Settembre (singer)

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Settembre
Andrea Settembre Feb 2025.jpg
Settembre during the Sanremo Music Festival 2025
Background information
Birth nameAndrea Settembre
Born (2001-10-09) 9 October 2001 (age 23)
Naples, Italy
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present
LabelsIsola degli Artisti
Website www.isoladegliartisti.it/andrea-settembre/

Andrea Settembre (born 9 October 2001), [1] known mononymously as Settembre, is an Italian singer and songwriter.

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Early life

Andrea Settembre was born in Naples to Paola and Enzo Settembre. He has an older brother, Ciro, [2] and he grew up in the Colli Aminei borough of Naples. [3] Settembre started to take dance classes at the age of 6. At the age of 12, he enrolled in a musical academy and started composing songs. [1] [4] He attended the liceo linguistico Comenio in Naples, [5] [6] and he later started studying speech therapy. [7]

Career

Settembre started his career as a radio speaker for Radio Immaginaria, a broadcaster entirely managed and hosted by teenagers. [8] He debuted on stage at the Teatro Politeama in Naples, performing as part of the cast of a production of the musical Grease . [9] In 2012, he appeared in the TV show Se stasera sono qui  [ it ], [8] and he performed at the 20th RAI Christmas Concert, broadcast on Rai 2 . [10] After launching his own YouTube channel, he released videos of his performances, singing covers as well as original songs. In 2013, he competed in the fourth season of Italian junior singing talent show Io canto  [ it ], as a member of Claudio Cecchetto's team. [8] [10] He later appeared on the Italia 1 infotainment TV programme Fattore umano  [ it ] (2015). [8]

In 2019, Settembre competed in the sixth series of The Voice of Italy . He auditioned with Khalid's "Location" and became a member of Gigi D'Alessio's team, but was eliminated during the battles. [11] [12] He also took part in contest events organized by radio broadcasters, such as Festival Show  [ it ] in 2018, which he won, and Deejay On Stage in 2022, reaching the final. [4] [8]

In 2023, he successfully auditioned for the seventeenth series of X Factor Italia , placing fifth overall and relesing the single "Lacrime". During the show, he was noted for his performance of "Amandoti" by CCCP, later recorded and released as a single. [1] [3] One year later, he competed in Sanremo Giovani with the song "Vertebre", being among the top four acts selected to take part in the Newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. He won the competition, additionally receiving the Critics Award, the Press Room Award and the Nuovo IMAIE Award. [1] [13] [14] [15]

Discography

EPs

Singles

Television

YearBroadcasterTitleRoleNotes
2012 La7 Se stasera sono quiVariety show
2013 Canale 5 Io cantoContestantTalent show (season 4)
2015 Italia 1 Fattore umanoInfotainment
2019 Rai 2 The Voice of Italy ContestantTalent show (season 6)
2023 Sky Uno/Now X Factor Talent show (season 17)
2024 Rai 1 Sanremo Giovani Selection for annual music festival; selected
2025 Sanremo Music Festival Contestant (Newcomers' section)Annual music festival; winner

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Delli Paoli, Giuliano (13 February 2025). "Chi è Andrea Settembre, il vincitore delle Nuove Proposte a Sanremo 2025: The Voice con Gigi D'Alessio, X Factor e la cover di «Amandoti» da 7 milioni di streams" . Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Settembre... dalle vertebre al cuore" (in Italian). Radio Studio 90 Italia. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Genova, Annarita (13 February 2025). "Chi è Andrea Settembre, il cantautore napoletano vincitore di Sanremo Giovani con 'Vertebre'". Grandenapoli.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 Farina, Paola Maria (1 December 2023). "'X Factor 2023', 'Lacrime' è il nuovo brano inedito di SETTEMBRE". Funweek (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Vacalebre, Federico (14 February 2025). "Settembre vince tra le Nuove Proposte di Sanremo. L'intervista: Cantare è la mia vita, non ho un piano B". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  6. ↑ Sanna, Andrea (12 February 2024). "Chi è Settembre? Età, vero nome, canzoni e Instagram". Novella 2000 (in Italian). Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "X Factor Home Visit, i 12 concorrenti in gara per i Live Show". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Sky Italia. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "La storia di Andrea Settembre da 'Io Canto' a 'X Factor' passando per 'The Voice of Italy'". All Music Italia (in Italian). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "Festival Show 2018: vince nei giovani Andrea Settembre. Ecco chi sono i tre finalisti". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2 September 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Io Canto 2013. Chi è Andrea Settembre, che ha presentato il suo inedito Lasciami cadere". IlSussidiario.net. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "The Voice of Italy – La storia di Andrea Settembre da Io canto al Festival Show". All Music Italia (in Italian). 30 April 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Ambrosio, Emanuele (30 May 2019). "Gigi D'Alessio/ Salva Elisa e Carmen, elimina Domenico (The Voice 2019)". IlSussidiario.net. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Settembre vince il 75° Festival nella categoria Nuove Proposte". Sanremo 2025 (in Italian). RAI. 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Sanremo 2025: Settembre vince il Premio NUOVO IMAIE Enzo Jannacci" (in Italian). Nuovo IMAIE. 12 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sanremo 2025, Settembre è il vincitore delle Nuove Proposte: «Nessuno ha mai creduto in me. "Vertebre" è un grido». Secondo Alex Wyse". Leggo (in Italian). 14 February 2025. Retrieved 14 February 2025.


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