Antonio Maggio Explained
| Antonio Maggio |
| Birth Name: | Antonio Maggio |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1986 |
| Birth Place: | San Pietro Vernotico, Italy |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, songwriter |
| Years Active: | 2008–present |
| Label: | Rusty Records, Universal Music |
Antonio Maggio (born 8 August 1986) is an Italian pop singer.[1] He debuted as a member of the vocal group Aram Quartet, which won the first edition of Italian talent show X Factor. In 2010 he started a solo career, and in 2013 he won the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival in the Newcomers' Section. His debut album, Nonostante tutto, was released in February 2013.
Career
In December 2007, Maggio was a founding member of the vocal band Aram Quartet, together with his friends Michele Ancora, Antonio Cortese and Raffaele Simone. In June 2008, the band won the first Italian series of X Factor.[2] After releasing the EP ChiARAMente, which entered the top ten in Italy, and the album Il pericolo di essere liberi, which failed to achieve commercial success, Aram Quartet decided to split in 2010.[3] [4] [5]
Maggio decided to start a career as a soloist. His debut single, "Inconsolabile", was released in July 2010. After signing with independent record label Rusty Records, Maggio recorded the song "Nonostante tutto", with which he tried to compete in the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, but the song failed to qualify, and was released as a single on 21 March 2012.[6] [7] In 2013, Maggio qualified for the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Mi servirebbe sapere", which later won the competition in the Newcomers' Section.[8] The single peaked at number 7 on the FIMI Top Digital Downloads chart, and it was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[9] [10] Maggio's debut album, Nonostante tutto, was released by Universal Music Italy in February of the same year, and it also spawned the singles "Nonostante tutto", re-released in May 2013, and "Anche il tempo può aspettare".[11] [12] [13]
In September 2013, Maggio released a new song, "Santo lunedì", which was also used as a jingle for the sports television program Il processo del lunedì.[14]
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other appearances
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Antonio Maggio. Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Italian. 24 February 2014. 24 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224220142/http://www.radioitalia.it/artista/antonio-maggio/1.php.
- Web site: Antonio Maggio: la biografia. MTV Italia. Italian. 24 February 2014.
- Web site: Italian Charts – Aram Quartet – Album. Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 February 2014.
- Web site: Aram Quartet, 'Il pericolo di essere liberi': 'Coi Beatles dalla nostra parte'. Rockol.it. Italian. 24 February 2014. 24 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224221831/http://www.rockol.it/news-100578/aram-quartet-il-pericolo-di-essere-liberi-coi-beatles-dalla-nostra-parte. 24 February 2014 .
- Web site: Matteo Becucci guida la carica degli ex Factor. Sky Italia. Italian. 24 February 2014. 2 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110906042658/http://mag.sky.it/mag/musica/2011/05/02/matteo_becucci_intervista_ex_factor.html. 6 September 2011 .
- Web site: Antonio Maggio. Rusty Records. 24 February 2014. 24 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224222654/http://www.rustyrecords.net/artisti/antoniomaggio/. Italian.
- Web site: Antonio Maggio corre da solo in radio… Nonostante tutto!. Lecce News 24. italian. 5 March 2012. Marianna Merola. https://web.archive.org/web/20120315160032/http://www.leccenews24.it/articoli/vetrina/2012/03/05/180941/antonio-maggio-corre-da-solo-in-radiononostante-tutto.html. 15 March 2012 .
- Web site: Sanremo Giovani: è trionfo pugliese. Vince Maggio, l'ex voce Aram Quartet. Corriere del Mezzogiorno. 16 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130324082254/http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/notizie/spettacoli/2013/16-febbraio-2013/sanremo-giovani-trionfo-pugliesevince-maggio-ex-voce-aram-quartet-2114035605128.shtml. 24 March 2013 .
- Web site: Italian Charts – Antonio Maggio – Mi servirebbe sapere (song). Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. 24 February 2014.
- Italy. Mi servirebbe sapere. Antonio Maggio. 24 February 2014. single.
- Web site: Antonio Maggio – Nonostante tutto. Universal Music. 24 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20131018082446/http://www.universalmusic.it/pop/artista/discografia/?ccidp=30717918528. 18 October 2013 . Italian.
- Web site: Musica: e' in radio il nuovo singolo di Antonio Maggio. Adnkronos. Italian. 24 February 2014. 25 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224224346/http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Spettacolo/Musica-e-in-radio-il-nuovo-singolo-di-Antonio-Maggio_32332289684.html. 24 February 2014 .
- Web site: Antonio Maggio, nuovo singolo in radio . . Italian . 24 February 2014 . 17 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140224224816/http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/spettacolo/2013/05/17/Antonio-Maggio-nuovo-singolo-radio_8720042.html . 24 February 2014 .
- Web site: Visto su Facebook... Elisa, Moreno, Antonio Maggio, Marco Ligabue, Jury Magliolo. Rockol.it. Italian. 24 February 2014. 18 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140224225202/http://www.rockol.it/news-536384/visto-su-facebook-elisa-moreno-antonio-maggio-marco-ligabue. 24 February 2014 .
- Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 18-02-2013 al 24-02-2013). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Italian. 7 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107154940/http://www.fimi.it/main/chart_id/1525 . 17 March 2014 .
- Web site: Moreno, ecco la tracklist e gli ospiti del nuovo album Incredibile. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313194733/http://www.rockol.it/news-584435/moreno-ecco-tracklist-nuovo-album-incredibile. 13 March 2014 . Rockol.it . 13 March 2014. Italian.
