Riccardo Marcuzzo (born 4 February 1992), better known as Riki, is an Italian singer and songwriter who rose to fame after finishing as runner-up on the sixteenth season of the Italian

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Early life and career

Marcuzzo was born in Segrate, but since childhood he lives in Pessano con Bornago, in the

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. From a young age he took up an interest in acting, taking part in several courses, but later he realised that it was not the right path for him; For this reason he decided to approach music and at seventeen he started taking singing lessons. In 2016, he took part in the sixteenth season of the Italian

.'' He finished as runner-up behind dancer Andreas Muller. While participating on ''Amici di Maria De Filippi,'' he signed with the record label Sony Music Italy. On 5 May 2017 he released the lead single from his debut EP of the same name, ''Perdo le parole.'' It peaked at no. 11 on the Italian

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Singles Chart. The EP was later released on 19 May 2017 and debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart. After two weeks on the chart it was certified Gold. In September 2017 he released an interview in an Italian Magazine, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, about his new album and his first tour. On 29 September 2017 he released "Se parlassero di noi", the lead single from his upcoming album "Mania", which was released on 20 October 2017. He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Lo sappiamo entrambi" ("''We both know''"), finishing last.

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

As featured artist

Other charted songs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcuzzo, Riccardo 1992 births Living people People from Segrate Singing talent show contestants 21st-century Italian male singers Italian pop singers Spanish-language singers of Italy