Bnkr44 ( and stylized as bnkr44) is an Italian musical collective formed in Empoli in 2019.
History Bnkr44 formed as a collective of six in Empoli, a town in Tuscany, on 4 April 2019. Their name is a reference to the bunker, a former tannery repurposed as a studio for the band, as well as to the date (4/4) on which they were established. After initially uploading their songs to SoundCloud, they published their first album, 44.Deluxe, in 2020 with the label .
They participated in the fourth evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, singing with Sethu a cover version of "Charlie fa surf", originally by Baustelle.
In 2023, they reached the top 3 of the Sanremo Giovani song contest with their song "Effetti speciali", earning them a spot in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 where they performed "Governo punk".
Band members Fares (Pietro Serafini) Erin (Dario Lombardi) Caph (Marco Vittiglio) JxN (Jacopo Adamo) Faster (Andrea Locci) Piccolo (Duccio Caponi)
Discography Albums + List of albums with details Title Release date Label Peak chart positions ITA44.Deluxe4 November 2020Bomba Dischi —Farsi male a noi va bene26 November 2021Bomba Dischi 34Farsi male a noi va bene 2.026 May 2022Bomba Dischi —Fuoristrada28 April 2023Bomba Dischi 48 Tocca il cielo3 April 2025Bomba Dischi 14
Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications Title Year Peak chart positionsCertifications AlbumITA"Cosa ci resta"2022—— Farsi male a noi va bene"So chi sei"—— Farsi male a noi va bene 2.0"Per non sentire la noia" 2023—— Fuoristrada"Guida spericolata"——"Effetti speciali"—— "Governo punk" 2024 20 FIMI: Gold Tocca il cielo"Ma che idea" 21 FIMI: Platinum"Estate 80" 69 FIMI: Gold "Capolavoro"2025——Tocca il cielo"Spa cabaret"——"Luna rossa"——
As featured artist +List of charting singles as featured artist, with chart positions, album name and certificationsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumITA"Diavolo"20226 FIMI: Gold rowspan="3" "Così non va"60—"La verità"22 FIMI: Gold
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