Casa mia explained

Casa mia
Cover:Casa mia (Ghali).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Ghali
Producer:Michelangelo
Chronology:Ghali singles
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"Casa mia" is a song by Italian rapper Ghali. It was produced by Michelangelo, and released on 7 February 2024.[1]

The song was Ghali's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, the 74th edition of Italy's musical festival which doubles also as a selection of the act for the Eurovision Song Contest, where it placed fourth in the grand final.[2] [3] [4]

Anti-Israeli allegations

After its first performance at the Sanremo Festival, the song was attacked by the head of the for its lyrical content (referencing hospital bombings), accusing him of "anti-Israeli propaganda" in the context of the Israel–Hamas war and requesting that host broadcaster RAI intervene; the artist responded by clarifying that the song had been written before the October 7 attacks but that he felt the duty to "take a stance" and "shed light on what [some] pretend not to see".[5]

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Casa mia", directed by Lorenzo Sorbini, was first released onto YouTube on 7 February 2024.[6] Featuring an alien "halfway between a hippo and a dugong", the video has been described by Alessio Rosa on Videoclip Italia as "a fun jam session on a golf course".[7]

Charts

Chart (2024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[8] 5
Italy Airplay (EarOne)[9] 3
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[10] 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ghali - Casa Mia (Radio Date: 07-02-2024). Eleonora Bruno. EarOne. 7 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Il testo di "Casa mia", la canzone di Ghali a Sanremo 2024. Stefano Gradi. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. 30 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Ghali al Festival di Sanremo 2024, fotostoria del cantante di Casa mia. Sky TG24. 5 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Sanremo 2024, la classifica definitiva e tutti i premi. Corriere della Sera. 11 February 2024. Arianna Ascione. 12 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Sanremo 2024, la comunità ebraica di Milano contro Ghali: «Propaganda anti-israeliana». Il rapper: «Il silenzio non suoni come un assenso». Sanremo 2024, the Milan Jewish community against Ghali: "Anti-Israeli propaganda". The rapper: "Silence must not sound like consent". Open. it. 2024-02-07. 2024-02-07.
  6. Web site: Ghali - CASA MIA (Official Video, Sanremo 2024) . YouTube . 6 February 2024 . 27 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Rosa . Alessio . Casa Mia (Lorenzo Sorbini) . Videoclip Italia . 12 February 2024 . it . 27 February 2024.
  8. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 17 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Classifica Airplay Radio Settimanale . 1 March 2024 . EarOne. 7 February 2024 .
  10. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 11/04/2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240411222131/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2024-04-11 . it . . 11 April 2024 . 12 July 2024.