Anastasio (singer)

Marco Anastasio known as Anastasio (born 13 May 1997) is an Italian rapper and singer. He was born in Meta, Campania, a town near Naples. He is best known for winning the twelfth season of the Italian talent show X Factor in 2018.[1][2] His debut single, "La fine del mondo", was released on 23 November 2018 and topped the charts in Italy.[3][4]

Anastasio
Birth name	Marco Anastasio
Born	13 May 1997 Meta, Campania, Italy
Genres	Hip hop, rap rock, alternative hip hop, conscious hip-hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, rapper
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Sony Music (2018–present)

Biography

Early life

Marco Anastasio was born in 1997 in Meta, Campania.[2]

2015-2018: Career beginnings

He published his first EP Disciplina sperimentale produced by Gigi Emme in 2015 and he also uploaded some singles on his YouTube channel using the pseudonym Nasta. On 20 March 2018 he published the single "Come Maurizio Sarri" dedicated to Maurizio Sarri the former coach of the professional football club S.S.C. Napoli. The single was successful, especially among football fans.[5]

2018–2020: X Factor Italia, Sanremo 2020 and first album

He won the twelfth edition of the Italian version of the X Factor in December 2018.[1][2] On 23 November 2018 his debut single "La fine del mondo" was released and it topped the charts in Italy winning a Gold Certification.[3][4] On 14 December 2018 his EP La fine del mondo was released on Spotify.

On 8 February 2019 he appeared as a musical guest during the fourth show of the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Correre", which followed a monologue by actor and presenter Claudio Bisio.[6] The song was released as a digital single on 9 February 2019.[7]

He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Rosso di rabbia".[8] On 7 February 2020, he released his debut album Atto zero.[9][10]

Discography

Albums

• Atto zero (2020)

EP

• Disciplina sperimentale (2015)
• La fine del mondo (2018)

Singles

• "Come Maurizio Sarri" (2018)
• "La fine del mondo" (2018)
• "Correre" (2019)
• "Il fattaccio del vicolo del Moro" (2019)
• "Rosso di rabbia" (2020)

References

1. "Anastasio vince X Factor 2018 – X Factor – Sky Uno". X Factor. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
2. Carlo Mandelli (14 December 2018). "X Factor 2018, vince Anastasio". ANSA (in Italian). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
3. "Anastasio - La fine del mondo (Radio Date: 23-11-2018)" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
4. "Classifica settimanale WK 48 (dal 2018-11-23 al 2018-11-29)".
5. "Anastasio - Biografia" (in Italian). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
6. "Anastasio a Sanremo: il testo della nuova canzone". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
7. "Sanremo 2019, Anastasio ospite a sorpresa: l'inedito Correre" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
8. "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon (in Italian). 31 December 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
9. "Anastasio tra passato, presente e futuro: "Ecco il mio 'Atto Zero', è un nuovo inizio"". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
10. "Anastasio, il 7 febbraio esce l'album "Atto Zero"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 10 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

External links

• "Anastasio". Treccani Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 February 2020.