Shiva, stage name of Andrea Arrigoni (born 27 August 1999) is an Italian rapper and singer. He debuted with the

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''Tempo anima'' in January 2017. In 2020 his single "Auto blu" featuring

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peaked number 1 of

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's single chart for three weeks.

Career

Judicial trials and ''Milano Angels'' (present)

On 10 January 2024 the single ''Milano Shotta Freestyle'' was released, while Shiva was in prison. On May 22 Athe single ''First Day Out'' was released during house arrest. On 28 August 2024, thanks to the judge's permission, he published the single ''Take 5'' after the judge originally did not allow him to release music during his sentence. On 3 September he announced the release of his sixth studio album called ''Milano Angels'' which came out only three days later, on 6 September, with both international and Italian collaborations, such as Paky,

Tedua Mario Molinari born 21 February 1994 in Genova, known professionally as Tedua, is an Italian singer, songwriter, rapper and actor. Initially also known as Duate, Tedua is known as one of the members of the collective Wild Bandana, along with Izi ...

, Geolier, Mondo Marcio, NLE Choppa,

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, Tony Boy and Kid Yugi and many other rappers.

Judicial proceedings

On the evening of 11 July 2023 Shiva was attacked in the courtyard of his record company by two young people belonging to the rapper

Rondodasosa Mattia Barbieri (born 29 April 2002), known professionally as Rondodasosa, is an Italian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Born in San Siro, Milan, he began his musical career in 2020, releasing his debut EP ''Giovane Rondo'' the same year. Early ...

's crew: after suffering a blow with a brass knuckle that fractured his jaw, Shiva fired four gunshots towards the attackers, wounding them in the legs. On 26 October 2023 Shiva was arrested for

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, illegal possession of weapons (including two machetes and a compressed air gun) and

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. On 21 February 2024, after four months of detention at the San Vittore prison, the judge, after preliminary investigations, relaxed the precautionary measure, granting him house arrest. On 10 July he was sentenced at first instance by the Court of Milan to a sentence of years in prison.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Tempo anima'' (2017) * ''Solo'' (2018) * ''Dolce Vita'' (2021) * ''Milano Demons'' (2022) * ''Santana Season'' (2023) * ''Milano Angels'' (2024) * ''Santana Money Gang'' (2025) with

Sfera Ebbasta Gionata Boschetti (; born 7 December 1992), known professionally as Sfera Ebbasta (), is an Italian rapper. He rose to prominence after the release of ''XDVR'' (2015), recorded with the collaboration of producer Charlie Charles and DEACC, which ...

EPs

* ''Routine'' (2020) * ''Dark Love'' (2022)

References

Italian male rappers Living people 21st-century Italian male singers 1999 births Rappers from Milan 21st-century Italian rappers {{Italy-singer-stub