Colapesce (singer) explained

Colapesce
Birth Name:Lorenzo Urciullo
Birth Date:6 September 1983
Birth Place:Solarino, Sicily, Italy
Genre:Indie pop
Years Active:2005–present

Lorenzo Urciullo (born 6 September 1983), known professionally as Colapesce, is an Italian singer-songwriter.[1]

Life and career

Born in Solarino, Urciullo graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Catania.[2] He started his career as frontman of the indie rock group Albanopower and part of the musical project Santiago.[3] In 2010 he adopted the stage name Colapesce, inspired by a traditional local mith about a legendary fisherman who holds Sicily on his shoulders to prevent it from sinking,[4] [5] and released the EP Colapesce. His 2012 debut album Un meraviglioso declino included duets with Roy Paci and Meg from 99 Posse, received critical acclaim and got him a Targa Tenco for best debut work.[6] [7]

In 2015 Colapesce released his second album Egomostro,[8] and made his debut as a comics writer with the graphic novel La distanza, illustrated by Alessandro Baronciani. Active as a songwriter for other artists including Luca Carboni, Irene Grandi, Malika Ayane, Emma Marrone, Samuel and Levante, he often collaborated with singer-songwriter Dimartino, with whom in 2020 he started a duo musical project with the album I mortali.[9]

Colapesce and Dimartino participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", and the song was a surprise hit, ranking first on the Italian hit parade.[10] The track also featured on Colapesce and Dimartino's second album I Mortali².[11] In 2022 they collaborated with rapper Fabri Fibra in the hit single "Propaganda";[12] [13] the same year they featured the Cerrone's single "Non chiamarmi mai", an Italian version of Cerrone's 1979 song "Call Me Tonight".[14] They took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023 with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini Critics Award.[15] The same year they made their film debut, both as actors and screenwriters, in La primavera della mia vita.[16]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Colapesce. Enciclopedia Treccani.
  2. Book: Lucadei . Pierluigi . Colapesce: Maledetto italiano . 2018 . Arcana . 978-88-6231-573-9 . 21 February 2023 . it.
  3. News: Ascione . Arianna . Chi è Colapesce, in gara a Sanremo in coppia con Dimartino . 21 February 2023 . . 3 February 2021 . it.
  4. News: Bordone . Matteo . Italian music now: from Turin to Sicily . 21 February 2023 . . 10 July 2012.
  5. News: Redazione Cultura . La leggenda di Colapesce, che ha ispirato il nome d'arte di Lorenzo Urciullo . 21 February 2023 . Fanpage. 2 March 2021 . it.
  6. News: Villa . Marco . Afterhours e Colapesce vincono il Premio Tenco 2012 . 21 February 2023 . Rockit . 15 October 2012 . it-IT.
  7. News: Federico . Guglielmi . Colapesce: un 'Egomostro' uguale e diverso . 21 February 2023 . Fanpage . 3 February 2015 . it.
  8. News: Tonet . Aureliano . Colapesce, l'avenir d'Italie . 21 February 2023 . . 20 April 2015 . fr.
  9. News: Pasqui . Giulio . "La canzone su Olindo e Rosa? Ci siamo appassionati alla storia di due assassini che non nascondevano il loro amore" . 21 February 2023 . . 4 March 2021 . it-IT.
  10. News: Laffranchi . Andrea . Colapesce Dimartino da mesi in testa alle classifiche: il mistero di un successo . 21 February 2023 . Corriere della Sera . 20 July 2021 . it-IT.
  11. Web site: Dwek . Joel . 29 October 2021 . ITALY: I Mortali² - Colapesce & Dimartino . 2023-10-15 . 200worldalbums.com . en.
  12. News: Fabri Fibra spiega di cosa parla "Propaganda", super singolo con Colapesce e Dimartino . 21 February 2023 . . 22 April 2022.
  13. News: Fabri Fibra: Propaganda con Colapesce e Dimartino è il brano più trasmesso . 21 February 2023 . . 22 April 2022.
  14. News: Fazio . Gabriele . Salmo, Zen Circus e gli altri dischi in uscita . 21 February 2023 . . 30 May 2023 . it.
  15. News: Sanremo 2023: Dimartino e Colapesce vincono il Premio della Critica 'Mia Martini' . 21 February 2023 . . 12 February 2023 . it-IT.
  16. News: Finos . Arianna . Colapesce e Dimartino, dopo Sanremo, al cinema: "Noi nel camerino delll'Ariston con Carla Bruni e Sarkozy" . 21 February 2023 . . 16 February 2023 . it.

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