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Alfa (singer)

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Not to be confused with El Alfa.

Alfa
Alfa at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024
Alfa at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024
Background information
Birth nameAndrea De Filippi
Born (2000-08-22) 22 August 2000 (age 24)
Genoa, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • rapper
  • radio personality
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • ukulele
  • piano
Years active2014–present
Labels
  • Wanderlust Society
  • Artist First

Andrea De Filippi (born 22 August 2000), known professionally as Alfa, is an Italian singer and rapper.

Early life

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De Filippi grew up in the Quarto dei Mille district of Genoa.[1] His father is a nurse and his mother is a psychologist.[2] He originally wanted to be a doctor before discovering music.[1]

He began playing the guitar and piano at the age of eight.[1] He attended a liceo classico and originally enrolled at Bocconi University to study economics and management for arts, culture and communication, but later dropped out to pursue music full time.[2][3]

Career

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In 2020, De Filippi wrote "Sul più bello", the theme of the romantic comedy film Out of My League.[4]

His 2023 single "Bellissimissima" reached number four on the Italian Singles Chart. De Filippi was one of 30 artists to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024,[5] with the song "Vai!". The song finished in tenth position in the competition, and reached the top ten of the Italian singles chart.[6][7] The single releases of "Sofia" and "Vai!" both preceded the release of his third studio album Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato on 16 February 2024, with "Vabbe' ciao" released as the third single on 24 May 2024.[8][9]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
ITA
[10]
Before Wanderlust 20
Nord
  • Released: 14 May 2021
  • Label: Artist First, Wanderlust Society
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD
 14
Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
  • Released: 16 February 2024
  • Label: Artist First, A1 Entertainment Spa
  • Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD
 4

Mixtapes

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List of mixtapes
Title Album details
Mondo Immobile Mixtape
  • Released: 15 January 2017
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Alfa-Omega
  • Released: 14 October 2017
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[7] 		SWI
[11]
"Chiara Ferragni"
(feat. Olly and Matsby) 		2017 — — Alfa-Omega
"Non preoccuparti" 2018 — — Non-album singles
"Dove sei?" — —
"Prima o poi"
(feat. Yem) 		— —
"Jet lag" — —
"Disegno" — — Before Wanderlust
"Tempo al tempo" 2019 — —
"Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 1" 73 —
"Cin cin" 10 —
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[12]
"Wanderlust!" 49 —
"Il giro del mondo" 100 —
"Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 2" 2020 11 — Nord
"Sul più bello" 50 — Sul più bello
"San Lorenzo"
(feat. Annalisa) 		53 — Nord
"Snob"
(feat. Rosa Chemical) 		2021 — —
"Ci sarò" 97 — Non-album single
"Serenata" 2022 — — Sempre più bello
"Parigi" — — Non-album singles
"You Make Me So Happy" — —
"Le cose in comune" 2023 — —
"Bellissimissima" 4 —
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[12]
"Sofia" 63 — Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
"Vai!" 2024 9 72
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[12]
"Sogna, ragazzo, sogna"
(with Roberto Vecchioni) 		34 — Non-album single
"Vabbe' ciao" 65
[13]		 — Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
"Il filo rosso" 2
[14]		 —

References

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  1. ^ a b c Moretti, Carlo (24 August 2022). "Alfa, lo strano rapper che voleva fare il medico e suona l'ukulele". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Laffranchi, Andrea (12 April 2023). "Alfa: "Dovevo fare medicina e invece vado a Sanremo. Mi ispiro al Simposio di Platone"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ Visentin, Barbara (8 March 2023). "Alfa, l'outsider della Generazione Z: "Voglio essere normale, non cool"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. ^ Cabona, Claudio (16 July 2020). "Alfa, esce "Sul più bello": il nuovo singolo è la colonna di un film". Il Secolo XIX (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. ^ Rossi, Antonella (3 December 2023). "Sanremo 2024: tutti i nomi dei cantanti in gara". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2024: ha vinto Angelina Mango". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 11 February 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Italian Charts – Alfa – Singles". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ Ruviglioni, Patrizio (16 February 2024). "Alfa: «Non sono cool, la mia è la rivincita dei "non straordinari". La musica mi ha aiutato a reagire al bullismo»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Alfa - Vabbe' ciao (Radio Date: 24-05-2024)". EarOne (in Italian). 20 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Discografia Alfa (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Discographie Alfa". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Italian single certifications – Alfa" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 February 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Alfa" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 36" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 43" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
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