Alessio Mininni (born 19 December 1997),[1][2] known professionally as Maninni, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Maninni
Maninni at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024
Background information
Birth nameAlessio Mininni
Born (1997-12-19) 19 December 1997 (age 26)
Bitetto, Apulia, Italy
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2016–present
LabelsSony Music Italy
Websitemaninni.it

Early life

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Alessio Mininni was born and raised in Bitetto, a town in the Metropolitan City of Bari.[3][4] His father is a metalworker and his mother is a homemaker.[5] He has one brother.[6]

He fell in love with music after attending a U2 concert with his father at the age of nine, and took up guitar shortly thereafter.[3][5] He graduated from the Don Lorenzo Milani liceo musicale in Acquaviva delle Fonti.[7]

Career

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In 2016, Mininni competed in the 16th season of Amici di Maria De Filippi.[8] He released two singles, "Parlami di te" and "Peggio di ieri", in 2017 and 2019, respectively.[2]

In late 2022, Mininni took part in the Sanremo Giovani song contest with his song "Mille porte",[9][10] but did not advance to the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[11] He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Spettacolare".[12][13]

Discography

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List of studio albums, with details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
ITA
[14]
Spettacolare
  • Released: 6 February 2024
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, digital download
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ITA
[15]
"Parlami di te" 2017 Non-album singles
"Peggio di ieri"
(with Marmo)
2019
"Senza" 2021
"Vestito rosso"
"Vaniglia"
"Bari NY"
"Irene" 2022
"Caffè"
"Mille porte"
"Dicono" 2023
"Graffi"
"Monolocale"
"Spettacolare" 2024 33
"Supercalicolare"

References

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  1. ^ @maninni (19 December 2023). "È stato un compleanno spettacolare, sarà un Festival di Sanremo SPETTACOLARE" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ a b Romano, Rosarianna (3 December 2023). "Chi è Maninni, il cantante tra i big di Sanremo 2024. Da Bari alla conquista dell'Ariston. «Ancora non ci credo»". Corriere Del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  3. ^ a b Capozzi, Virginia (27 April 2023). "È il barese Maninni uno dei finalisti al 1MNext di Roma". Corriere di Puglia e Lucania (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  4. ^ Fabbretti, Fabio (21 November 2016). "LA CLASSE DI AMICI 16 (FOTO ALLIEVI)". DavideMaggio.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Visentin, Barbara (22 December 2023). "Maninni a Sanremo: «Il mio brano mandato per gioco. A 9 anni ho scoperto la musica con gli U2, consegnavo pizze per pagarmi il conservatorio»". Corriere Del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  6. ^ Bellini, Enzo (22 February 2017). "RE'VOLVER INTERVIEW: intervista ad Alessio Mininni, ex concorrente di Amici 16". Re'Volver Blog (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ^ Nuzzaco, Serena (7 November 2022). "L'artista pugliese Maninni vola in finale a Sanremo Giovani". L'Edicola del Sud (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  8. ^ Cenci, Nicolo (15 December 2016). "Alessio Mininni piange ad Amici 16 prima dell'eventuale eliminazione". LaNostraTv (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. ^ Pascoli, Andrea (16 December 2022). "Maninni in gara a Sanremo giovani con 'Mille porte': "Dopo le difficoltà ora credo in me"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  10. ^ Ascione, Arianna (16 December 2022). "Oggi c'è Sanremo Giovani, chi ha vinto e poi è scomparso, i partecipanti più piccoli, 7 segreti". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  11. ^ Uzzo, Cecilia (4 December 2022). "Chi è di scena a Sanremo 2023 (anche senza cantare)". GQ Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ^ Rossi, Antonella (3 December 2023). "Sanremo 2024: tutti i nomi dei cantanti in gara". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  13. ^ Armelli, Paolo (6 November 2023). "Festival di Sanremo 2024, tutti i concorrenti, le canzoni, Mengoni e le altre novità". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  14. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 09.02.2024 al 15.02.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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