Gianmaria Volpato (born 25 August 2002) known professionally as Gianmaria (stylized as gIANMARIA) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Biography Volpato was born in Vicenza. He showed an immediate interest in music at the age of 13. During his early musical studies, he alternated his studies by working at a local pizzeria.
In 2021, he took part in the fifteenth edition of the Italian talent show X Factor, under the guidance of mentor Emma Marrone, finishing in second place behind Baltimora. In conjunction with the talent show, he presented his debut single "I suicidi", previously performed during the auditions, written by himself in collaboration with Nicolas "Bais" Biasin.
After the talent show, Gianmaria obtained a recording contract with the label Epic Records, with whom released the singles "Tutto o niente 2" and "Mamma scusa". These tracks anticipated the release of the debut EP entitled "Fallirò", which was released on 14 January 2022. The EP debuts at position 25 on the Classifica FIMI Artisti, and is being promoted through the Fallirò Tour 2022.
In November 2022, Gianmaria was one of 12 acts selected to compete in , a televised competition aimed at selecting six newcomers as contestants of the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival. Gianmaria placed first during the show, with his entry "La città che odi", by rightfully accessing the festival in the category. "Mostro" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums with details and chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsITAMostro Released: 3 February 2023 Label: Epic, Sony Music20
Extended plays +List of EPs with details and chart positionsTitleEP detailsPeak chart positionsITAFallirò Released: 14 January 2022 Label: Epic, Sony Music25
Singles As lead artist +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album nameTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumITA"I suicidi"202174Fallirò"Tutto o niente 2"— rowspan="3" "Mamma scusa"—"Ascolta"—"Senza saliva"—Fallirò"Fallirò"2022—"Non dovevo farlo"—"I bambini"— "La città che odi"— Mostro "Mostro" 2023 16 FIMI: Gold "Io ti conosco" 75
As featured artist +List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certificationsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumITA"Amore Spray"2022—Amore Spray"Disco Dance"2023—Cani sciolti
Television X Factor (Sky Uno, 2021) Contestant - Runner-up Sanremo Giovani 2022 (Rai 1, 2022) Contestant - Winner
Tournées 2022 – Fallirò tour 2022
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