Colla Zio

Colla Zio
Colla Zio
Origin	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Genres	Hip hop; urban;
Years active	2019-present
Labels	Woodworm
Members	Tommaso "Berna" Bernasconi; Andrea "Mala" Malatesta; Francesco "Glampo" Lamperti; Andrea "Armo" Arminio; Tommaso "Petta" Manzoni

Colla Zio is an Italian hip hop musical group formed in Milan in 2019. The group is composed by vocalists Tommaso "Berna" Bernasconi, Andrea "Mala" Malatesta, Francesco "Glampo" Lamperti, Andrea "Armo" Arminio and Tommaso "Petta" Manzoni.^[1]

History

The music project was born in Milan, more precisely in the Piazza Leonardo da Vinci area.^[2] After performing at several festivals in the city, they released their first singles including "Bibite", "Americana", "Fuori il petto" and "Straintra".^[3]

In 2021 they obtained a recording contract with the label Woodworm, with whom they released their debut EP Zafferano, from which the single "Gremolada" was extracted.^[4] In the summer of the same year they performed at Mi Manchi, a substitute festival for the annual MI AMI Festival.^[5]

In April 2022, they released the single "Chiara", in collaboration with the Brazilian music group Selton, which brought the group national fame.^[6] In the summer of 2022, the group performed as the opening band for concerts of various artists including Blanco, Dutch Nazari and the Psicologi. At the same time, they continued to perform at major Italian music festivals such as Goa-Boa in Genoa and the Mengo Music Fest in Arezzo.

In September 2022, they participated in the Area Sanremo contest, winning one of the four spots available for Sanremo Giovani, a televised competition aimed at selecting six newcomers as contestants of the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival.^[7] Colla Zio manage to qualify in the top six, with their entry "Asfalto",^[8] by rightfully accessing the festival in the Campioni category.^[9] "Non mi va" was later announced as their entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.

Band members

Tommaso "Berna" Bernasconi − vocals
Andrea "Mala" Malatesta − vocals
Francesco "Glampo" Lamperti − vocals
Andrea "Armo" Arminio − vocals, guitar
Tommaso "Petta" Manzoni − vocals, keyboards, synthesizer

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with details and selected chart positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	ITA ^[10]
Rockabilly Carter	Released: 16 February 2023 Label: Virgin, Woodworm	47

Extended plays

List of EPs with details
Title	Details
Zafferano	Released: 14 January 2022 Label: Woodworm

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	ITA ^[11]	Certifications	Album
"Bibite"	2019	—		Non-album singles
"Americana"		—
"Fuori il petto"		—
"Straintra"		—
"Gremolada"	2021	—		Zafferano
"Solo la notte"	2021	—		Zafferano
"Ci rimango male quando sei puntuale"	2022	—		Rockabilly Carter
"Chiara" (featuring Selton)		—
"Tanto piove"		—
"Asfalto"		—
"Non mi va"	2023	25
"In fondo al blu"	2023	—		Non-album singles

References

^ "Biografia Colla Zio". Rockit.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Chi sono i Colla Zio, cantanti in gara a Sanremo Giovani 2022". TPI (in Italian). 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ La "Gremolada" dei Colla Zio: il video "di strada"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ Baldi, Angela (2022-12-06). "Woodworm, caccia ad un posto a Sanremo - Cronaca - lanazione.it". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Mi manchi Festival, al Magnolia tre serate di giovani artisti". MilanoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ Ferraro, Lorenza (2022-04-25). "Colla Zio, "chiara" e il dialogo sulla fine di un amore con i Selton". imusicfun (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "I 12 finalisti che si contendono il Festival". Rai. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
^ "Colla Zio, a Sanremo giovani con 'Asfalto': "Una canzone di non amore"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Sono stati scelti gli ultimi sei cantanti in gara al prossimo Sanremo". Il Post (in Italian). 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 17.02.2023 al 23.02.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "italiancharts.com - Discography Colla Zio". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

[1] "Biografia Colla Zio". Rockit.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[2] "Chi sono i Colla Zio, cantanti in gara a Sanremo Giovani 2022". TPI (in Italian). 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[3] s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ La "Gremolada" dei Colla Zio: il video "di strada"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[4] Baldi, Angela (2022-12-06). "Woodworm, caccia ad un posto a Sanremo - Cronaca - lanazione.it". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[5] "Mi manchi Festival, al Magnolia tre serate di giovani artisti". MilanoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[6] Ferraro, Lorenza (2022-04-25). "Colla Zio, "chiara" e il dialogo sulla fine di un amore con i Selton". imusicfun (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[7] "I 12 finalisti che si contendono il Festival". Rai. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

[8] "Colla Zio, a Sanremo giovani con 'Asfalto': "Una canzone di non amore"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[9] "Sono stati scelti gli ultimi sei cantanti in gara al prossimo Sanremo". Il Post (in Italian). 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-01-08.

[10] "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 17.02.2023 al 23.02.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[ITA-11] "italiancharts.com - Discography Colla Zio". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

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