Andrea De Filippi (born 22 August 2000), known professionally as Alfa, is an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper.
Early life De Filippi grew up in the Quarto dei Mille district of Genoa. His father is a nurse and his mother is a psychologist. He originally wanted to be a doctor before pursuing music. He began playing the guitar and piano at the age of eight. He attended a liceo classico and originally enrolled at Bocconi University to study economics and management for arts, culture and communication, but later dropped out to pursue music full time.
Career In 2020, De Filippi wrote "Sul più bello", the theme of the romantic comedy film Out of My League.
His 2023 single "Bellissimissima" reached number four on the Italian Singles Chart. De Filippi was one of 30 artists to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, with the song "Vai!". The song finished in tenth position in the competition, and reached the top ten of the Italian singles chart. The single releases of "Sofia" and "Vai!" both preceded the release of his third studio album Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato on 16 February 2024, with "Vabbè ciao" released as the third single on 24 May 2024. "Il filo rosso", a song released in October 2024, has reached the peak position of charts in Italy. In 2025, the song "A me mi piace" featuring Manu Chao peaked again at number one, becoming a summer hit.
Discography Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions ITA Released: 13 December 2019 Label: Wanderlust Society Format: Digital download, streaming 20 Released: 14 May 2021 Label: Artist First, Wanderlust Society Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD 14 Released: 16 February 2024 Label: Artist First, A1 Entertainment Spa Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD 1
Mixtapes +List of mixtapes Title Album detailsMondo Immobile Mixtape Released: 15 January 2017 Format: Digital download, streamingAlfa-Omega Released: 14 October 2017 Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles +List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album "Dove sei?" 2018 — — — rowspan="20" — — rowspan="20" — — — FIMI: Gold rowspan="2" "Prima o poi" — — — — — — — — "Disegno" — — — — — — — — Before Wanderlust "Tempo al tempo" 2019 — — — — — — — — "" 73 — — — — — — — FIMI: Platinum "" 10 — — — — — — — FIMI: 4× Platinum "" 49 — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold "" 100 — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold "" 2020 11 — — — — — — — FIMI: Platinum Nord "" 50 — — — — — — — FIMI: PlatinumSul più bello "" 53 — — — — — — — FIMI: PlatinumNord "Snob" 2021 — — — — — — — — "Bevo tutta la notte" — — — — — — — — "" 97 — — — — — — — FIMI: Platinum rowspan="2" "Lentiggini" — — — — — — — — "Serenata" 2022 — — — — — — — —Sempre più bello "Parigi" — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold rowspan="6" "You Make Me So Happy" — — — — — — — — "Cerco un posto" — — — — — — — — "5 minuti" — — — — — — — — "Le cose in comune" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold "" 4 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: 5× Platinum "" 63 — — — — — — — — — Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato "" 2024 9 — — — — — — — 72 — FIMI: 2× Platinum "" 34 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold "" 65 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato "" 1 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: 2× Platinum "" 2025 1 2 162 7 6 25 23 1 — 74 FIMI: Platinum "Buon vento" 2026 12 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold rowspan="2" "Genova e Napoli" 35 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.
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