Luca D'Orso (born 20 April 1998), known professionally as Capo Plaza, is an Italian rapper and songwriter. He has achieved three number one albums and four number one singles in Italy.

Early life

D'Orso was born on 20 April 1998 in

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, Italy to an accountant mother and an office employee father. He grew up in the eastern suburbs of the city, in the neighborhood of

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. At the age of nine, D'Orso watched the music video for " Stronger" by

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, which inspired him to become a rapper. In an interview with '' Vanity Fair'', D'Orso revealed that he was also motivated to ask his uncle to give him a CD "with all the rap songs of the moment". The CD featured artists such as

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, and

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. D'Orso began writing his first lyrics in 2011, at the age of 13.

Career

D'Orso began posting music on his

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channel in 2013 under the pseudonym Capo Plaza, beginning with the song "Sto giù". The following year he travelled to

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, where he recorded a collaboration with

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. In 2016 he released the album ''Sulamente nuje'' in collaboration with the rapper Peppe Soks. At the end of the following year he signed to Sto Records, a label owned by Ghali, which allowed him to gain popularity with his single "Allenamento #2". He subsequently released the singles "Giovane fuoriclasse" and "Non cambierò mai", which gained him attention in the Italian trap scene. In 2018 his first official album, ''20'', entirely produced by his producer Ava, reached the top of the FIMI Albums Chart. The album produced the number-one single "Non cambierò mai" and the song "Tesla", the latter created in collaboration with Sfera Ebbasta and

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. On 22 January 2021, he released his third studio album ''Plaza'', which was preceded by the single "Allenamento #4", which reached number one on the FIMI Singles Chart. The album, composed of sixteen tracks, features collaborations with other artists, including Gunna, Sfera Ebbasta,

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and

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. Production of the project was handled by Ava and Mojobeatz. On 3 June 2022, the rapper released ''Hustle Mixtape'', consisting of twelve songs, including the singles "Goyard" and "Capri Sun". His single, " Vetri neri", a collaboration with Ava and

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, spent 11 weeks at number two on the Italian singles chart between June and August 2023.

Discography

Studio albums

Mixtapes

References

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