Shari Noioso (born 14 October 2002), known professionally as Shari, is an Italian singer.

Biography

Noioso was born in

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, and then grew up in

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. She showed an immediate interest in music at the age of 10, starting to study singing and piano at The Groove Factory Academy. In 2015, she took part in the second edition of Italian talent show ''Tú sí que vales'' on

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and, after successfully making it through the initial stages, performed during the final without making the podium. After the talent show experience, Shari obtained a recording contract with the label

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, with whom he released covers of "

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" and "

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" and the debut single "Don't You Run". In 2016, Shari was a support artist for

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during the ''L'amore si muove Tour''. In 2019, she collaborated with the duo on the single "Sale", which was certified

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with over 35 000 units sold in Italy. In the same year, she was confirmed among the twenty semi-finalists at '' Sanremo Giovani 2019'', but failed to obtain a pass to enter the

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. In 2021, she collaborated with rapper

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on the single "L'angelo caduto", taken from the latter's studio album ''FLOP'', which was also certified gold for its sales of over 35 000 units. In July 2022, after obtaining a contract with

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, she released her debut EP ''Fake Music'', which deviated from her previous works by being influenced by genres such as

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and

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. In November of the same year, Noioso was one of 12 acts selected to compete in , a televised competition aimed at selecting six newcomers as contestants of the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival. Shari manage to qualify in the top six, with her entry "Sotto voce", by rightfully accessing the festival in the category. "Egoista" was later announced as her entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.

Personal life

Her boyfriend is the Italian rapper

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As featured artist

Television

* ''Tú sí que vales'' (

, 2015) ''Contestant - Finalist'' * '' Sanremo Giovani 2019'' (

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, 2019) ''Contestant'' * '' Sanremo Giovani 2022'' (

, 2022) ''Contestant - Finalist''

References

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