Soul System is an Italian group who won the tenth season of the Italian version of the X Factor.
History Four of the band members have Ghanaian origins, but they were born in Verona and Brescia, Italy. They met in local Ghanaian and evangelical communities and eventually decided to form a band. The opportunity came when they met at the recording studio of Joel Ainoo, one of the members. In the summer of 2016 they had a number of live performances. After that, the band participated to the selection of The X Factor: first refused, the judge Álvaro Soler brought them back after the band Jarvis had left the show. Soul System reached the final and finally won the competition. They presented the song "She's Like a Star".
Together with Sergio Sylvestre, the band performed Nino Ferrer's "La pelle nera" during the third evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017. At the beginning of July they released a new song called "Liquido", which contains a sample of "Narcotic" by the German band Liquido. Their first studio album titled Back to the Future was released in September 2017.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with details and chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions ITABack to the FutureReleased: 8 September 2017 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download52
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with details and chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positions ITAShe's Like a StarReleased: 9 December 2016 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download20
Singles + List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP ITA"She's Like a Star"20167FIMI: GoldShe's Like a Star"Liquido"2017— Back to the Future"White Niggas"— "Coma"2019— rowspan="4" "Topless"2020—"Starlights"—"Double Identity"(featuring Arya)2021— "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.
As featured artist Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP ITA"Stammi bene (On My Mind)"2019— "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.
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