Lodovico Guenzi (born 1 July 1986), known as Lodo Guenzi, is an Italian singer, musician and actor, member of the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale.

Lodo Guenzi
Born
Lodovico Guenzi

1 July 1986 (1986-07) (age 38)
Bologna, Italy[1]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active2009–present

Early life and education

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Guenzi was born in Bologna in the Santo Stefano neighborhood on 1 July 1986. His father, Alberto, is a professor of Economic History at the University of Parma and director of the Department of Economics, while his mother is a judge.[1]

He graduated from the Liceo Classico Galvani in Bologna and briefly moved to Udine to study acting at the Nico Pepe Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]

Career

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Music career

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Upon returning to Bologna, he decided to focus on music and began working as a DJ at the local radio station Radio Città Fujiko.[2] At the radio station, he met Alberto Guidetti (Bebo) and Alberto Cazzola (Albi), and they formed the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale in 2009.[1] Guenzi, in addition to singing, also plays guitar, piano, and synthesizer.[1] The trio, which later expanded to a quintet with Enrico Roberto and Francesco Draicchio, was noticed by the record label Garrincha Dischi, which produced their first album Turisti della democrazia in 2012.[1]

The band achieved considerable success in Italy and released five more albums and several EPs. They performed multiple times at the Concerto del Primo Maggio, a televised concert promoted by Italian trade unions to celebrate the International Workers' Day,[3] with Guenzi hosting it alongside Ambra Angiolini in 2018 and in 2019.[4][5] In 2018, they placed second at the 68th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una vita in vacanza".[2][6] That same year, Guenzi replaced Asia Argento as a judge in the twelfth edition of X Factor.[7]

In 2021, they returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Combat Pop".[8] In 2024, following the death of their manager and mentor Matteo Romagnoli, the band announced their withdraw from the scene.[9][10]

Acting career

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In 2020, Guenzi made his acting debut with a leading role in the film Adventures Italian Style (Est - Dittatura Last Minute) by Antonio Pisu.[11][12][13] In 2022, he starred in the comedy Il giorno più bello by Andrea Zalone,[14] in the drama film La California by Cinzia Bomoll,[15] and in the Amazon Christmas comedy Improvvisamente Natale by Francesco Patierno.[16]

In 2023, he starred in the film The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, directed by Pupi Avati.[17][18]

Discography

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  • Turisti della democrazia (2012)
  • L'Italia peggiore (2014)
  • Amore, lavoro e altri miti da sfatare (2017)
  • Primati (2018)
  • Lodo (EP, 2021)
  • Attentato alla musica italiana (2021)
  • Stupido sexy futuro (2023)

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Adventures Italian Style Rice Film debut
2021 Criminali si diventa Arduino
2022 Il giorno più bello Billy
La California Yuri
Improvvisamente Natale Giacomo
2023 Gaspare Spontini celeste amore Gaspare Spontini Documentary
The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time Young Marzio Barreca
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2023 I Hate Christmas Bruno Episode "Anyone Will Do"

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ti diciamo perché siamo pazze di Lodo Guenzi (e dovresti esserlo anche tu)". Elle. 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Alessandro Alicandri (22 February 2018). "Lo Stato Sociale: tutti i segreti del gruppo rivelazione di Sanremo". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  3. ^ Carlo Moretti (1 May 2015). "Lo Stato Sociale al concertone del Primo Maggio: Ci hanno censurato". la Repubblica. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "'Concertone' 1° Maggio: presenta Lodo Guenzi, canta lo Stato Sociale". Bologna Today. 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Concerto Primo maggio a Roma, la scaletta e tutto quello che c'è da sapere". Sky TG24. 1 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Sanremo 2018: la classifica completa". Il Post. 11 February 2011.
  7. ^ Paolo Armelli (5 October 2018). "Chi è Lodo Guenzi, il nuovo giudice di X Factor 12". Wired.
  8. ^ "Lo Stato Sociale a Sanremo 2021 con Combat Pop". Sky TG24. 3 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Lo Stato Sociale addio?". Rockol. 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ Alice Pavarotti (28 June 2024). "Lo Stato Sociale, stop ai concerti: perché la band bolognese si ferma". Il Resto del Carlino.
  11. ^ Andrea Maioli (30 June 2019). "Lodo Guenzi: "Debutto nel cinema, ma amo di più le serie"". Il Resto del Carlino.
  12. ^ ""Est", il debutto al cinema di Lodo Guenzi arriva a casa". Il Giorno. 4 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Al Lucca Film Festival l'esordio da attore di Lodo Guenzi". La Nazione. 3 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Arriva al cinema "Il giorno più bello", dalla trama al cast: cosa sapere sul film". Sky TG24. 9 June 2022.
  15. ^ Federico Gironi (24 November 2022). "La California: intervista esclusiva a Lodo Guenzi, protagonista maschile del film". Comingsoon.it.
  16. ^ ""Improvvisamente Natale", dal 1º dicembre su Prime Video la commedia family diretta da Francesco Patierno". SH Magazine. 18 November 2022.
  17. ^ Boris Sollazzo (27 April 2023). "Pupi Avati: 'Lodo Guenzi è l'attore più talentuoso con cui abbia mai lavorato'". The Hollywood Reporter.
  18. ^ Paolo Baldini; Emilia Costantini (10 May 2023). "Guenzi e Lavia: due volti di Marzio nell'ultimo film di Avati: "Un perdente, che ha tutto di noi"". Corriere della Sera.
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