External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Senza Cri .
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
Senza Cri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Cristiana Carella 21 March 2000 Brindisi, Apulia, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Instruments |
|
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Labels |
|
Cristiana Carella (born 21 March 2000), known professionally as Senza Cri, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in 2000 in Brindisi, in the Salento region of Apulia, to Enrica, a teacher and dancer, and Vincenzo Carella, a biologist, [1] they began playing guitar at the age of three. [2] [3] At fourteen they played in their middle school orchestra, [4] and began composing their first songs. [5] [6]
In 2021 Senza Cri released their first official single "Tu sai" [7] and took part in the Area Sanremo singing competition with the song "A me", [8] being then selected for Sanremo Giovani. [9] [10] On 15 December they participated in the final of Sanremo Giovani, failing to access the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. [11] [12] On 3 December 2021, the single "Amor 25 novembre" was released, dedicated to the victims of femicide. [13]
On 14 January 2022 the single "Bordi" was released, [14] which anticipated the release of the debut EP Salto nel vuoto, [15] containing seven tracks and published on 18 January by the UtoPublishing label. [16] [17] The single "Amarsi un po'" was released on 25 February. They later also participated in the Porto Rubino event. [18] The single "Non ti sopporto più" was released on 19 May 2023. [19] [20]
In September 2024, they joined the cast of the twenty-fourth edition of Canale 5's musical talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi , [21] entering the initial phase. [22] [23] In March 2025, they entered the series phase of the show by joining the team led by coaches Lorella Cuccarini [24] and Emanuel Lo, [25] being eliminated during the fifth episode on 19 April. [26]
During the show, they released several new songs, including "Madrid", [27] "Tutto l'odio" [28] and "Grande muraglia", [29] followed by the single "Tokyo Nite", [30] all four of which were later included in their second EP, Tokyo Nite , released on 30 May 2025 by ADA and Warner Music Italy, which also includes the songs "Harakiri" and "20xsempre". [31] [32] The EP debuted at number eighty-seven on the FIMI Albums Chart. [33] Their new single "Anno del drago" was released on 19 September. [34]
In October 2025, they were chosen to compete in Sanremo Giovani 2025, [35] the youth selection for the Sanremo Music Festival 2026, with the song "Spiagge". [36] [37] After making it through the first round [38] and the semifinal, [39] they reached the final where she was eliminated. [40] [41]
Senza Cri is openly non-binary and prefers to use they/them pronouns. [21] In 2025 they started dating singer Antonia Nocca, whom they met during their participation on the twenty-fourth edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi . [42] [43] Coincidentally, Nocca also entered Sanremo Giovani 2025 going on to reach the final like Carella. [44] [39]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA [45] | ||
| Salto nel vuoto |
| — |
| Tokyo Nite |
| 87 |
| "—" denotes EP that did not chart or were not released. | ||
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Tu sai" | 2021 | Salto nel vuoto |
| "A me" | ||
| "Amor 25 novembre" | ||
| "Bordi" | 2022 | |
| "Tu sai" | ||
| "Amarsi un po'" | Non-album singles | |
| "Non ti sopporto più" | 2023 | |
| "Madrid" | 2024 | Tokyo Nite |
| "Tutto l'odio" | 2025 | |
| "Grande muraglia" | ||
| "Tokyo Nite" | ||
| "Anno del drago" | Non-album singles | |
| "Spiagge" |
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–2025 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Canale 5 | Contestant (season 24) |
| Authority control databases: Artists |
|---|
