Thony Explained

Thony
Birth Name:Federica Victoria Caiozzo
Birth Date:1982 5, df=y
Birth Place:Palermo, Italy
Origin:Italy
Genre:Acoustic, Indie folk, Indie rock
Instrument:Guitar
Years Active:2004–present

Federica Victoria Johanna Caiozzo (born 15 May 1982), known professionally as Thony, is an Italian singer and actress.

Biography

Thony was born in Sicily by an Italian father and a Polish mother. When she was a teenager, she read a book about the history of Quebec. She was particularity inspired by politician Thony Ciallella and his revolutionary views. She eventually adopted his first name as her stage name later in her career. She moved to Rome in 2002 to study singing and music; after a few years of solo live performances, she startedin 2009 a collaboration with the band Jobi 4, resulting in the publication of an EP and an LP.

After these experiences she decided to focus on the solo album, With the Green in My Mouth, produced in 2010 with Stefano Mariani (sound editor) and published on the web only in 2011.[1] Thanks to this record, the Italian movie director Paolo Virzì contacted her to work on the soundtrack of his movie upcoming film Every Blessed Day[2] (Italian: '''Tutti i santi giorni''', 2012).[3] During the beginning of the filming, Virzì decided to offer her also the leading female role,[4] [5] together with Luca Marinelli.[6] She was nominated in 2013 for David di Donatello for Best Actress (Italian: David di Donatello per la migliore attrice protagonista).She published in 2012 the album Birds[7] [8] with the collaborations of Leonardo Milani, Zsuzsanna Krazsnai, and Andrea Ruggiero, and produced by herself. The song Flowers Blossom is awarded with the Ciak d'oro in June 2013 for best original song.[9]

In 2016 she was announced to be part of a new band called "Malihini" and signed with the London label Memphis Industries

She has the main female role in Daniele Luchetti's Momenti di trascurabile felicità.

Discography

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Every Blessed DayAntonia Cusumano
2015I Killed NapoléonEnrica
2018The GuestRoberta
2019La notte è piccola per noiNaomiCameo appearance
Ordinary HappinessAgata
2021With or Without You Antonia
2022SeptemberDebora

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015–2018Tutto può succedereHerself (fictional version)Recurring role (seasons 1–3)
2020–2022SummertimeIsabellaMain role

Awards

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rockit.it/thony/album/with-the-green-in-my-mouth/16904 With the green in my mouth EP
  2. http://cineuropa.org/f.aspx?t=film&did=224630 Every blessed day
  3. News: John DeFore. Every Blessed Day (Tutti i Santi Giorni): Film Review. The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2012/10/11/mi-manda-virzi-thony-sono-una-palermitana.html MI MANDA VIRZÌ THONY: 'SONO UNA PALERMITANA FORTUNATA'
  5. http://vivimilano.corriere.it/poprockjazz/thony/ VIVIMILANO
  6. http://2013.italianfilmfestival.com.au/films/every-blessed-day Lavazza Italian Film Festival
  7. https://www.rockit.it/thony/album/birds/20478 Birds Album
  8. http://www.allmusic.com/album/birds-mw0002447014 Birds Album
  9. http://www.ilvelino.it/it/article/ciak-doro-2013-trionfa-con-4-premi-la-miglior-offerta/abec7144-3ed5-4ce6-beb6-03a5f2ad42ad/ Ciak d’oro 2013, trionfa con 4 premi “La miglior offerta”