Aka 7even explained

Aka 7even
Birth Name:	Luca Marzano
Birth Date:	2000 10, df=y
Birth Place:	Vico Equense, Campania, Italy
Genre:	Pop
Years Active:	2017–present
Label:	Columbia^[1]

Luca Marzano, known professionally as Aka 7even (born 23 October 2000) is an Italian singer, rapper and songwriter.^[2]

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

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
ITA ^[6]
Aka 7even	Released: 21 May 2021 Label: Columbia, Sony Format: CD, digital download, streaming	3	FIMI Platinum^[7]

EPs

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EP details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
ITA
Chiaroscuro	Released: 17 May 2019 Label: Cosmophonix Production Format: CD, digital download, streaming	—

Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
ITA ^[8]
"Torre Eiffel"	2019	—		Aka 7even
"Hotel"	2020	—		rowspan="3"
"Chupa"		—
"Coco"		—
"Yellow"	2021	—		Aka 7even
"Mi manchi"		4	FIMI 2× Platinum^[9]
"Mille parole"		—
"Loca"		2	FIMI 3× Platinum^[10]
"6 PM"		—		rowspan="1"
"Perfetta così"	2022	15	FIMI Platinum^[11]	rowspan="4"
"Come la prima volta"		—
"Toca" (with Gué Pequeno)		61	FIMI Gold^[12]
"Non piove più"		—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations

!Year!Ceremony!Category!Work!Result

2021		Best Italian Act	Himself
2022	Kids' Choice Awards^[13]	Favorite Singer (Italy)	Himself

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sangiovanni, Aka7even, Deddy e Tacredi di Amici 20 firmano i contratti con le case discografiche. Giulia Turco. 4 May 2021. 8 December 2021.
2. Web site: Amici 20, chi è Aka7even? Biografia, Fidanzata, Curiosità sul cantante del talent show di Maria De Filippi. Eleonora Gasparini. ComingSoon.it. 31 January 2021. 8 December 2021.
3. Web site: Aka7even: "Sapevo che non avrei vinto Amici" e svela con chi dei cantanti farebbe un duetto. Fanpage.it. Francesco Raiola. 21 May 2021. 8 December 2021.
4. Web site: Aka 7even conquista il Best Italian Act agli MTV EMAs 2021. Sky TG24. 14 November 2021. 14 November 2021.
5. Web site: Sanremo 2022, da Elisa a Emma e Donatella Rettore: ecco tutti i big in gara. 4 December 2021. Corriere della Sera. 7 December 2021.
6. Web site: Italian Charts - Aka 7even - Albums. Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 7 December 2021.
7. Web site: Aka 7even. FIMI. 8 December 2021.
8. Web site: Italian Charts – Aka 7even – Singles. Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 8 March 2022.
9. Web site: Mi manchi. FIMI. 9 March 2022.
10. Web site: Loca. FIMI. 9 March 2022.
11. Web site: Perfetta così. FIMI. 23 October 2022.
12. Web site: Toca. FIMI. 23 January 2023.
13. Web site: 2022-04-10 . Kids' Choice Awards 2022, chi ha vinto? La lista completa! . 2022-04-17 . Webboh . it-IT.