Matteo Creatini (born 25 November 1995), also known as Matteo Crea, is an Italian actor, singer-songwriter and rapper.
Matteo Creatini | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 November 1995 (age 28) Florence, Italy |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer-songwriter, rapper |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Career
editMatteo Creatini was born on 25 November 1995, in Florence, but grew up in Rosignano Solvay, in the province of Livorno.[1][2] He started writing songs and playing the guitar from a young age and made his film debut at eleven in Paolo Virzì's Napoleon and Me in 2006.[3][4]
In 2014, he played the lead role of Edo in Short Skin, a film centered on the struggles of a young man with phimosis.[5][6]
In the same year, he made his debut as a singer with the EP Always C.R.E.A.M., in collaboration with the Milanese group Always Fresh Motherfucker.[7] The following year, he released MxM under the name Crema. He later changed his musical project name to CreMa dé Sodaboy, releasing the EPs Sodaboy (2016) and Ce l'ho fatta vol. 1 (2017), and then to Sodaboi, under which he released the EP Problemi in 2018.[8][9]
In 2019, he appeared in Emilia Mazzacurati's short film Manica a vento.[10] In 2022, he played Iacopo, one of the three protagonists in the film Margins, directed by Niccolò Falsetti.[11][12] The film earned him a nomination for the David di Donatello for Best Original Song and the Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song for the track "La palude".[13][14]
That same year, he performed at Firenze Rocks as the opening act for Green Day,[3][15] and released an album titled Io non sono mai felice, under the name Matteo Crea.[2][16][17] Additionally, his single "A casa dei miei" was featured by Apple Music in the Up Next Italia program, with a performance in Piazza del Liberty in Milan.[18][19][20]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Napoleon and Me | Bruno | Film debut |
| 2014 | Short Skin | Edoardo | Lead role |
| 2019 | Manica a vento | Boy in the elevator | Short film |
| 2022 | Margins | Iacopo | Lead role |
Discography
edit- Studio albums
- Io non sono mai felice (BMG, 2022)
- EPs
- Always C.R.E.A.M. (2014) with Always Fresh Motherfuckers
- MXM (2015) as Crema
- Sodaboy (2016) as CreMa dé Sodaboy
- Ce l'ho fatta vol. 1 (2017) as CreMa dé Sodaboy
- Problemi (2018) as Sodaboi
References
edit- ^ "Matteo Creatini: 'La mia vita fluida tra cinema e pop'". la Repubblica. 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Matteo Crea: nel singolo d'esordio, "A casa dei miei", l'inno di una generazione confusa ma dal forte senso di indipendenza". All Music Italia. 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Firenze Rocks - Matteo Crea". Firenze Rocks.
- ^ "I guai del sesso tra i teenager italiani: una clip esclusiva da Short Skin". Film.it.
- ^ Paolo Mereghetti; Paola Piacenza (3 May 2015). "I film in sala dal 3 maggio". iO Donna.
- ^ "Il ritratto di una generazione nelle fragilità del giovane Edo". Corriere della Sera. 20 April 2015.
- ^ "La storia di Matteo attore per caso già noto sui red carpet". Il Tirreno. 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Sodaboi è fresco come un polaretto". the Submarine. 21 May 2018.
- ^ "Sodaboi produce buona musica di origine controllata". La casa del rap. 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Lago Film Fest. GIURIA VENETO – LFF2021". Lago Fest.
- ^ "Con il film "Margini" un rosignanese in lizza al David di Donatello". Il Tirreno. 1 April 2023.
- ^ "Margini, dramedy di formazione a tempo di punk". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "David di Donatello 2023, tutte le candidature". Rai Cinema.
- ^ "Nastri d'Argento 2023, dai film agli attori. Tutte le candidature". Sky TG24. 1 June 2023.
- ^ "Matteo Crea - A Firenze apre ai Green Day". Musica Dal Palco. 31 May 2022.
- ^ Fabrizio Basso (14 December 2022). "Matteo Crea: 'Io non sono mai felice ma sono sempre super sincero'". Sky TG24.
- ^ "'Io non sono mai felice': Matteo Crea racconta il nuovo album traccia per traccia". Billboard. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Up Next Italia porta Alfa, Kaze, Ditonellapiaga e Matteo Crea in Piazza Liberty a Milano". Billboard. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Apple Music presenta Up Next Italia: Alfa, Matteo Crea, Ditonellapiaga e Kaze". Radio Italia.
- ^ Cecilia Uzzo (7 July 2022). ""Up Next Italia": il live di Alfa, Matteo Crea, Ditonellapiaga e Kaze". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.
