Umberto Alongi | |
|---|---|
 Umberto Alongi on Radio Fiume Ticino | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 26 July 1976 Palermo, Italy |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Latlantide |
| Website | Official website |
Umberto Alongi (born 26 July 1976) is a Swiss Italian singer and songwriter.
After living and sharing his time for years between Italy (where he was born) and Switzerland, beginning in 2014 he has been producing two solo albums through the record labels Im Digital, Auditoria Records and with Me & U Records and Artists Management based in London. [1] Alongi sings in Italian, Spanish and English in addition to playing guitar.
As of September 2015 he is included in the Swiss pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. [2] [3] [4] [5] In October 2015 he participated in the Ghedi Festival for unreleased songs as the only Swiss male artist in the competition. He reached the semi-finals by beating a selection of 300 artists with the song "Come stai". [6] [7]
The song "Come stai" written by Marco Giorgi (Mariadele) was launched on the radio on 30 November 2015. [6] [8] The song reached the Italian airplay ranking in 7th place out of the 10 tracks most broad-cast by Italian radio and the 72nd place in the international top 100. [9] The song was produced by the record company Latlantide, the company with which Alongi will produce his new album. [10]
He has collaborated with Valentino Alfano (Mina), Marco Elfo Buongiovanni (Cugini di campagna), Matteo Di Franco (Adriano Celentano, Patty Pravo, Tullio De Piscopo) and Andrea Zuppini (Fabio Concato, Alex Baroni, Fiorella Mannoia). [11] [12] [13] [14]
Umberto Alongi was the founding member of Diesel 23 in Lugano in 2010 with whom he performed for five years until the band broke up in early 2015. With Diesel 23 he released the album Last Chance through the Music-Mad Records label.
He was the founder in 2016 of the charity project "Contesti" in favor of OTAF Foundation with the participation of six other Swiss Italian artists. For this project he composed with Valentino Alfano a song named "Noi siamo qui". [15] [16]
As of September 2016 he is included in the Swiss selection for the Eurovision song contest 2017 with a new song "I can just be me". This song is candidate for "Die grosse entscheidungsshow" and it is included on his new album entitled 3 minuti .
A new album titled Illimitatamente was released in November 2017 in Fino Mornasco Italy, played with Massimo Scoca (bass player) Stewart Copeland, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bryan Adams, John Martyn, Level 42, Bob Geldof, Tito Gomez (European Tour), John Davis, Linda Wesley, Paul Jeffrey, Tullio De Piscopo, Gatto Panceri, Enzo Iannacci, Enrico Ruggeri, Lucio Dalla and many more); Giordano Colombo (drums player) (Franco Battiato, Antony and the Johnson, Gianna Nannini, Giorgia, Alessandra Amoroso, Valerio Scanu etc); Antonio "Aki" Chindamo (Caterina Valente, Rockets, Marco Ferradini, Riccardo Fogli, Paola Turci, Andrea Braido); Andrea Gentile (guitar player) (Raphael Gualazzi, Giovanni Caccamo, Deborah Iurato, Ermal Meta, Benji e Fede, Marco Carta, Simone Tomassini, Paolo Meneguzzi, Niccolò Agliardi). [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
The last single "Pura Follia" was launched on the radio on 18 June 2018. [23] The song reached the Italian airplay ranking in 1st place out of the 10 tracks most broad-cast by Italian radio. [24]
On 2019 He released the new album "Se amore c'è", reaching the Italian airplay indie chart with the single "Con quanto c'è da fare". [25]
The new studio album "Equidistanti" was launched in December 2020. The album was recorded at the Roxy Studio with the featurings of Kenya and AREA. [26]
Alongi announces the recording of the new album and launches the new singles 'A due passi dal cielo' and 'Ora c'è il sole'. 'A due passi dal cielo' reaches number two in the Italian radio charts in its first week since its release. [27] [28]
Umberto Alongi announces the production of his upcoming album and releases preview singles. The first single of 2024 is titled "Una risposta non c'è". [29]
Umberto Antonio Tozzi is an Italian pop and rock singer and composer. Throughout his career, he has sold over 70 million records in different languages internationally, and his biggest international hits are: "Stella Stai", "Gloria", "Tu" and "Ti Amo".
Filippo Neviani, known by his stage name Nek, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Nek is popular in Italy and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, and has performed and released most of his albums in both Italian and Spanish.
Diamá is a Swiss singer. She was born in Schlieren, a suburb of Zürich. Her both parents are Italian immigrants. She grew up in Dietikon, which is close to her place of birth. At the age of seven, she began singing in her hometown church choir "Voci Bianche", which she was part of until her teenage days. At home she would listen to soul and R&B tunes, and while singing along she discovered the strength of her own voice. She found inspiration in soul legends such as Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Brandy Norwood, and her greatest idol, Italian R&B diva Giorgia. Later, she started to attend karaoke competitions, most of which she was able to win effortlessly.
Davide Buzzi is a Swiss singer-songwriter and a part of the Swiss Italian scene.
Raffaele Riefoli is an Italian singer-songwriter who is better known as simply Raf.
Giuseppa Gaetana "Giusy" Ferreri is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 2008, she took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, coming in second place.
Alessandra Amoroso is an Italian pop/soul singer, songwriter, producer and TV personality. She was the winner of the 2009 edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. Since then, she has published nine studio albums and two live albums, topping the Italian Albums Chart eight times. Amoroso has also released successful singles and collaborations, including three number one hits, selling over 3 million records in Italy.
"Un'emergenza d'amore" is a pop song recorded by Italian singer Laura Pausini for her album La mia risposta and released as the set's first single on 11 September 1998. "Emergencia de amor" is its Spanish-language version, adapted by Pausini herself with Carlos Pixin and León Tristán.
Emmanuela "Emma" Marrone, often known as simply Emma, is an Italian pop singer, songwriter, and actress.
The discography of Italian recording artist Marco Mengoni consists of eight studio albums, two live albums, six extended plays, thirty-six singles, one promotional single, and thirty-five music videos. Mengoni reached commercial success in Italy when his first single, "Dove si vola", released after he won the third series of Italian talent show X Factor, debuted at number one on the FIMI Top Digital Downloads in December 2009. The EP with the same title entered the top 10 in Italy, and it was later certified platinum.
Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, music producer, writer and television presenter. She rose to fame after winning the fifth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, she published five studio album and several successful singles, peaking four times at number one on the Italian singles chart and selling over 1.3 million copies in Italy.
Chiara Galiazzo is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 2012, after winning the sixth season of the Italian talent show X Factor. Her debut single, titled "Due respiri" and co-written by Eros Ramazzotti, was released on 8 December 2012 and debuted atop the Italian Singles Chart. Chiara released her first studio album, Un posto nel mondo, which debuted at number 2 on the Italian Albums Chart, and spawned the singles "Il futuro che sarà", "Mille passi" and "Vieni con me". In November of the same year, Galiazzo featured on Mika's single "Stardust", which became a number-one hit in Italy.
#prontoacorrere is the second studio album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 19 March 2013 and produced by Michele Canova.
The discography of Italian singer Giusy Ferreri consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, twenty-seven singles—including six as a featured artist—and nineteen music videos.
Michele Bravi is an Italian pop singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the Italian X Factor. His coronation song, "La vita e la felicità", was penned by Tiziano Ferro and reached the top spot of the Italian Singles Chart. Bravi's debut album, A passi piccoli, was released in June 2014.
Emilio Munda is an Italian songwriter, arranger, composer and producer.
He won the 69th Sanremo Festival as an author and composer of the song "Musica che resta" for the international group Il Volo and ranked second at the 70th Sanremo Festival as author and composer of the song "8 Marzo" interpreted by Tecla Insolia also winning the critics' award.
Norma Jean Martine is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Middletown, Orange County, New York, United States, but now based in London, England, who has written songs for artists including Giorgia, Michele Bravi, Lena, Marco Mengoni, Ronan Keating and Ashley Roberts. She is signed to BMG Chrysalis Music USA, and to Universal Records Germany/Virgin EMI UK.
The discography of Italian singer Francesca Michielin consists of four studio albums, two extended plays, twenty-four singles as a lead artist and five singles as a featured artist.
3 minuti is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Umberto Alongi, released for digital distribution by iM Digital Records on 2 December 2016.
Illimitatamente is the third studio album by singer-songwriter Umberto Alongi, released for digital distribution by Auditoria Records on 24 November 2017.
| International | |
|---|---|
| Artists | |
