Ghemon
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| Birth name | Giovanni Luca Picariello |
| Born | 1 April 1982 Avellino, Campania, Italy |
| Genres | Conscious hip hop Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1996–present |
Ghemon (born 1 April 1982) is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.
His stage name is a tribute to the character Ishikawa Goemon XIII from Monkey Punch's manga series Lupin the Third.[1] His debut album La rivincita dei buoni was released in 2007.[2] In 2017 his single "Adesso sono qui" was included in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K17.[3]
Ghemon participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rose viola"[4] and at the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with "Momento perfetto".[5]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- La rivincita dei buoni (2007)
- E poi, all'improvviso, impazzire (2009)
- Qualcosa è cambiato - Qualcosa cambierà Vol. 2 (2012)
- Orchidee (2014)
- Mezzanotte (2017)
- Scritto nelle stelle (2020)
- E vissero feriti e contenti (2021)
References[edit]
- ^ "Ghemon, il rapper svela il significato del suo nome: "Mi sono ispirato a Goemon del cartoon Lupin"". Fanpage. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
- ^ "La rivincita dei buoni". rockit.it.
- ^ "Basket e Rap, l'accoppiata vincente: il rapper Ghemon fa impazzire i fans di NBA 2k17 con "Adesso sono qui" [VIDEO]". Sport Fair. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition!". Esctoday.com. 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Ghemon a Sanremo 2021 con Momento perfetto: il testo". Sky TG24. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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