Sarah Toscano | |
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 Sarah Toscano in June 2025 | |
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| Born | 9 January 2006 Vigevano, Lombardy, Italy |
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| Years active | 2022–present |
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Sarah Toscano (born 9 January 2006) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In 2024, she won the twenty-third edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi .
Born in 2006 in Vigevano, in the province of Pavia, Sarah Toscano is the youngest of three children of Petra Polomsky, a German teacher from Stuttgart, and Marco Toscano, an entrepreneur in the leather industry. [3] She has an older sister, Giulia, and an older brother, Lorenzo. [4] [5]
At the age of five, she began studying piano. [6] During her childhood, Toscano was musically influenced by international pop music artists such as Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, and Britney Spears as well as Italian artists including Annalisa, Chiara Galiazzo, Mina, Lucio Dalla, and Ultimo. [7] [8]
Also a tennis player, Toscano competed in the women's C series and won the provincial tennis championship in 2020 with the Sporting Club Selva Alta. [9] [10] She attended the "Vittorio Bachelet" High School in Abbiategrasso, Milan, but interrupted her studies in her final year to participate in the television show Amici di Maria De Filippi . [11] [12]
In 2022, her father introduced her to music manager Andrea Dulio, who arranged for her to record her first songs in a studio with producer Pietro Foresti. [13] Toscano was selected as one of the twenty finalists in the Area Sanremo singing competition, one of the Sanremo Music Festival's selection for newcomers. [14] Although she was not chosen as a competitor for Sanremo Giovani, she won the plaque dedicated to Vittorio De Scalzi. [15]
On 21 October, Toscano's debut EP, Riflesso, was released. Distributed by Universal, it featured six tracks, including her first single, "9 giugno". [16] [17]
In September 2023, Toscano auditioned for the 23rd edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi , the musical talent show broadcast on Canale 5, successfully entering the initial phase. [18] [19] In March 2024, she advanced to the evening phase, joining the team led by coaches Lorella Cuccarini and Emanuel Lo. [20] The following May, she reached the final and emerged as the winner. [21] [22]
During the show, she released several songs, including the single "Sexy magica", which reached number 83 on the FIMI singles chart. [23] All songs were later included in her EP of the same name, released on 17 May 2024, by Warner, [24] [25] debuting at number 12 on the FIMI albums chart. [26]
From 15 June to 28 August 2024, Toscano embarked on her first summer tour, "Sarah Live Summer 2024". [27] That summer, she also appeared at major music events, including RDS Summer Festival, [28] Battiti Live, [29] and 105 Summer Festival. [30] On 16 July 2024, she opened for the Black Eyed Peas in Milan. [31] On 26 July, she released the single "Roulette", included in the streaming re-issue of her self-titled EP. [32] [33] In August, Apple Music named her the "Up Next Italia" artist, an initiative promoting emerging talents, which she celebrated with a performance at the amphitheater in Piazza del Liberty, Milan, on 12 September. [34] [35]
On 29 September 2024, during the first episode of the 24th edition of Amici, she previewed her new single "Tacchi (fra le dita)", set for release on 4 October. [36] [37] In November, she collaborated with British singer Bea and Her Business on the Italian version of "Safety Net". [38]
Toscano competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Amarcord". [39] [40] She placed 17th in the contest, [41] and the song reached number 19 in the FIMI chart. [42] On 14 February, on the fourth evening dedicated to covers, she dueted with the French musical duo Ofenbach singing the song "Overdrive", ranked fourteenth. [43] [44]
In February 2025, she became the face of the fashion brand Ragno [45] and for the Ghd Chronos Max advertising campagna. [46] [47] On March 12, she opened for Ofenbach in Milan. [48] On March 16, together with the dancer Marisol Castellanos, she returned to Amici to present Amici - Verso il serale, a special episode in which she told her experience within the talent show to the contestants of the twenty-fourth edition, promoted to the evening phase of the program. [49] [50]
In April 2025, Forbes Italia magazine included her among the Italian under-30s who will have the greatest impact in the future for the entertainment category. [51] [52] That same month, she featured in Carl Brave's single "Perfect". [53] [54] On May 18, during the final of the twenty-fourth edition of Amici, she premiered her new single "Taki", released on May 23. [55] [56] On 6 June, the "Sarah Toscano Summer tour 2025" began in Bologna. [57]
On 12 September 2025, the single "Semplicemente" with Mida was released, premiering live on 2 September at Future Hits Live at the Verona Arena. [58] The song was part of the soundtrack and theme song of the Netflix series Riv4li. [59] [60]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| ITA [61] | ||
| Riflesso |
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| Sarah |
| 12 |
| "—" denotes EP that did not chart or were not released. | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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| ITA [61] | ||||
| "9 giugno" | 2022 | — | Riflesso | |
| "Touché" | 2023 | — | Sarah | |
| "Viole e violini" | — | |||
| "Mappamondo" | 2024 | — | ||
| "Sexy magica" | 83 | |||
| "Roulette" | — | |||
| "Tacchi (fra le dita)" | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Amarcord" | 2025 | 19 | ||
| "Taki" | 82 | |||
| "Semplicemente" (with Mida) | 50 | |||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
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| ITA [61] | |||
| "Safety Net" (Bea and her Business featuring Sarah) | 2024 | — | Non-album single |
| "Perfect" (Carl Brave featuring Sarah Toscano) | 2025 | 62 | Notti brave amarcord |
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | |||
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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| 2023–2024 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Canale 5 | Contestant, Winner (season 23) |
| 2024 | This Is Me | Guest | |
| 2025 | Amici - Verso il serale | Co-host |
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Notes |
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| 2022 | Area Sanremo | Vittorio De Scalzi plaque | Herself | Won | [15] |
| 2024 | Amici di Maria De Filippi 23 | First place in the Singing category | [63] | ||
| Apple Music | Artist "Up Next Italia" (at portal of emerging talents) | [34] | |||
| 2025 | Forbes Italia | Inclusion among the Italian under-30s with the greatest impact in the future in the "Entertainment" category | [51] |
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