Giordana Angi (born 12 January 1994) is a

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and

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. She debuted in the "Newcomers" section at the

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with the song "Incognita poesia". In 2019 she ended up second in the eighteenth edition of the Italian talent show ''

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''. In 2019 she signed a recording contract with

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, releasing two studio albums and several singles, including "Casa" and "Come mia madre",which she competed with at the

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. As a songwriter and lyricist she wrote songs for

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and Alberto Urso. In 2022, she founded 21co, a record label affiliated with Fascino PGT.

Biography and career

In 2012 Angi participated in the Sanremo Giovani's contest with the song "Incognita poesia". In 2016 she released her first single "Chiusa con te (XXX)" for the label

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produced by

. In 2018 she wrote the single sung in Sanremo by

, "Senza appartenere". In October 2018 Angi joined the

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of ''

'', ranking in second place and winning the TIM Journalist Critics' Award. During ''Amici'', she published numerous singles, later included in the EP, ''Casa'', which debuted in second place in the FIMI chart and sold over 25,000 copies. The lead single, "Casa" peaked at number 44 of Italian Singles Chart and received the Gold certification. On 11 October 2019 Angi published her first studio album, ''Voglio essere tua'', became her first number one work on

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's chart, becoming the first woman to achieve this in 2019. The album tracks include the promotional single, "Stringimi più forte", certified Gold, and the collaboration "Oltre Mare" with Alberto Urso, winner of ''Amici''. In 2019 she wrote songs with

, including " Accetto miracoli" and " Buona (cattiva) sorte", Alberto Urso and Carmen Ferreri. After being the coach of ''Amici Celebrities'', the

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version of ''Amici'', on 31 December 2019 her participation in the

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was announced, with the song "Come mia madre", later peaking at number 55 of Italian Singles Chart. In May 2020 she was selected for new talent show "Amici Speciali" with the single "Amami adesso". Her second studio album ''Mi muovo'' was publisched on 13 May 2020, and peaked at number 11 on Italian Album Chart. From the album were taken out as singles "Siccome sei", "Farfalle", and "Tuttapposto" with

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. In 2020 she wrote the songs "0 passi" and "Mentre ti spoglio" by the 20th edition finalist of ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'' Deddy, supervising and producing part of his debut album. During the year she also wrote the song "Il nostro tempo" for

's album ''Tutto accade''. Angi also participated as a judge for the initial casting of the 21st edition of ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'' and collaborated throughout the program as a tutor and singing coach. In 2022, she founded 21co, a

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, together with Mamo Giovenco, Emanuela Sempio, Gabriele Costanzo. singer

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, and Fascino PGT. Angi serves as the label's A&r.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

Authorship and songwriting

Tv programs

* Sanremo Giovani (

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, 2012) - ''contestant'' *

(

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, 2018-2019) ''- contestant - second place'' * Amici Celebrities (Canale 5, 2019) - coach *

(Rai 1, 2020) - contestant * Amici Speciali (Canale 5, 2020) - contestant

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Angi, Giordana Italian pop singers Living people 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters 1994 births 21st-century Italian women singers Italian women singer-songwriters