Enrico Nigiotti (born 11 June 1987) is an Italian singer-songwriter.[1] After signing a recording deal with Sugar Music, he released his debut single, "Addio", in 2008.[1] Between 2009 and 2010, he was a contestant in the ninth series of Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi. He decided to leave the competition to avoid an elimination round against his then-girlfriend, dancer Elena D'Amario.[2] His eponymous extended play was released by Sugar on 26 March 2010, and entered the top 50 of the FIMI Italian Albums Chart.[3][4]
Enrico Nigiotti | |
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 Enrico Nigiotti performing live in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 11 June 1987 Livorno, Italy |
| Genres | Pop-rock |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
In 2015, Nigiotti competed in the Newcomers' section of the 65th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Qualcosa da decidere". After advancing in the first elimination round, he was eliminated during one of the two semi-finals by eventual winner Giovanni Caccamo.[5] The song was released as the lead single from his first full-length studio album, also titled Qualcosa da decidere and released by Universal Music Group's label Go Wild.[6] The album failed to achieve commercial success.
In 2017, Nigiotti auditioned for the eleventh series of the Italian version of X Factor. He placed third in the final, and signed with Sony Music Italy.[7] His single "L'amore è" peaked at number 4 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was included in the EP with the same title, also including covers previously performed during the live shows.[8][9]
After releasing the singles "Nel silenzio di mille parole" and "Complici", performed in a duet with Gianna Nannini, Nigiotti released the album Cenerentola (Sony Music Italy) in Autumn 2018.[10] In February 2019, he competed in the 69th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nonno Hollywood", which received the Lunezia Award for Best Music-Literary Value among the contest's entries.[11]
He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Baciami adesso".[12]
As a songwriter, he penned songs for Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ a b "Chi è Enrico Nigiotti, cantante in gara a Sanremo 2019" (in Italian). Lettera43. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Antonella Di Lorenzo (1 March 2010). "Amici: Enrico Nigiotti si autoelimina" (in Italian). DireDonna.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Laura Gorini (24 March 2010). "Enrico Nigiotti: : uscira' il 26 marzo per la Sugar Music il suo primo album omonimo" (in Italian). MusicalNews.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Italian Charts – Enrico Nigiotti – Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Sanremo 2015, i finalisti delle Nuove Proposte: KuTso e Giovanni Caccamo" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Giuseppe Scarpato (15 January 2015). "Enrico Nigiotti: da Amici a Sanremo con Qualcosa da decidere (Video e testo)" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Alessandro Alicandri (14 December 2017). "X Factor 11: vince Lorenzo Licitra. Le ragioni della vittoria". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Italian Charts – Enrico Nigiotti – Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Enrico Nigiotti e la rinascita con L'amore è" (in Italian). RTL 102.5. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Giovanni Ferrari (14 September 2018). "Cenerentola di Enrico Nigiotti: il suo racconto brano per brano". Billboard (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Sanremo, Premio Lunezia a Enrico Nigiotti – Musica" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Laura Pausini, nell'album una collaborazione con Enrico Nigiotti" (in Italian). RTL 102.5. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Ecco tutti gli autori di Vita ce n'è, nuovo album di Eros Ramazzotti" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
