Tony Maiello

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Tony Maiello
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Maiello in 2011
Background information
Born
Antonio Maiello

(1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 36)
Castellamare di Stabia, Campania, Italy
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2008–present

Antonio Maiello (born 15 March 1989), known professionally as Tony Maiello, is an Italian singer-songwriter. In 2008 he competed in the first series of X Factor , placing fourth in the final of the show. [1] In 2010 he won the Newcomers' section of the 60th Sanremo Music Festival, with his entry "Il linguaggio della resa  [ it ]". [2] The song, released as a single under his former X Factor coach Mara Maionchi's label Non ho l'età  [ it ], reached the top twenty on the Italian FIMI singles chart. [3]

Maiello later started writing songs for several other artists. As a composer and lyricist, he penned hits including Laura Pausini's "200 note  [ it ]" (2015), [4] Pausini and Biagio Antonacci's "Il coraggio di andare  [ it ]" (2018), [5] Giorgia and Marco Mengoni's "Come neve" (2018), [6] Mengoni's "Muhammad Ali  [ it ]" (2019), [7] and Mengoni and Madame's "Mi fiderò" (2021). [8]

In 2025, Maiello was selected as a contestant of Tale e quale show  [ it ] (the Italian edition of Your Face Sounds Familiar ). [9]

References

  1. ↑ Mattia Marzi (9 December 2021). "Dopo X Factor, parla Tony Maiello: Finii a fare muffin per i bar" (in Italian). Rockol . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tony Maiello vince Sanremo giovani. L'orgoglio di Castellammare di Stabia". la Repubblica (in Italian). 20 February 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Top of the Music History - Tony Maiello". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  4. ↑ Alessandro Alicandri (17 January 2017). "Laura Pausini: l'ascolto di 200 note". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Laura Pausini e Biagio Antonacci, Il coraggio di andare: ecco il video" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Alessandro Alicandri (1 December 2017). "Come neve di Giorgia e Marco Mengoni: il primo ascolto". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Marco Mengoni, il nuovo singolo è Muhammad Alì: il testo" (in Italian). Sky TG 24. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mi fiderò di Marco Mengoni e Madame è il brano più trasmesso" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "I concorrenti di Tale e quale show 2025: il cast ufficiale annunciato da Carlo Conti". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 4 August 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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