Lil Jolie

Lil Jolie
Lil Jolie in 2024
Background information
Birth name	Angela Ciancio
Born	(2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 25)
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2018–present

Angela Ciancio (born 29 March 2000), known professionally as Lil Jolie, is an Italian singer and songwriter.

Life and career

Ciancio began playing the guitar at the age of five thanks to her grandfather Luigi. ^[1] She made her debut in 2018 on SoundCloud under the stage name "Lil Jolie". ^{[2] [3]} In 2019, she released her first single "Farsi male" and collaborated with various labels, including Sugar Music and Warner Music Italy, releasing several singles between 2020 and 2022. ^[4] In May 2022, she released her debut EP, Bambina. ^[5]

In September 2023, she participated in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi , being eliminated in April 2024. ^{[6] [7]} She subsequently signed with BMG Rights Management and released her second EP La vita non uccide. ^{[8] [9]}

She also participated in Sanremo Giovani 2024 alongside Vale LP with the song "Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore", qualifying for the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, which was eventually won by Settembre. ^{[10] [11]}

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details
Le ragazze della valle (with Vale LP)	Release date: 23 May 2025 Label: Sugar Music

EPs

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [12]
Bambina	Release date: 27 May 2022 Label: Warner Music	—
La vita non uccide	Release date: 17 May 2024 Label: BMG Rights Management	— [13]

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album/EP
		ITA [14]
"Farsi male"	2019	—	Non-album single
"Diamanti"	2020	—
"Panico" (featuring Ketama126)		—	Bambina
"Empty" (with Nahaze)	2021	—	Non-album single
"Regole" (featuring Carl Brave)		—	Bambina
"Sola"	2022	—
"Follia"	2023	—	La vita non uccide
"Non è la fine"		—
"Attimo"	2024	—
"Kiss Me"		—
"Dimmi tu quando sei pronto per fare l'amore" (with Vale LP)		55	Le ragazze della valle
"Le ragazze della valle" (with Vale LP)	2025	—
"Dalle 9 alle 9" (with Vale LP featuring Irbis)		—
"Googleamore" (with Vale LP)		—

Television

Year	Broadcaster	Title	Role	Notes
2023–2024	Canale 5	Amici di Maria De Filippi	Contestant	Talent show (season 23)
2024	Rai 1	Sanremo Giovani		Selection for annual music festival; selected
2025		Sanremo Music Festival	Contestant (Newcomers' section)	Annual music festival

References

1. Capuano, Diego (19 November 2023). "Chi è Lil Jolie di Amici: età, vero nome, canzoni, fidanzato, Instagram". Today .
2. Alovisi, Elia (11 October 2019). "La prima intervista di Lil Jolie, da SoundCloud alle stelle". Vice .
3. "La via italiana all'urban passa anche da Lil Jolie". Rolling Stone . 3 April 2020.
4. Casiraghi, Claudia (7 October 2020). "Lil Jolie: "Io, voce della Generazione Z e delle sue paure"". Vanity Fair .
5. "Lil Jolie non è più una Bambina. L'intervista". Billboard . 26 May 2022.
6. Mariani, Cristiana (23 March 2024). "Lil Jolie, chi è e come è stato il suo percorso ad Amici: la decisione senza precedenti". Quotidiano Nazionale .
7. Donato, Giusy (20 April 2024). "Amici 2023, Lil Jolie eliminata a sorpresa: "Ce ne vuole per sopportare me"". Dilei.
8. Ferraro, Lorenza (22 April 2024). "Lil Jolie, dopo l'esperienza ad Amici 23 la giovane cantautrice firma con BMG". All Music Italia.
9. "Lil Jolie, La vita non uccide: "Ho imparato a stare da sola e affrontare le mie paure"". TGcom24 . 22 May 2024.
10. Pascoli, Andrea (19 December 2024). "Vale LP e Lil Jolie, dai talent a Sanremo in gara tra le Nuove proposte". la Repubblica .
11. "Sanremo, Vale LP e Lil Jolie in gara tra le Nuove Proposte". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata . 18 December 2024.
12. "Italian Charts - Lil Jolie - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
13. The EP did not chart in the FIMI Albums' Chart, but peaked at number 19 in the Vinyl and CDs' chart. See: https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/2024/21
14. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 8" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 21 February 2025.