Giovanni Caccamo
Giovanni Caccamo | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Modica, Italy | 8 December 1990
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2012-present |
Labels | Sugar Music |
Website | giovannicaccamo.it |
Giovanni Caccamo (born 8 December 1990, Modica, Sicily), also known as Joe, is an Italian singer-songwriter. After being discovered by singer Franco Battiato and producer Caterina Caselli,[1] he won the Newcomer's section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, with the song "Ritornerò da te", and released his debut album, Qui per te.
He also worked as a television presenter, and he dubbed the character Uku in the Italian version of Pixar's short film Lava. As a songwriter, he penned songs for Italian recording artists Malika Ayane, Francesca Michielin and Emma.
Early life
Giovanni Caccamo started singing as a child. In 2001, during a Zecchino d'Oro TV special celebrating the Mother's Day, he performed as part of the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, a children's choir from Bologna.[2]
Career
In 2009, Caccamo began working in RAI, as part of the cast of the Rai Gulp's show Music Gate, presented by Georgia Luzi and Michele Bertocchi, and produced by Rai Ragazzi and the Institute of Antoniano. During the TV programme, he appeared as a VJ, under the mononym Joe.[3][4]
In 2010, he auditioned for the fourth edition of the Italian TV series X Factor, but was eliminated by Mara Maionchi during the Home Visits.[5] Maionchi later selected Caccamo as her potential new finalist of the contest during the 8th live show. He performed the song "50 Special" by Italian pop band Lùnapop, but the public vote selected Anna Tatangelo's contestant Marika Lermani, and he was therefore eliminated.[6]
In the same year, for 30 episodes, he was part of the cast of Social King, hosted by Metis Di Meo and Livio Bashir, which also aired on RAI. In the summer of 2012, he met Franco Battiato and opened some of his tours, including special shows with Antony and the Johnsons.
In 15th of August, 2013 he released his first single L'indifferenza written by himself and produced by Franco Battiato and Pino Pinaxa Pischetola.[7]
Since November 2013, he had the Live At Home tour, which sees him perform at the piano in several private homes in Italy and Europe. [8] The initiative is taken in March 2015 in anticipation of the official tour Qui Per Te. During that time, he was part of the radio show Edicola Fiore hosted by Rosario Fiorello.
In October 2014, he signed a recording contract with Sugar Music.[5]
In 2015, he participated in the 65th edition of the Sanremo Festival and won in the "New Comers" section with the song Ritornerò da te; He also won the Mia Martini Critics Award, the Emanuele Luzzati prize, and the Sherman Press Award (Press Radio-TV). [9] [10]
He has since then appeared in many concerts and music festivals, including as an opening act for famed singer Biagio Antonacci.
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [11] | |||
Qui per te[12] |
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29 | |
Non siamo soli |
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30 | |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Certification | Album |
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ITA [13] | ||||
"Mezze verità" | 2012 | — | Non-album singles | |
"L'indifferenza" | 2013 | — | ||
"Ritornerò da te" | 2015 | 33 | Qui per te | |
"Oltre l'estasi" | — | |||
"Distante dal tempo" | — | |||
"Via da qui" (with Deborah Iurato) |
2016 | 35 | Non siamo soli | |
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released | ||||
Writing credits
Song and co-writers | Year | Artist | Album |
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"Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)"[14] (written with Malika Ayane, Pacifico & Alessandra Flora) |
2015 | Malika Ayane | Naïf |
"Tutto questo vento"[15] (written with Francesca Michielin, Gianclaudia Franchini & Federica Abbate) |
Francesca Michielin | di20 | |
"Finalmente"[16] (written with Alessandra Flora) |
Emma | Adesso | |
Sanremo Music Festival entries
Year | Section | Song and writer(s) | Final result | Additional awards |
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2015[17] | Newcomers | "Ritornerò da te" (Giovanni Caccamo) |
Winner | |
2016[19] | Big Artists | "Via da qui" (with Deborah Iurato) (Giuliano Sangiorgi) |
3rd place | |
Filmography
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Lava | Uku |
Voice role – Italian dubbing[20] |
References
- ↑ http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2013/08/07/news/giovanni_caccamo_il_pupillo_di_battiato_e_pensare_che_l_ho_pedinato_sulla_spiaggia-64435718/?refresh_ce
- ↑ "Sanremo 2015, Giovanni Caccamo: intervista al vincitore dei Giovani - VIDEO" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "RAI: Music Gate, nuovo format dal 10 ottobre su Rai Gulp". PrimaOnline.it. 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "Giovanni Caccamo – Biografia" (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 Gianmarco Regaldi (25 October 2014). "Giovanni Caccamo: Una nuova scommessa per Caterina Caselli" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ↑ "X Factor 4, ottava puntata: esce Damiano, Stefano ancora dentro. Ascolti a picco". Euromusica.org. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.
- ↑ http://www.radioitalia.it/news/nuova_uscita/6508_franco_battiato_produce_l'indifferenza_di_giovanni_caccamo.php
- ↑ http://video.corriere.it/pupillo-battiato-che-suona-direttamente-case-fan/42d2cca0-42ce-11e3-bd09-5fafe7fa6f7b
- ↑ http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/sanremo/edizione2015/2015/02/13/news/sanremo_quarta_serata-107218377/
- ↑ http://www.webcitation.org/6WL4Gvygv
- ↑ "Italian Charts – Giovanni Caccamo – Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Massimiliano Longo (27 January 2015). "Giovanni Caccamo. Ecco la copertina del disco d'esordio Qui per te" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Archived from the original on 16 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Peak chart positions in Italy:
- For "Ritornerò da te": "Top Digital (download e streaming) - Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 2015-02-16 al 2015-02-22)" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- For all the other singles: "Italian Charts - Giovanni Caccamo - Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ↑ Gianni Sibilla (23 January 2015). "Sanremo 2015, l'ascolto in anteprima delle canzoni dei Campioni" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ↑ Alessandro Alicandri (23 October 2015). "Francesca Michielin, di20: tutto sul nuovo album". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
- ↑ Antonella Nesi (26 November 2015). "Emma: Dal sesso all'impegno, ecco come sono Adesso" (in Italian). Adnkronos. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.
- 1 2 Cristian Scarpone (13 February 2015). "Sanremo 2015 – Quarta serata: eliminati Tatangelo, Raf, Fabian, Biggio e Mandelli" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- 1 2 Alessandra Vitali (14 February 2015). "Sanremo, escono Tatangelo, Raf, Fabian, Biggio&Mandelli. Caccamo vince le Nuove proposte". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- ↑ Alessandra Vitale (14 February 2016). "Sanremo, trionfo Stadio, seconda Michielin, terzi Caccamo&Iurato". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
- ↑ Valentina Ariete (16 September 2015). "Inside Out: Il nuovo capolavoro Pixar con due voci d'eccezione: Malika Ayane e Giovanni Caccamo" (in Italian). Radio DeeJay. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.