Andrea De Filippi (born 22 August 2000), known professionally as Alfa, is an Italian singer and rapper.
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.png) Alfa at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 | |
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| Birth name | Andrea De Filippi |
| Born | 22 August 2000 Genoa, Italy |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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Early life edit
De Filippi grew up in the Quarto dei Mille district of Genoa.[1] His father is a nurse and his mother is a psychologist.[2] He originally wanted to be a doctor before discovering music.[1]
He began playing the guitar and piano at the age of eight.[1] He attended a liceo classico and originally enrolled at Bocconi University to study economics and management for arts, culture and communication, but later dropped out to pursue music full time.[2][3]
Career edit
In 2020, De Filippi wrote "Sul più bello", the theme of the romantic comedy film Out of My League.[4]
His 2023 single "Bellissimissima" reached number four on the Italian Singles Chart. De Filippi was one of 30 artists to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024,[5] with the song "Vai!".
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Before Wanderlust |
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20 |
| Nord | 14 | |
| Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato |
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4 [7] |
Mixtapes edit
| Title | Album details |
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| Mondo Immobile Mixtape |
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| Alfa-Omega |
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Singles edit
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| "Chiara Ferragni" (feat. Olly and Matsby) |
2017 | — | Alfa-Omega | |
| "Non preoccuparti" | 2018 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Dove sei?" | — | |||
| "Prima o poi" (feat. Yem) |
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| "Jet lag" | — | |||
| "Disegno" | — | Before Wanderlust | ||
| "Tempo al tempo" | 2019 | — | ||
| "Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 1" | 73 |
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| "Cin cin" | 10 |
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| "Wanderlust!" | 49 |
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| "Il giro del mondo" | 100 |
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| "Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 2" | 2020 | 11 |
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| "Sul più bello" | 50 |
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| "San Lorenzo" (feat. Annalisa) |
53 |
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Nord | |
| "Snob" (feat. Rosa Chemical) |
2021 | — | ||
| "Ci sarò" | 97 |
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| "Serenata" | 2022 | — | Sempre più bello | |
| "Parigi" | — |
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| "You Make Me So Happy" | — | |||
| "Le cose in comune" | 2023 | — |
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| "Bellissimissima" | 4 |
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| "Sofia" | 63 | Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato | ||
| "Vai!" | 2024 | 9 |
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| "Sogna, ragazzo, sogna" (with Roberto Vecchioni) |
34 [10] |
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References edit
- ^ a b c Moretti, Carlo (24 August 2022). "Alfa, lo strano rapper che voleva fare il medico e suona l'ukulele". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ a b Laffranchi, Andrea (12 April 2023). "Alfa: "Dovevo fare medicina e invece vado a Sanremo. Mi ispiro al Simposio di Platone"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Visentin, Barbara (8 March 2023). "Alfa, l'outsider della Generazione Z: "Voglio essere normale, non cool"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Cabona, Claudio (16 July 2020). "Alfa, esce "Sul più bello": il nuovo singolo è la colonna di un film". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ Rossi, Antonella (3 December 2023). "Sanremo 2024: tutti i nomi dei cantanti in gara". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ "Discografia Alfa (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 23.02.2024 al 29.02.2024)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Italian Charts – Alfa – Singles". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Italian single certifications – Alfa" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 February 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Alfa" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 11" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 March 2024.