Sofia Tornambene Explained

Kimono
Birth Name:	Sofia Tornambene
Birth Date:	2002 9, df=y
Birth Place:	Civitanova Marche, Italy
Genre:	Pop
Occupation:	Singer
Years Active:	2019–present
Label:	Sony Music (2019–present)

Sofia Tornambene (born 12 September 2002), also known as Kimono, is an Italian singer.

She is best known for winning the thirteenth season of the Italian talent show X Factor.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Early life

Sofia Tornambene was born in 2002 in Civitanova Marche.^[2]

Career

2019–2023: X Factor Italia and career debut

In February 2019, Tornambene participated in Sanremo Young, finishing third.^[2] She won the thirteenth edition of the Italian version of the X Factor in December 2019 with her single "A domani per sempre", whiche entered the Italian singles chart.^[3]

She released her second single "Ruota panoramica" on 24 April 2020.^[4] During the summer, she recorded three acoustic songs ("Tra l'asfalto e le nuvole", "Finali imprevisti", "Fiori viola") at RCA Studio Sessions.^[5] On 10 December 2020, she launched her new single "Solo" performing live at the finale of the fourteenth edition of X Factor.^[5] Her debut EP Dance Mania: Stereo Love was released on 15 October 2021 by Columbia and Sony Music.^[6]

2023–present: Kimono

In 2023, after a two-year hiatus, she released two singles, "Tempesta" and "In ostaggio", under the name Kimono.^[7] A third single, "Piena di sé", was released on 19 April 2024.^[8]

In late 2024, Kimono participated in Area Sanremo, a contest for young musicians where newcomers for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 would be selected, and was one of the finalists who was awarded a trophy on 22 November 2024.^[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"

EP details	Peak chart positions
ITA ^[10]
Dance Mania: Stereo Love	Released: 15 October 2021 Label: Columbia, Sony Music Format: digital download	—
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Singles

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2"

Year	Peak chart positions	Album or EP
ITA ^[11]
"A domani per sempre"^[12]	2019	27	rowspan="9"
"Ruota panoramica"^[13]	2020	—
"Tra l'asfalto e le nuvole"^[14]		—
"Finali imprevisti"^[15]		—
"Fiori viola"^[16]		—
"Solo"^[17]		—
"Tempesta"^[18]	2023	—
"In ostaggio"^[19]		—
"Piena di se"^[20]	2024	—
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sofia Tornambene vince X Factor 2019. DavideMaggio.it.
2. Web site: Chi è Sofia Tornambene Kimono: curiosità sulla vincitrice di X Factor. Donne Magazine. 15 December 2019.
3. Web site: Sofia Tornambene vince X Factor 13, l'artista ha solo 16 anni. FanPage.it. 13 December 2019. 15 December 2019.
4. News: Ruota Panoramica, il nuovo singolo di Sofia Tornambene, vincitrice di X Factor 2019. 24 April 2020. 24 April 2020. Sky TG24. it.
5. News: X Factor, attesa per la finale. Tra gli ospiti Sofia Tornambene. Sky TG24. 8 December 2020. 10 December 2020.
6. Web site: Sofia Tornambene, intervista sul nuovo album, DANCE MANIA Stereo Love. All Music Italia. 30 October 2021. Alessandro Genovese. 17 November 2021.
7. News: Sofia Tornabene torna con il nome d'arte Kimono. 24 April 2023. Radio Web Italia.
8. News: Il ritorno di Kimono, nel segno della luna: "Io mi rivedo nelle stelle, ma guardo al presente". Ecco il videoclip di Piena di se (Esclusiva). it. Viola Baldi. The Hollywood Reporter. 18 April 2024.
9. Web site: Ecco i dieci vincitori di Area Sanremo, solo due di loro parteciperanno a Sanremo Giovani. it. Riviera24. 2024-11-22. 2024-11-22.
10. Web site: Italian Charts – Sofia Tornambene. Italiancharts.com. 17 November 2021.
11. Web site: Database Top of the Music - Classifiche. Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Italian. 5 November 2020.
12. Web site: A domani per sempre. EarOne.it Radio date. 5 November 2020.
13. Web site: Ruota panoramica. EarOne.it Radio date. 5 November 2020.
14. Web site: Tra l'asfalto e le nuvole. EarOne.it Radio date. 5 November 2020.
15. Web site: Finali imprevisti. EarOne.it Radio date. 5 November 2020.
16. Web site: Fiori viola. EarOne.it Radio date. 5 November 2020.
17. Web site: Solo. EarOne.it Radio date. 10 December 2020.
18. Web site: Tempesta. EarOne.it Radio date. 1 July 2024.
19. Web site: In ostaggio. EarOne.it Radio date. 1 July 2024.
20. Web site: Piena di se. EarOne.it Radio date. 1 July 2024.