Samuel Umberto Romano

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Samuel Umberto Romano
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Background information
Born (1972-03-07) 7 March 1972 (age 51)
Origin Turin, Italy
GenresRock
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1996–present

Samuel Umberto Romano (born 7 March 1972, in Turin) is an Italian singer songwriter, better known as the frontman of Italian rock band Subsonica. [1] [2] He was also a founding member of the group Motel Connection, [3] and in 2017 he launched his solo career, under the mononym Samuel. As a solo artist, he released the studio albums Il codice della bellezza in 2017 and Brigata bianca in 2021, both of which entered the top ten of the FIMI Italian Albums Chart. [4] [5] [6] In 2017, he competed in 67th Sanremo Music Festival, placing tenth with the song "Vedrai". [7] In 2019 he also was a judge on the 13th season of Italian talent show X Factor . [8] In 2021 he released "Cinema" with Francesca Michielin, which peaked at number 93 on the FIMI Italian Singles Chart and was certified Gold by FIMI. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Subsonica". Subsonica.it. Archived from the original on 6 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "Subsonica". Subsonica.it. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  3. ↑ Andrea Morandi (14 March 2014). "I brani più famosi dei Motel Connection". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Michele Primi (30 January 2017). "Samuel svela il suo Codice della Bellezza pop". Wired (in Italian). Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Valentina Caiani (24 January 2021). "Brigata Bianca di Samuel, 5 cose da sapere". GQ (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Italian Charts - Samuel - Albums". Hung Medien. Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sanremo 2017, la classifica della serata finale". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ↑ Pierfrancesco Carcassi (3 June 2019). "Samuel giudice a X Factor: Ho bisogno di riaccendere la mia creatività". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top of the Music – Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 27 (dal 2.07.2021 al 8.07.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Samuel & Francesca Michielin – Cinema" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 14 September 2021.
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