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Luca Marzano, known professionally as Aka 7even (born 23 October 2000) is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.[2]
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Background information | |
Birth name | Luca Marzano |
Born | Vico Equense, Campania, Italy | 23 October 2000
Genres | Pop |
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Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Columbia[1] |
In 2020, he took part at the 20th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, where he ended up second in the "Singers" section behind to Sangiovanni and fourth overall.[3] He released his first studio album Aka 7even in May 2021, which peaked at number three of FIMI's album chart and was certified platinum in Italy. On 14 November 2021, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act at the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards in Budapest, Hungary.[4]
He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022 with the song 'Perfetta così'.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [6] | |||
Aka 7even | 3 |
EPs
editTitle | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [6] | |||
Chiaroscuro (as Luca Marzano) |
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Singles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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ITA [8] | |||||||||||||||||||
"Torre Eiffel" | 2019 | — | Aka 7even | ||||||||||||||||
"Hotel" (with SAC1) |
2020 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||||||||||
"Chupa" (with BossFamily) |
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"Coco" (with Biondo) |
— | ||||||||||||||||||
"Yellow" | 2021 | — | Aka 7even | ||||||||||||||||
"Mi manchi" | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
"Mille parole" | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"Loca" (solo or with Robledo) |
2 | ||||||||||||||||||
"6 PM" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||||
"Perfetta così" | 2022 | 15 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||
"Come la prima volta" | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"Toca" (with Gué Pequeno) |
61 | ||||||||||||||||||
"Non piove più" | — | ||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Awards and nominations
editYear | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
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2021 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Italian Act | Himself | Won |
2022 | Kids' Choice Awards[13] | Favorite Singer (Italy) | Himself | Won |
References
edit- ^ Giulia Turco (4 May 2021). "Sangiovanni, Aka7even, Deddy e Tacredi di Amici 20 firmano i contratti con le case discografiche". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Eleonora Gasparini (31 January 2021). "Amici 20, chi è Aka7even? Biografia, Fidanzata, Curiosità sul cantante del talent show di Maria De Filippi". ComingSoon.it. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ Francesco Raiola (21 May 2021). "Aka7even: "Sapevo che non avrei vinto Amici" e svela con chi dei cantanti farebbe un duetto". Fanpage.it. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Aka 7even conquista il Best Italian Act agli MTV EMAs 2021". Sky TG24. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Sanremo 2022, da Elisa a Emma e Donatella Rettore: ecco tutti i big in gara". Corriere della Sera. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Italian Charts - Aka 7even - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "Aka 7even". FIMI. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
- ^ "Italian Charts – Aka 7even – Singles". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Mi manchi". FIMI. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Loca". FIMI. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ "Perfetta così". FIMI. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ "Toca". FIMI. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Kids' Choice Awards 2022, chi ha vinto? La lista completa!". Webboh (in Italian). 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2022-04-17.