Moreno (born Moreno Donadoni on November 27, 1989) is an Italian rapper and singer. He rose to fame after winning the 12th series of the Italian talent show ''

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''. He has recorded 3 albums and over 10 singles, selling over 200,000 copies in Italy as of 2019. He has worked with some of the most important figures on the contemporary Italian music scene like

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. Moreno participated once at

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and won two

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Biography

Donadoni was born in

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but his mother is from

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and his father is from

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. In February 2013 Moreno joins ''

'', becoming the first rapper to be admitted to the talent show. Below he joined the ''Fase Serale'' of the program and became part of the team led by

. On June 1, 2013, he was proclaimed the winner of the talent show, and was also awarded the journalistic critics' prize. His debut album, ''Stecca'', was released in June 2013 and, as of July 2013, has spent eight weeks at number one on the

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, being certified triple platinum by the

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for over 120,000 units sold. ''Select section ''Album e Compilation'', Week ''--'' and Year ''----'', then insert ''Moreno'' in the field ''Artista'' and press ''Avvia la ricerca''.'' His debut single, "Che confusione"'','' peaked at number six of Italian's chart and was lately certified Platinum by the

for over 30,000 units sold. Both the album and the single are the most successful records of the rapper, winning two

in 2014. His second album in studio, ''Incredibile'', peaked at umber two of

in 2014 and was certified gold for 25,000 units sold.Incredibile disco d'oro - Archivio Album 46esima settimana del 2014
/ref> The record project has important collaborations, including

, Gué Pequeno and

. The lead single, "Sempre mai", peaked at number 25 and became media success song. In 2014 he was selected as the mentor of ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'''s thirteen edition with

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. Moreno participated in the

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with the song "Oggi ti parlalo così", included in the re-edition of the album ''Incredibile''. On September 2, 2016, Moreno published his third studio album, ''Slogan'', becoming his third Top-ten records on the Italian Chart, while both the promotional singles do not entered on Italian Singles Chart. The album includes duets with

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and

. In 2017 he was selected as a contestant for the reality show ''

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'', being eliminated at the tenth week. Since 2019 he has been called as a commentator on the sports programmes of the television network Sportitalia.

Disputes

Discography

Album

Singles

Moreno with AED

Album

* 2009 – ''No grazie'' * 2012 – ''No grazie pt.2''

Mixtape

* 2011 – ''AED Revolution'' * 2011 – ''A.E.D.L.A.N.D'' * 2012 – ''UA Mixtape'' * 2013 – ''Tu devi essere pazzo'' (with Paola & Chiara)stecca disco di platino

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moreno 1989 births Living people Italian male rappers 21st-century male rappers Singing talent show winners Singers from Genoa