Vincenzo Cantiello Explained

Vincenzo Cantiello
Birth Date:25 August 2000
Birth Place:Sant'Arpino, Italy
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Pop, soul
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2009–present

Vincenzo Cantiello (born 25 August 2000)[1] is an Italian singer who at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Italian: [[Tu primo grande amore]]|i=no" and won.[2] [3]

Early life

Cantiello was born on 25 August 2000 in Sant'Arpino, Campania. He has been interested in music since early childhood initially singing in the choir of his church, but had started singing on his own when he was 9.

Career

He gained national attention after taking part in Italian: [[Ti lascio una canzone]] in 2014. The following 15 November, he represented Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, Malta, with his song "Italian: [[Tu primo grande amore]]|i=no", fishing first with a total of 159 points, just twelve points ahead from 's Planet of the Children who placed second.[4] He was Italy's first ever entrant at the competition and also the only male solo singer in the entire competition. He then made an appearance in the . He read out the Italian votes and handed the trophy to the winner. In, for the occasion of the 20th edition of the event, Cantiello performed as part of the winners interval act.[5]

Discography

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
2013"Glitter & Gold"rowspan="4"
2014"Italian: [[Tu primo grande amore]]|i=no"
2015"All of Me"
"Take Me to Church"
2016"Summer Thrills"Never Too Much
2019"Italian: Cosa diventerai|i=no"rowspan="2"
2021"Italian: Tempesta|i=no"

Albums

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Italy 2014. EBU.
  2. Web site: Granger. Anthony. Italy: Vincenzo Cantiello To JESC'14. Eurovoix. 4 September 2014. 4 September 2014.
  3. Web site: Fisher. Luke James. Italy names Vincenzo Cantiello as representative. EBU. 26 September 2014. 26 September 2014.
  4. News: (VIDEO) Junior Eurovision Song Contest: vince Vincenzo Cantiello. ParlandoDi.it. 15 November 2014.
  5. Web site: 2022-12-02 . Junior Eurovision 2022: 11 Champions will perform in Yerevan! . 2022-12-11 . junioreurovision.tv . en.