Edoardo D'Erme (born 19 April 1989), better known as Calcutta, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted with the album Forse… (Maybe...), released by Geograph Records in 2012. Its follow-up, Mainstream, was released by Bomba Dischi on 30 November 2015, preceded by the single "Cosa mi manchi a fare". Initially ignored by Italian media, the album started to achieve success after a few months, when its lead single received airplay by Italian radio networks. The song "Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016. Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
In 2018, Calcutta's third studio album, Evergreen, became his first number-one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album spawned singles including "Orgasmo", "Paracetamolo" and "Pesto". The album was re-released in 2019, with the singles "Punto" and "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)".
In 2019, Calcutta recorded the single "La luna e la gatta" with producers Takagi & Ketra and fellow singer-songwriters Jovanotti and Tommaso Paradiso. During his career, he also appeared as a featured artist on the singles "Se piovesse il tuo nome", released in 2018 with Elisa, and "Blue Jeans" (2020), recorded as a duet with Franco126. He also penned songs for other Italian recording artists, including Francesca Michielin's "Io non abito al mare", Fabri Fibra's "Come mai", Emma's "Latina", Nina Zilli's "Mi hai fatto fare tardi" and Luca Carboni's "Io non voglio".
In 2021, Marracash and Calcutta released the song "Laurea ad honorem" by Marracash, from the album Noi, loro, gli altri. The song was certified Gold by FIMI.
In May 2023, Calcutta announced his new album "Relax" on his Instagram account, also promoting an 8 date tour in Italy. It came out in October 2023, the fourth record in his discography.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA SWIForse...Released: 18 December 2012 Label: Geograph Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming — —MainstreamReleased: 30 November 2015 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 7 —FIMI: 3× PlatinumEvergreenReleased: 25 May 2018 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 —FIMI: 2× PlatinumRelaxReleased: 20 October 2023 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 36FIMI: 2× Platinum
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA "Cosa mi manchi a fare" 2015 98FIMI: 3× Platinum Mainstream "Gaetano" —FIMI: 2× Platinum "Frosinone" —FIMI: Platinum "Oroscopo"(featuring Takagi & Ketra) 2016 80FIMI: 3× Platinum "Orgasmo" 2017 11FIMI: Platinum Evergreen "Pesto" 2018 10FIMI: 2× Platinum "Paracetamolo" 12FIMI: 2× Platinum "Kiwi" 31FIMI: Gold "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)" 2019 17FIMI: 2× Platinum "2minuti" 2023 3FIMI: 2× Platinum Relax "Giro con te" 2024 13FIMI: Gold "Controtempo" 16FIMI: Platinum "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist +List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA "Se piovesse il tuo nome"(Elisa featuring Calcutta) 2018 4FIMI: 4× Platinum Diari aperti "La musica italiana"(Giorgio Poi featuring Calcutta) 2019 — Smog "La luna e la gatta"(Takagi & Ketra featuring Tommaso Paradiso, Jovanotti and Calcutta) 9FIMI: 2× Platinum "Mia"(Giovanni Truppi featuring Calcutta) — 5 "Blue Jeans"(Franco126 featuring Calcutta) 2020 33FIMI: Platinum Multisala "Laurea ad honorem"(Marracash featuring Calcutta) 2022 8FIMI: 2× Platinum Noi, loro, gli altri "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Other charted or certified songs +List of other charted or certified songs, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA "Limonata" 2016 —FIMI: Gold Mainstream "Del verde" 85FIMI: Platinum "Briciole" 2018 40 Evergreen "Saliva" 45 "Dateo" 88 "Hübner" 44FIMI: Gold "Nuda nudissima" 67 "Rai" 92 "Due punti" 2019 89 "Coro" 2023 57 Relax "Tutti" 9FIMI: Platinum "Intermezzo3" 55 "SSD" 35 "Loneliness" 34 "Ghiaccioli" 46 "Preoccuparmi" 45 "Allegria..." 72 "—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released.
Songwriting credits + List of songs written or co-written by Calcutta (credited with his full name Edoardo D'Erme) and performed by other artists Title Year Artist Album"Il postino" 2016 I Camillas Tennis d'amor"Milano intorno" 2017 J-Ax and FedezComunisti col Rolex"Allegria" J-Ax and Fedez featuring Loredana Bertè"Mi hai fatto fare tardi" Nina Zilli Modern Art"Io non abito al mare" Francesca Michielin2640"Tropicale" 2018"La serie B" "Tapioca" "Io non voglio" Luca Carboni Sputnik"Femme" Francesca Michielin 2640 "Se piovesse il tuo nome" Elisa Diari aperti"Tequila e San Miguel" 2019 Loredana Bertè "Come mai" Fabri Fibra featuring Franco126 Il tempo vola 2002–2020"Latina" 2020 Emma Fortuna "Mastroianni" 2021 Sottotono Originali"Litoranea" 2022 Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future"Mare di guai" 2023 Ariete La notte"Parafulmini" Ernia, Bresh and Fabri Fibra Io non ho paura"A capo il mondo" Federica Abbate and Francesca Michielin Canzoni per gli altri"Due nuvole" Marco Mengoni Materia (Prisma)"SOS" Angelica Sconosciuti superstar"Quando nevica" Elisa Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios"Sconosciuti superstar" 2024AngelicaSconosciuti superstar"Me lo tengo per me" "Mandare tutto all'aria" Marco Mengoni rowspan="2" "Tu con chi fai l'amore" 2025 The Kolors"Luna rossa" Bnkr44 Tocca il cielo"Il mio giorno preferito" Eros Ramazzotti Una storia importante"Golpe" Giorgia G"Dai che fai" Bresh Mediterraneo"Aiaiai" Angelina Mango Caramé
Awards and nominations +Awards and nominations for Calcutta Year Ceremony Category Work Result2016Meeting Italiano delle Etichette Indipendenti (MEI)Italian Independent Music Video"Cosa mi manchi a fare"2018MTV Europe Music AwardsBest Italian ActHimself2018Rockol AwardsBest Italian Music Video – Critic's Choice"Paracetamolo"
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