Sissi (singer)

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Sissi
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Sissi in concert in Milan, 1 October 2025
Background information
Born
Silvia Cesana

(1999-02-21) 21 February 1999 (age 26)
Erba, Lombardy, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2017–present
Labels

Silvia Cesana (born 21 February 1999), known professionally as Sissi, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Contents

Early life and education

Born in 1999 in Erba and raised in Merone (both in the Province of Como), Sissi became interested in music at a young age, drawing particular inspiration from English singer Amy Winehouse. [1] [2]

As a teenager, she began writing songs in English, in 2017 which were released on Caterina Caselli's Sugar Music label. [3] [4] She obtained her high school diploma in languages ​​at the "Carlo Porta" high school in Erba. [5] [6]

Career

In 2019 she participated in the thirteenth season of X Factor , [7] where she was eliminated by Sfera Ebbasta at the Home Visits. [8] On 17 April 2020 she released her first official single "Sento", [9] [10] followed on 12 June by the single "Versus" featuring Tommy Dali. [11] [12] In the same year she accompanied Rkomi as a backing singer for the Dove gli occhi non arrivano tour. [13] [14] In November 2020, she participated in AmaSanremo with her unreleased song "Per farci paura", [15] which was included on the soundtrack of the third season of the Netflix series Summertime . [16]

In 2021, she participated in the twenty-first season of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi , [17] reaching the final finishing in fifth place [18] and winning the TIM critics' award worth 50,000 euros in gold tokens. [19] On 27 May 2022 she released her first studio album, Leggera, [20] which includes both new songs and the songs she presented at Amici , including "Come, come" (which went gold), [21] "Stupidi lovers", [22] "Danshari", [23] "Dove sei" [24] and "Scendi". [25] Then, in September 2022, she performed "Sottovoce" at the TIM Music Awards at the Verona Arena. [26] The following year, she wrote the lyrics for "Atacama", the third track on Giorgia's album Blu . [27]

On 9 February 2024 she participated in the 74th Sanremo Music Festival on the fourth evening dedicated to covers, duetting with competing singer BigMama, along with Gaia and La Niña, singing the song "Fa strano (Lady Marmalade)", [28] released the following 22 March. [29] She subsequently joined the record label Pluggers, with which she released the single "Mezzo amore" on 5 April. [30] That same year, she sang Princess Ellian's songs in the Netflix animated film Spellbound . [31] On 11 April 2025 she released her first EP XS, [32] containing six tracks, [33] including the singles "Vorrei", [34] "Telegram" [35] and "Hooligans". [36]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[37]
Leggera11

Extended plays

List of EPs
TitleEP details
XS
  • Released: 11 April 2025
  • Label: Epic, Pluggers, Sony Music
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with chart positions and album name
TitleYear Certifications Album or EP
"Sento"2020Non-album singles
"Versus"
(featuring Tommy Dali)
"Per farti paura"
"Come, come"2021Leggera
"Stupidi lovers"
"Danshari"2022
"Dove sei"
"Scendi"
"Sottovoce"Non-album singles
"Mezzo amore"2024
"Vorrei"2025XS
"Telegram"
"Hooligans"
List of singles and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Goccia"
(Cyrus featuring Sissi)		2023Gloria
"Fa strano (Lady Marmalade)"
(BigMama featuring Gaia, Sissi and La Niña)		2024 Sangue

Collaborations

List of songs as featured artist
TitleYearAlbum or EP
"Semplicemente"
(JXN and Fares featuring Sissi and Emma Nolde)		2021Extra #1
"Criminale"
(Erin featuring Sissi)		Luce spenta
"Affogo (outro)"
(Ainé featuring Clementino and Sissi)		Alchimia
"Sembrava impossibile"
(DJ Shocca featuring Sottotono, Sissi and Gemitaiz)		2023Sacrosanto
"Privacy"
(Voga featuring CoCo and Sissi)		2025Chi ama non dimentica

Songwriting credits

List of selected songs co-written by Sissi
TitleYearArtist(s)Album or EP
"Like The Rain (Unpredictable)"2018NaomiExtra #2
"Atacama"2023 Giorgia Blu

Television programs

YearTitleNetworkNotes
2019 X Factor Sky Uno Contestant (season 13)
2020AmaSanremo Rai 1 Contestant (season 14)
2021–2022 Amici di Maria De Filippi Canale 5 Contestant, fifth place (season 21)
2024 Sanremo Music Festival 2024 Rai 1 Guest on the cover night

Dubbing

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024 Spellbound EllianItalian voice

Awards and nominations

YearAwardNominationResultNotes
2022 Amici di Maria De Filippi TIM Critics' AwardWon [19]

References

  1. ↑ "Sissi e la sua musica: "Faccio ciò che sento, è sempre la cosa giusta"". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  2. ↑ "Ricordate a Sissi che non deve più andare in televisione". Rockit.it (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Intervista a Sissi, da X Factor a Sugar". lacasadelrap.com (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Chi è Sissi di Amici: biografia e curiosità". TAG24 (in Italian).
  5. ↑ "Sissi, la nuova allieva di Amici 21, ha partecipato a X Factor". Novella 2000 (in Italian).
  6. ↑ "Merone. Silvia "Sissi" Cesana è finalista ad Amici 2022". Erbanotizie (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "X Factor 13, Silvia Cesana in arte Sissi canta Calcutta: standing ovation del pubblico". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian).
  8. ↑ "Amici, vi ricordate di quando Sissi ha partecipato a X Factor? Ecco il video!". Webboh (in Italian).
  9. ↑ "Sento è il primo singolo di Sissi fuori per Sugar Music". lacasadelrap.com (in Italian).
  10. ↑ "Sissi: l'importanza delle parole nel singolo d'esordio Sento". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  11. ↑ "Ecco Sissi e Tommy Dali in Versus". lacasadelrap.com (in Italian).
  12. ↑ "Sissi e Tommy Dali Versus il nuovo singolo". Newsic.it (in Italian).
  13. ↑ "Sissi di Amici 21 ha partecipato al tour di un big di Sanremo 2022". DANinSERIES (in Italian).
  14. ↑ ""Il mio primo singolo Sento, il tour con Rkomi e la passione per Amy Winehouse" – L'interivsta a Sissi". Raphaolic (in Italian).
  15. ↑ "AmaSanremo: a un anno dalla standing ovation a X Factor, ecco Per farti paura di Sissi (Testo e Audio)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  16. ↑ "Summertime 3, tutte le canzoni della nuova stagione della serie TV". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  17. ↑ "Amici 21: Sissi entra nella scuola, scontro Celentano-Todaro sul fisico di Serena". TGcom24 (in Italian).
  18. ↑ "Amici 21, Sissi eliminata. Maria De Filippi si commuove "Per me sei superlativa"". ilmattino.it (in Italian).
  19. 1 2 "Amici 2022, a Sissi il Premio della Critica". Rockol (in Italian).
  20. ↑ "Sissi: Leggera è il primo album: ecco la tracklist e le prime date instore". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  21. ↑ "Amici 21: Sissi porta l'R'n'b ad Amici e conquista un banco con l'inedito Come come. La sua storia da X Factor al contratto con Sugar". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  22. ↑ "Amici 21: dopo l'esordio da 3 milioni di stream con Come, come, Stupidi lovers è il secondo inedito di Sissi". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  23. ↑ "Il nuovo inedito di Sissi, Danshari, convince le radio presenti ad Amici 21 (testo e audio)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 6 March 2022.
  24. ↑ "Un nuovo inedito ad Amici per Sissi… Dove sei scritto da Giordana Angi (testo e video)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  25. ↑ "Scendi, Sissi: testo, video, significato dell'inedito della cantante di Amici 2022". Soundsblog (in Italian).
  26. ↑ "Significato e testo di Sottovoce, la nuova anima di Sissi e lo spoiler all'Arena di Verona". Fanpage.it (in Italian).
  27. ↑ "Tra gli autori dei brani del nuovo album di Giorgia, Blu, anche Elisa, Sissi e Francesca Michielin". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  28. ↑ "BigMama porta sul palco di Sanremo Gaia, La Niña e Sissi, che ci raccontano che cosa vuol dire per loro diventare sorelle nella musica". Vogue Italia (in Italian).
  29. ↑ "BigMama pubblica sulle piattaforme Fa strano (Lady Marmalade): la cover cantata a Sanremo 2024". DIRE (in Italian).
  30. ↑ "Sissi ha pubblicato il singolo Mezzo amore". Hip Hop Starz Tour (in Italian).
  31. ↑ "Spellbound - L'incantesimo, trama e doppiatori del film". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  32. ↑ "Sissi, il nuovo EP XS è una dedica a se stessa". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian).
  33. ↑ "Sissi pubblica XS: il nuovo EP tra dolore, rinascita e R&B contemporaneo". Newsic.it (in Italian).
  34. ↑ "Vorrei il nuovo singolo di Sissi". Radio Web Italia (in Italian).
  35. ↑ "Sissi ha pubblicato il singolo Telegram". Hip Hop Starz Tour (in Italian).
  36. ↑ "Hooligans è il nuovo singolo di Sissi: la fine è un nuovo inizio". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  37. ↑ "Sissi in FIMI charts" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  38. ↑ "Italian single certifications – Come, come" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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