Tecla Insolia

Tecla Insolia
Insolia in 2025
Background information
Birth name	Tecla Marianna Insolia
Born	(2004-01-13) 13 January 2004 (age 21) Varese, Lombardy, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	2016–present
Labels	Rusty Records Baraonda Universal Music Group
Website	Instagram

Tecla Marianna Insolia (born 13 January 2004) is an Italian actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Modesta Spataro in the 2025 six-part television drama The Art of Joy (Italian: L'arte della gioia), adapted from the 1998 novel of the same name by Goliarda Sapienza.

Early life and education

Tecla Marianna Insolia was born on January 13, 2004, in Varese, Lombardy, Italy. She later moved to Piombino, Tuscany, where, at the age of five, she began singing lessons with Gianni Gepi at the Woodstock Academy School of Music. At the age of ten, she began performing regularly, developing an interest in both singing and acting. She trained with the cultural association Le Muse, founded by Gianna Martorella, where she received guidance from several entertainment professionals, including conductor Beppe Vessicchio, singer Giò Di Tonno, and actor Gianmarco Tognazzi. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

Insolia began her television career by participating in various Italian programs, including Pequeños Gigantes (2016) and L'allieva (2018). ^{[3] [4]}

On March 15, 2019, she won the second edition of RAI's talent show Sanremo Young, which secured her a spot in the Sanremo Music Festival 2020. She competed in the "Newcomers" category with the song "8 marzo", finishing second to Leo Gassmann. At the festival, she received the Enzo Jannacci Award for Best Performance and the Lucio Dalla Press, Radio, Television, & Web Award. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In 2020, she starred in the Rai 1 thriller series Vite in fuga and portrayed singer Nada in the television biopic La bambina che non voleva cantare. ^{[8] [9]} On 22 July 2021, she released the single "Ti amo ma" in collaboration with Italian rapper Alfa. ^[10] In 2022, she appeared in the Rai series 5 minuti prima, directed by Duccio Chiarini, and released the single "Oro", co-written with singer Noemi. ^{[11] [12]}

In 2024, she played the lead role in the series The Art of Joy, directed by Valeria Golino, and had a supporting role in Familia, a film by Francesco Costabile. For these performances, she received two nominations at the 2025 David di Donatello Awards, winning Best Actress for The Art of Joy. She was also awarded the Italian Breakthrough prize. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Discography

Singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		ITA [16] [17]
"8 marzo"	2019	89	Non-album singles
"L'urlo di Munch"	2021	—
"Ti amo ma" (featuring Alfa)		—
"Faccio un casino" (featuring Alfa)		—
"Oro"	2022	—
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Addio al nubilato	Giulia De Martino
2024	Familia	Giulia	Supporting role
	L'albero	Bianca	Main role
2025	Primavera	Cecilia	Main role

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	L'allieva	Young girl	Season 2, Episode 8
2020	Vite in fuga	Matilde Marasco/Ilaria Caruana	Main role; 12 episodes
2021	La bambina che non voleva cantare	Nada	Main role; Documentary/Drama
	Tutta colpa della fata Morgana	Maria	Supporting role; Romance/Comedy
2022	5 minuti prima	Nina	Main role; 8 episodes
2025	The Art of Joy	Modesta Spataro	Main role; 6 episodes

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Festival di Sanremo	2020	Lucio Dalla Jury Award	"8 marzo"	Won	[18]
		Best Performance Award		Won
David di Donatello	2025	David Rivelazioni italiane	Herself	Won	[19]
		Best Actress	L'arte della gioia	Won
		Best Supporting Actress	Familia	Nominated
Nastri d'argento - Grandi Serie	2025	Best Actress (Lead)	L'arte della gioia	Won	[20]

References

1. "Chi è Tecla Insolia, in gara tra le nuove proposte di Sanremo 2020". Rolling Stone Italia . 4 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
2. "Tecla, il talento del canto debutta in tv con la fiction". Il Tirreno . 5 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
3. "Tecla Insolia a Pequeños Gigantes, la sua prima esperienza in tv". Rolling Stone Italia. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
4. "Tecla Insolia protagonista di L'Allieva". Il Tirreno. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
5. "Sanremo Young: Tecla Insolia vince la seconda edizione". Rolling Stone Italia. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
6. "Sanremo 2020, Tecla seconda tra le Nuove Proposte". La Nazione. February 7, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
7. "Sanremo: Tecla vince Premio Enzo Jannacci 2020". ANSA. February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
8. "Tecla Insolia protagonista di Vite in fuga su Rai1". Il Tirreno. November 24, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
9. "Tecla Insolia: "Io tra fiction, canzoni, Nada e Maria De Filippi"". Il Giorno. January 13, 2021. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
10. "Il ritorno di Tecla è col feat di Alfa e si intitola Ti Amo Ma". Sky TG24. July 21, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
11. "5 minuti prima con Tecla Insolia, il sesso si fa cartoon per "la prima volta"". La Repubblica. October 5, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
12. "Tecla lancia il nuovo singolo, "Oro". Tra gli autori anche Noemi". All Music Italia. March 18, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
13. "L'arte della gioia, video intervista a Valeria Golino e Tecla Insolia". Ciak Magazine. March 2, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
14. "Familia al cinema, l'intervista al regista Francesco Costabile". Sky TG24. October 1, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
15. "David: Tecla Insolia migliore attrice per L'arte della gioia - Cinema - Ansa.it". ANSA. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
16. "Italian Charts - Tecla - Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
17. "Database Top of the Music - Classifiche" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry . Retrieved 4 May 2022.
18. "Sanremo 2020: il Premio Jannacci va a Tecla Insolia". Rockol (in Italian). February 6, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
19. "Tutti i vincitori della 70esima edizione dei David di Donatello 2025". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 8, 2025.
20. "Tecla Insolia: l'arte dell'empatia e il desiderio di lasciare il segno nel nome delle donne". comingsoon (in Italian). June 4, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.