Silvia Cesana (born 21 February 1999), known professionally as Sissi, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Early life and education Born in 1999 in Erba and raised in Merone (both in the Province of Como), Sissi became interested in music at a young age, drawing particular inspiration from English singer Amy Winehouse.
As a teenager, she began writing songs in English, in 2017 which were released on Caterina Caselli's Sugar Music label. She obtained her high school diploma in languages at the "Carlo Porta" high school in Erba.
Career In 2019 she participated in the thirteenth season of X Factor, where she was eliminated by Sfera Ebbasta at the Home Visits. On 17 April 2020 she released her first official single "Sento", followed on 12 June by the single "Versus" featuring Tommy Dali. In the same year she accompanied Rkomi as a backing singer for the Dove gli occhi non arrivano tour. In November 2020, she participated in AmaSanremo with her unreleased song "Per farci paura", which was included on the soundtrack of the third season of the Netflix series Summertime.
In 2021, she participated in the twenty-first season of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, reaching the final finishing in fifth place and winning the TIM critics' award worth euros in gold tokens. On 27 May 2022 she released her first studio album, Leggera, which includes both new songs and the songs she presented at Amici, including "Come, come" (which went gold), "Stupidi lovers", "Danshari", "Dove sei" and "Scendi". Then, in September 2022, she performed "Sottovoce" at the TIM Music Awards at the Verona Arena. The following year, she wrote the lyrics for "Atacama", the third track on Giorgia's album Blu.
On 9 February 2024 she participated in the 74th Sanremo Music Festival on the fourth evening dedicated to covers, duetting with competing singer BigMama, along with Gaia and La Niña, singing the song "Fa strano (Lady Marmalade)", released the following 22 March. She subsequently joined the record label Pluggers, with which she released the single "Mezzo amore" on 5 April. That same year, she sang Princess Ellian's songs in the Netflix animated film Spellbound. On 11 April 2025 she released her first EP XS, containing six tracks, including the singles "Vorrei", "Telegram" and "Hooligans".
Discography Extended plays +List of EPs, with selected chart positionsTitleEP detailsPeak chart positionsITALeggera Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Sugar Music, Universal Music Italia Format: CD, digital download, streaming11XS Released: 11 April 2025 Label: Epic, Pluggers, Sony Music Format: digital download, streaming—
Soundtrack albums Title Details Spellbound (Colonna Sonora Del Film Netflix di Skydance Animation) Released: November 22, 2024 Label: Netflix Music Format: Digital download, streaming Singles As lead artist +List of singles, with chart positions and album nameTitleYearCertificationsAlbum or EP"Sento"2020 rowspan="3" "Versus""Per farti paura""Come, come"2021 FIMI: GoldLeggera"Stupidi lovers""Danshari"2022"Dove sei""Scendi""Sottovoce" rowspan="2" "Mezzo amore"2024"Vorrei"2025XS"Telegram""Hooligans""Colpo di stato"2026 rowspan="2" "Amore mio"
As featured artist +List of singles and album nameTitleYearAlbum"Goccia"2023Gloria"Fa strano (Lady Marmalade)"2024Sangue
Collaborations +List of songs as featured artistTitleYearAlbum or EP"Semplicemente"2021Extra #1"Criminale"Luce spenta"Affogo (outro)"Alchimia"Sembrava impossibile"2023Sacrosanto"Privacy"2025Chi ama non dimentica
Songwriting credits +List of selected songs co-written by SissiTitleYearArtist(s)Album or EP"Like The Rain (Unpredictable)"2018NaomiNon-album single"Atacama"2023GiorgiaBlu Tournée As a solo artist 2022 – Live 2022 2026 – Amore Mio Tour For other artists 2019/2020 – Dove gli occhi non arrivano Tour Rkomi's tour as a chorister Television programs YearTitleNetworkNotes2019X FactorSky UnoContestant (season 13)2020AmaSanremoRai 1Contestant (season 14)2021–2022Amici di Maria De FilippiCanale 5Contestant, fifth place (season 21)2024Sanremo Music Festival 2024Rai 1Guest on the cover night
Dubbing YearTitleRoleNotes2024SpellboundEllianItalian voice
Awards and nominations YearAwardNominationResultNotes2022Amici di Maria De FilippiTIM Critics' Award
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