Hu (singer) explained
Hu |
Birth Name: | Federica Ferracuti |
Birth Date: | 1994 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Fermo, Marche, Italy[1] |
Genre: | Electropop[2] |
Years Active: | 2017–present |
Label: | Warner |
Federica Ferracuti (born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Hu, is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.[3]
Biography
Ferracuti was born in Fermo and learned to play guitar at a young age, especially jazz music.[2] She graduated in sound design at the Conservatorio Rossini in Pesaro, and started writing her own music under the pseudonym of "Hu", after the Ancient Egyptian god of the same name.[4] [5]
During her early music career, she composed advertising songs for several brands, including Lamborghini and Jägermeister, and for the 2018 summer collection of Chiara Ferragni.[4] [5] In 2020, she made it into the finals of Sanremo Giovani with her song "Occhi Niagara", but did not manage to qualify for the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021.[3]
She participated alongside Highsnob at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, with the song "Abbi cura di te".[6]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
- "Neon" (2020)
- "Occhi Niagara" (2020)
- "End" (2021)
- "Millemila" (2021)
- "Abbi cura di te" (2022)
- "Avec moi" (2022)
- "Limiti" (2023)
- "Body Soul Heart" (2023)
- "How Do U Feel" (2023)
- "Love, Don't Cry" (2024)
Notes and References
- Web site: La fermana Federica Ferracuti in arte Hu tra i finalisti verso Sanremo Giovani. 15 December 2020. Marche News. it. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Chi è Hu, dal successo di Occhi Niagara al festival di Sanremo. Rockit. 22 October 2020. it. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Hu: «La voglia di non stare mai ferma». Vanity Fair. Mario Manca. 4 March 2021. it. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Sanremo 2022. Da Giovanni Truppi a Dargen D'Amico: chi sono i cantanti di Sanremo che (forse) non conosci. 6 December 2021. Radio Deejay. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Festival di Sanremo, la fermana Hu tra i dieci finalisti delle 'nuove proposte'. 16 December 2020. Cronache Fermane. it. 11 December 2021.
- Web site: Sanremo 2022, da Elisa a Emma e Donatella Rettore: ecco tutti i big in gara. 4 December 2021. Corriere della Sera. 11 December 2021. it.