Renzo Rubino (born 17 March 1988) is an Italian pop singer songwriter.

Career

Born in

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, in the southern region of

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, Rubino started his music career performing in nightclubs and pubs, then taking part to several national competitions, including Musicultura 2011 in which he was selected among the eight finalists. After winning the related contest "Area Sanremo", in 2013 Renzo entered the 63rd edition of the televised Italian song contest

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with ''Il Postino (amami uomo)'', a love song with an openly gay lyric. The song won the "

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Discography

Album

*2011 – ''Farvavole'' *2013 – ''Poppins'' *2014 – ''Secondo Rubino'' *2017 – ''Il Gelato Dopo Il Mare''

References

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* 1988 births Living people Italian pop singers People from Martina Franca 21st-century Italian male singers Italian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters {{pop-singer-stub