Tecla Insolia (born 13 January 2004) is an Italian actress and singer.

Biography

Born in

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

, she grew up in

Piombino Piombino is an Italian town and ''comune'' of about 35,000 inhabitants in the province of Livorno (Tuscany). It lies on the border between the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea, in front of Elba Island and at the northern side of Maremma. Ov ...

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence. Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...

. She took part in several Italian TV shows such as ''Pequeños gigantes'' (2016) and ''L'allieva'' (2018). On 15 March 2019 she won the second edition of

RAI (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels a ...

's talent show ''

Sanremo Young Sanremo Young is a teen talent show, devoted for young singers aged between 14 and 17, which takes inspiration from Sanremo Music Festival. The show, presented by Antonella Clerici, is held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and broadcast on Ra ...

'', gaining participation to the

Sanremo Music Festival 2020 The Sanremo Music Festival 2020 (), officially the 70th Italian Song Festival (), was the 70th edition of the annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held at the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and organised and broadcast by (RAI). Th ...

. She competed in the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Festival with the song "8 marzo" and ended up second to Leo Gassmann's "Vai bene così". She won the "Enzo Jannacci" Award for Best Performance and the Press, Radio, TV & Web Award "Lucio Dalla". In 2020, she starred in the thriller TV series ''Vite in fuga'', broadcast on

Rai 1 Rai 1 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by state-owned public broadcaster RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana. It is the company's Flagship (broadcasting), flagship television channel and is known for broadcasting ...

. She also portrayed

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in the

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''La bambina che non voleva cantare''. On 22 July 2021, the single "Ti amo ma" was released, in collaboration with Italian rapper Alfa. In 2022, she starred in the Rai television series ''5 minuti prima'', directed by

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. In March of the same year, the single "Oro" was released, co-written with Italian singer Noemi. In 2024, she starred in the series '' The Art of Joy'' directed by

Valeria Golino Valeria Golino (born 22 October 1965) is an Italian actress and film director. She is best known to English-language audiences for her roles in '' Rain Man'', '' Big Top Pee-wee'', and '' Hot Shots!'', where she performed the "olive-in-the-belly ...

, and supporting actress in the film '' Familia'' directed by

Francesco Costabile Francesco Costabile (born 30 September 1980) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Cosenza, Costabile studied at the DAMS (Disciplines of Arts, Music, and Entertainment) department at the University of Bologna ...

. For both her roles she was nominated at the 2025 David di Donatello, winning in the

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for ''The Art of Joy''. During the same ceremony, she was honored with the David Italian Breakthrough.

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Film

TV series and movies

Awards and nominations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Insolia, Tecla Italian pop singers Living people 21st-century Italian singers 2004 births People from Piombino Actresses from Tuscany Actors from Varese Actresses from Lombardy 21st-century Italian women singers Musicians from Varese People of Sicilian descent David di Donatello winners