Maninni

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Maninni
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Background information
Birth nameAlessio Mininni
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Bitetto, Apulia, Italy
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2016–present
Labels Sony Music Italy
Website maninni.it

Alessio Mininni (born 19 December 1997), [1] [2] known professionally as Maninni, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

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Early life

Alessio Mininni was born and raised in Bitetto, a town in the Metropolitan City of Bari. [3] [4] His father is a metalworker and his mother is a homemaker. [5] He has one brother. [6]

He fell in love with music after attending a U2 concert with his father at the age of nine, and took up guitar shortly thereafter. [3] [5] He graduated from the Don Lorenzo Milani liceo musicale in Acquaviva delle Fonti. [7]

Career

In 2016, Mininni competed in the 16th season of Amici di Maria De Filippi . [8] He released two singles, "Parlami di te" and "Peggio di ieri", in 2017 and 2019, respectively. [2]

In late 2022, Mininni took part in the Sanremo Giovani song contest with his song "Mille porte", [9] [10] but did not advance to the Sanremo Music Festival 2023. [11] He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Spettacolare". [12] [13]

Discography

List of studio albums, with details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[14]
Spettacolare
  • Released: 6 February 2024
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
75

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ITA
[15]
"Parlami di te"2017Non-album singles
"Peggio di ieri"
(with Marmo)
2019
"Senza"2021
"Vestito rosso"
"Vaniglia"
"Bari NY"
"Irene"2022
"Caffè"
"Mille porte"
"Dicono"2023
"Graffi"
"Monolocale"
"Spettacolare"202433
"Supercalicolare"

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