Olly (rapper) explained

Olly
Birth Name:Federico Olivieri
Birth Date:2001 5, df=y
Birth Place:Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Years Active:2016–present

Federico Olivieri (born 5 May 2001) known professionally as Olly is an Italian rapper and singer.

Biography

Olivieri was born in Genoa, his family later settled in the Foce district.[1] During his early musical studies, he enrolled at the Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini in Genoa, where he studied music and singing.[1]

His musical career began in 2016, when he formed the music collective Madmut Branco, with which he released his first musical project, Piacere Mixtape.[2] The following year, he released his first solo project, the EP Namaste,[3] in collaboration with rapper Matsby, from which the single "Chiara Ferragni" was extracted, in collaboration with Italian singer Alfa.

After a few years of inactivity, during which he moved to the United Kingdom to focus on his studies, Olly resumed releasing music in Italy in 2018. On June 15, of the same year, he released the EP CRY4U, from which the single "Bla-Bla Car" was extracted.[4]

In 2019 he released the singles "Bevi" and "Best Seller" with Alfa, and participated in the track "Black Room Posse" by producers Eames and FJLO. In May, he released "Il primo amore", his first solo hit, which surpassed 100,000 views on YouTube in one week.[5] On October 30, 2020 he announced the release of Io Sono, his third EP containing 7 tracks including the singles "Mai e poi mai" and "Winston Blue", released on November 6.[6]

In 2021, Olly posted a reinterpretation of Arisa's song "La notte" on Instagram. This cover was particularly successful on the platform, so much so that it was later released as a single, titled "La Notte (RMX)", in collaboration with Arisa herself.[7] In the spring of the same year, he obtained his first record deal with the Aleph Records label, distributed by Epic Records for Sony Music.[8] In July 2021, he was named "Artist of the Month" in the MTV New Generation.[9]

In November 2022, Olivieri was one of 12 acts selected to compete in Italian: Sanremo Giovani, a televised competition aimed at selecting six newcomers as contestants of the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival.[10] Olly manage to qualify in the top six, with his entry "L'anima balla", by rightfully accessing the festival in the Italian: Campioni category.[11] "Polvere" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[12]

Discography

Extended plays

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col"
EP detailsPeak chart positions
ITA
[13]
Namaste
  • Released: 17 July 2017
  • Label: Independent
Cry4U
  • Released: 15 June 2018
  • Label: Independent
Io sono
  • Released: 6 November 2020
  • Label: Independent
Il mondo gira / Gira, il mondo gira
  • Released: 21 July 2022 / 10 February 2023
  • Label: Aleph, Sony Music
13

Mixtape albums

Title! scope="col"
Mixtape details
Piacere Mixtape
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Independent

Singles

As lead artist

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
ITA
[14]
"Bla-Bla Car"2018rowspan="6"
"Bevi"2019
"Best Seller"
"Il primo amore"
"Dimmi quando"
"Non mi va"2020
"Mai e poi mai"Io sono
"Winston Blue"
"Non mi va"2021rowspan="6"
"Non ho paura"
"Lego"
"La notte (RMX)"
"Hai fatto bene"
"Scuba Diving"2022
"Un'altra volta"Il mondo gira
"Siamo noi"
rowspan="2"
"Fidati di me"
"Fammi morire"Il mondo gira
"L'anima balla"
"Polvere"202314

Platinum[15]

Gira, il mondo gira
"Tutto con te"
"A squarciagola"94rowspan="2"
"Devastante"
202410
[16]
  • FIMI: Platinum
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
ITA
"Chiara Ferragni"
2017rowspan="3"
"Amigos (Remix)"
2018
"La chiave"
2019
"Black Room Posse"
IV
"Diverso"
"Bevo tutta la notte"
2021Nord

References

  1. Web site: 2019-07-04 . Alfa, Olly e gli altri: la nuova generazione "pop" del levante genovese . 2023-01-19 . Il Secolo XIX . it.
  2. Web site: MadMut Branco - YouTube . 2023-01-19 . www.youtube.com.
  3. Web site: Namaste EP. by Matsby & Olly . 2023-01-19 . Genius . en.
  4. Web site: CRY4U EP by Olly . 2023-01-19 . Genius . en.
  5. Web site: 2019-06-08 . 18.07.19 Olly a Goa-Boa! . 2023-01-19 . GB2022 . it-IT.
  6. Web site: 2020-11-07 . Il rapper genovese Olly : "Voglio essere una stella che rimane" . 2023-01-19 . Il Secolo XIX - Ilsecoloxix . it-IT.
  7. Web site: 2021-07-30 . Olly: "La notte" RMX feat. Arisa . 2023-01-19 . it-IT.
  8. Web site: Abbate . Mauro . 2022-12-16 . Da Blanco a Sanremo: ecco chi è Olly . 2023-01-19 . Notizie Musica . it-IT.
  9. Web site: 2021-07-01 . L'Artista del Mese di Luglio: Olly . 2023-01-19 . News Mtv Italia.
  10. Web site: Selezionati i primi otto finalisti . 2023-01-20 . Rai.
  11. Web site: 2022-12-17 . Sono stati scelti gli ultimi sei cantanti in gara al prossimo Sanremo . 2023-01-08 . Il Post . it-IT.
  12. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2022-12-17 . Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed . 2023-01-20 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  13. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 10.02.2023 al 16.02.2023). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 18 February 2023.
  14. Web site: italiancharts.com - Discography OLLY . 2023-01-20 . italiancharts.com.
  15. Italy. Olly. 26 April 2024.
  16. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 21. . it-IT . 25 May 2024.