Alessandra Prete (born 20 August 1996), known by her stage name Priestess, is an
Italian
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rap
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per from
Apulia
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inspired by
trap. Her influences include
Rihanna
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,
Etta James
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, and
David Bowie
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whose music often explores the state of modern women through naming songs after women throughout every historical era of feminism.
She was the subject of a
documentary
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, ''The 4th Wave'' (in reference to
fourth-wave feminism
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), directed by
Savanah Leaf that premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival
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in 2019.
Prete's fashion efforts include the campaign Spirit Of with
Foot Locker
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Although established in 1974, and ...
, where she was one of three artists (one each from the
UK,
France
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, and Italy) selected; Prete acted as the "Gratitude Spirit."
Discography
Studio albums
*''Brava'' (Tanta Roba, 2019)
EPs
*''Torno domani'' (Tanta Roba,
Universal
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; 2017)
*''Rendez-vous'' (Tanta Roba, Universal; 2020)
Singles
*"Amica pusher" (2017)
*"Maria Antonietta / Torno domani" (2017)
*"Cleopatra" (2017)
*"Maria Antonietta (Re-edit)" (2018)
*"Eva" (2018)
*"Fata Morgana" (2018)
*"Brigitte" (2019)
*"Chef" (2019) with
Madman
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Film and television
* ''The Madman'' (film), a 1911 silent film
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In print
* The Madman, an essay in Friedrich Nietzsc ...
*"Fata Morgana RMX" (2020)
References
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1996 births
Living people
Italian women rappers
Italian women singers
21st-century Italian musicians
People from Apulia