Neffa Explained

Neffa
Birth Name:Giovanni Pellino
Birth Place:Scafati, Italy

Giovanni Pellino (born 7 October 1967), best known as Neffa, is an Italian singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He is a pioneer of Italian hip hop scene.

Life and career

Born in Scafati, at young age Pellino moved to Bologna with his family. In the late 1980s he adopted the stage name Jeff Pellino and was a drummer in several rock and punk bands, notably Negazione.[1] In 1991, he joined the hip hop ensemble Isola Posse All Stars and adopted the stage name "Neffa" in honour of Paraguayan footballer Gustavo Neffa, at the time playing with U.S. Cremonese.[2] [3]

After the album SXM with the rap group Sangue Misto, in 1996 Neffa started his solo career, with the successful album I messaggeri della dopa which was led by the single "Aspettando il sole".[4] [5] In the following albums he spanned various styles including funk, pop, soul, jazz and R&B, achieving major success in 2001 with the summer hit "La mia signorina" and the accompanying album Arrivi e partenze.[6] [7] The same year he was nominated as best Italian act at the MTV Europe Music Awards.[8] In 2004 he entered the main competition at the 54th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, placing ninth with the song "Le ore piccole".[9]

In 2007 Neffa composed the musical score of Ferzan Özpetek's Saturn in Opposition, for which he won a Globo d'oro for best score and a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best original song ("Passione").[10] In 2010 he started the musical project Due di Picche with the rapper J-Ax. In 2016 he returned to compete at the 66th annual Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Sogni e nostalgia".[11]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296. Neffa. 2009 .
  2. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250. Neffa. 8 October 2010 .
  3. News: Sebastiano Vernazza. Gustavo, il paraguaiano che ha dato il nome a Neffa. 13 October 2016. La Gazzetta dello Sport. 12 January 2007.
  4. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296. Neffa. 2009 .
  5. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250. Neffa. 8 October 2010 .
  6. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296. Neffa. 2009 .
  7. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250. Neffa. 8 October 2010 .
  8. News: MTV European Music Award nominees. 13 October 2016. Curlio.com. 27 September 2001.
  9. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296. Neffa. 2009 .
  10. News: Felice Liperi. In concerto per l' Ecofest la 'passione' di Neffa. 13 October 2016. La Repubblica. 28 September 2007.
  11. News: Sanremo 2016, Neffa tra 'Sogni e nostalgia'. 13 October 2016. Il Resto del Carlino. 7 February 2016.

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