Giovanni Truppi (born 21 February 1981) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Giovanni Truppi | |
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.png) Giovanni Truppi in Villa Ada, Rome (2015) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 21 February 1981 Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Genres | Indie rock[1] |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | |
Biography
editBorn in Naples, he debuted in 2010 with the studio album C'è un me dentro di me ("There's one me inside me") by independent label Cinico Disincanto.[2] He also worked both as a songwriter and as an instrumentalist with other musicians, including Motta. In 2017, he contributed to the main song of Francesca Comencini's film Stories of Love That Cannot Belong to This World (Amori che non sanno stare al mondo), which was nominated for the 2018 Silver Ribbon for Best original song.[3] In the same year, he released his first acoustic record, Solopiano.[4]
In 2019, Truppi's fifth album Poesia e civiltà was released for the first time with a major label (Virgin/Universal) and entered the Italian album charts.[5] In the same year, he was awarded with the MEI Prize "Artist of the Year" by independent labels.[6] In 2020, the musician released the extended play 5, which was written in collaboration with other four recording artists – Calcutta, La Rappresentante di Lista, Niccolò Fabi and Brunori Sas[7] – and was accompanied by the comic book Cinque (Coconino Press).[8] In 2021, he published the book L'avventura, in which Truppi describes his experience during the summer 2020 concert tour affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022 with the song "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia".[10][11]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- C'è un me dentro di me (2010)
- Il mondo è come te lo metti in testa (2013)
- Giovanni Truppi (2015)
- Solopiano (2017)
- Poesia e civiltà (2019)
- Infinite possibilità per essere finiti (2023)
Extended plays
edit- 5 (2020)
References
edit- ^ "Sanremo 2022. Da Giovanni Truppi a Dargen D'Amico: chi sono i cantanti di Sanremo che (forse) non conosci". Radio Deejay. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Recensione: Giovanni Truppi - C'è un me dentro di me". Freakout Magazine (in Italian). 2 September 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Valeria Morini (29 May 2018). "Nastri d'argento 2018, le nomination: in testa 'Loro', 'Dogman' e 'Ammore e malavita'". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Marco Jeannin (8 April 2017). "Giovanni Truppi: leggi qui la recensione di 'Solopiano'". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Cecilia Ermini (31 March 2019). "Giovanni Truppi tra «Poesia e civiltà»". Il Manifesto (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Ivan Noviello (12 June 2019). "Miglior artista indipendente dell'anno: Giovanni Truppi vince il premio MEI" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Giovanni Truppi racconta '5', un EP diventato isola per cantautori". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 31 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Cinque stili per dire l'amore (e il fumetto) con Giovanni Truppi". Fumettologica (in Italian). 18 February 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Giovanni Truppi, L'avventura - Libri". ANSA (in Italian). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Sanremo 2022, da Elisa a Emma e Donatella Rettore: ecco tutti i big in gara". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Sanremo 2022, la classifica definitiva della finale". Corriere della Sera. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
