Luca D'Alessio (born 27 March 2003), known professionally as LDA, is an Italian singer-songwriter and rapper.[1]

LDA
LDA (2023)
LDA (2023)
Background information
Birth nameLuca D'Alessio
Born (2003-03-27) 27 March 2003 (age 21)
Naples, Campania, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
InstrumentVocals
Years active2020–present
Labels

Biography

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D'Alessio was born in Naples, son of Italian singer-songwriter Gigi D'Alessio and Carmela Barbato.[2] Following in his father's footsteps, he began to cultivate an immediate interest in music, starting to write and compose his own pieces. On March 27, 2020, he released his debut single "Resta", which was followed by the single "Vediamoci stasera" featuring Italian rapper Astol and Spanish singer Robledo.

In March 2021 he released the single "Vivimi" and later took part as a guest on Gigi D'Alessio's album Buongiorno, duetting on the eponymous track and the single "Di notte". In the same year, he took part in the twenty-first season of talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, reaching the final stage of the show where he placed fifth in the "Singers" category.[3][4] During the show experience, the singles "Quello che fa male", "Sai" and "Scusa" are released, respectively, the former especially was certified platinum which will later be followed by a Spanish version.[5]

On April 25, 2022, he released the single "Bandana", which was certified gold and preceded the release of his first self-titled EP, which debuted at number 3 on the Classifica FIMI Artisti.[6] On 4 December 2022, it was officially announced LDA participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[7] "Se poi domani" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[8]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums with details and selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
ITA
[9]
Quello che fa bene
  • Released: 17 February 2023
  • Label: GGD, Columbia
16

Extended plays

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List of EPs with details and selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
ITA
LDA 3

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[10]
"Resta" 2020 LDA
"Vediamoci stasera"
(featuring Astol and Robledo)
Non-album single
"Vivimi" 2021 LDA
"Quello che fa male" 14
"Sai"
"Scusa"
"Bandana" 2022 55
"Cado"
(with Albe)
Quello che fa bene
"Se poi domani" 2023 23
"Granita"
"Castello di sabbia" Non-album singles
"Promesse"
"Rosso lampone" 2024 TBA
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.
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List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[10]
"Di notte"
(Gigi D'Alessio featuring LDA)
2020 Buongiorno
"Buongiorno"
(Gigi D'Alessio featuring Vale Lambo, MV Killa, CoCo, LDA, Enzo Dong, Franco Ricciardi, Lele Blade, Clementino, Geolier and Samurai Jay)
44
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2021–2022 Amici di Maria De Filippi Himself / Contestant Talent show (season 21)
2023 Sanremo Music Festival 2023

References

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  1. ^ Bertollini, Giulia (2022-12-04). "Chi è LDA, età, carriera, fidanzata, Gigi D'Alessio, Amici". TAG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  2. ^ "Chi è LDA, nome d'arte di Luca D'Alessio: il successo del figlio di Gigi D'Alessio dopo Amici 21". Spettacolo Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  3. ^ Cecchi, Di Roberta (2021-09-18). "Chi è LDA di Amici 21, ovvero il figlio di Gigi D'Alessio?". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  4. ^ Redazione (2022-04-24). "LDA eliminato da Amici: le parole di Maria De Filippi: "Tuo padre, Gigi D'Alessio, non mi ha mai fatto una telefonata..."". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  5. ^ "LDA come suo padre Gigi D'Alessio: arriva la svolta latin con "Lo Que Mas Nos Duele"". Music Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  6. ^ Redazione (2022-04-29). "Dopo Amici LDA lancia il suo primo album: ecco tracklist, copertina e pre-order". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  7. ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-12-04). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  8. ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-12-17). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  9. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 17.02.2023 al 23.02.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. ^ a b "italiancharts.com - Discography LDA". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  11. ^ a b c d "Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-05-16.