Birth nameGiovanni Luca Picariello
Born (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42)
Avellino, Campania, Italy
Genres Conscious hip hop, pop
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active1996–present

Giovanni Luca Picariello (born 1 April 1982), known professionally as Ghemon (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛːmon] ), is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.

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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]

Discography

Studio albums

References

  1. ↑ "Ghemon, il rapper svela il significato del suo nome: "Mi sono ispirato a Goemon del cartoon Lupin"". Fanpage (in Italian). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "La rivincita dei buoni". rockit.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Basket e Rap, l'accoppiata vincente: il rapper Ghemon fa impazzire i fans di NBA 2k17 con "Adesso sono qui" [VIDEO]" (in Italian). Sport Fair. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition!". Esctoday.com (in Italian). 22 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ghemon a Sanremo 2021 con Momento perfetto: il testo". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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