Giovanni Caccamo

Giovanni Caccamo (born 8 December 1990 in Modica, Sicily), is an Italian singer-songwriter. After being discovered by singer Franco Battiato and producer Caterina Caselli,[1] he won the Newcomer's section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, with the song "Ritornerò da te", and released his debut album, Qui per te.

Giovanni Caccamo
Background information
Born (1990-12-08) 8 December 1990
Modica, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2012-present
LabelsSugar Music
Websitegiovannicaccamo.it

He also worked as a television presenter, and he dubbed the character Uku in the Italian version of Pixar's short film Lava. As a songwriter, he penned songs for Italian recording artists Malika Ayane, Francesca Michielin and Emma Marrone.

Early life

Giovanni Caccamo started singing as a child. In 2001, during a Zecchino d'Oro TV special celebrating the Mother's Day, he performed as part of the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano, a children's choir from Bologna.[2]

Career

In 2009, Caccamo began working in RAI, as part of the cast of the Rai Gulp's show Music Gate, produced by Rai Ragazzi and the Institute of Antoniano.[3][4]

In the summer of 2012, he met Franco Battiato and opened some of his tours, including special shows with Antony and the Johnsons.

On 15 August 2013, he released his first single, "L'indifferenza" written by himself and produced by Franco Battiato and Pino Pinaxa Pischetola.[5]

From November 2013, he started performing in several private homes throughout Italy and Europe, singing and playing piano, as part of his Live at Home Tour.[6] The initiative was taken in March 2015 in anticipation as part of the official tour of Qui Per Te. During that time, he was part of the radio show Edicola Fiore hosted by Rosario Fiorello.

In October 2014, he signed a recording contract with Sugar Music.[7]

In 2015, he competed in the 65th edition of the Sanremo Festival and won in the newcomers' section with the song "Ritornerò da te"; He also received the "Mia Martini Critics" Award, the Emanuele Luzzati prize, and the Sherman Press Award (Press Radio-TV).[8][9] The song anticipated his first studio album Qui per te, which peaked at number 29 of Italian Albums Chart.[10] During 2015 Caccamo wrote songs for Emma Marrone, Francesca Michielin, Deborah Iurato and Malika Ayane.

In January 2016 Caccamo participated at Sanremo Music Festival. The chosen song "Via da qui", a duet with Deborah Iurato, is inserted in the singer's second studio album Non siamo soli. The album became his second top30 on Fimi's chart and have collaboration with Federica Abbate, Malika Ayane and Carmen Consoli.[11]

On July 26, 2016, together with Andrea Bocelli, Carly Paoli, David Foster, is one of the protagonists of "Music For Mercy", an event that celebrated the Jubilee of Mercy at the Roman Forum.

On November 10th 2016, "Dialogue with my mother", the first epistolary novel by Giovanni, published by Rizzoli.

From November 19 to December 10, 2016, he conducted with Francesca Fialdini, the 59th edition of the Zecchino d'Oro.[12]

He has since then appeared in many concerts and music festivals, including as an opening act for famed singer Biagio Antonacci.[13][14] In 2017 he was the lyricist for Elodie's second studio album Tutta colpa mia and for Chiara Galiazzo.

On January 14, 2017 he was appointed Ambassador for UNESCO.

In October 2017 he began his television adventure as a Tutor in the school of “Amici”, broadcast on Saturdays on Canale 5 and daily on Real Time.

9 February 2018, after his participation in the 68th edition of the Sanremo Festival with the homonymous song "Eterno" and the success of “Puoi fidarti di me", the main theme song of the soundtrack of the movie “Puoi baciare lo sposo" by Alessandro Genovesi, the third album by the Sicilian singer-songwriter is published. The single Eterno has exceeded 8 MLN of views and 4 MLN of streaming, reaping a great success.

On October 6, 2018, he sings for Pope Francis, in the Sala Nervi in Vatican City, on the occasion of the "Synod of Young People".

On 8 February 2019 he is a guest at the Sanremo Festival with Patty Pravo.

His “Eterno Tour” has exceeded 50 performances reaching Lima, Santiago, Rancagua, Tokyo, Budapest, Cairo, Tunis, Algiers.

On 26 April 2020, he represents Italy, at the "Pathway to Paris: Earth Day 50" Festival, with Michael Stipe of R.E.M., Patti Smith, Johnny Depp, Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Cat Power, Ben Harper and many other artists. The concert, organized by Jesse Paris Smith and Rebecca Foon, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[15]
Qui per te[16]
  • Released: 10 February 2015
  • Label: Sugar
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 29
Non siamo soli
  • Released: 12 February 2016
  • Label: Sugar
  • Formats: CD, download
 30
Eterno
  • Released: 9 February 2018
  • Label: Sugar
  • Formats: CD, download
 41
[17]

Singles
List of singles, with chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Certification Album
ITA
[18]
"Mezze verità" 2012 — Non-album singles
"L'indifferenza" 2013 —
"Ritornerò da te" 2015 33 Qui per te
"Oltre l'estasi" —
"Distante dal tempo" —
"Via da qui"
(with Deborah Iurato)		 2016 35 Non siamo soli
"Eterno" 2018 50 Eterno
"Bisogno di tutto" —

Writing credits
List of songs written or co-written by Caccamo and performed by other artists
Song and co-writers Year Artist Album
"Adesso e qui (nostalgico presente)"[19]
(written with Malika Ayane, Pacifico & Alessandra Flora)		 2015 Malika Ayane Naïf
"Tutto questo vento"[20]
(written with Francesca Michielin, Gianclaudia Franchini & Federica Abbate)		 Francesca Michielin di20
"Finalmente"[21]
(written with Alessandra Flora)		 Emma Adesso
"Da sola"[22] Deborah Iurato Sono ancora io
"Sentirò respirare"[23]
(written with Andrea Nardinocchi & Placido Simone)		 2017 Chiara Nessun posto è casa mia
"Giorni bellissimi"[24]
(written with Alessandra Flora)		 Elodie Tutta colpa mia

Sanremo Music Festival entries
List of Sanremo Music Festival entires, with competing section and final results
Year Section Song and writer(s) Final result Additional awards
2015[25] Newcomers "Ritornerò da te"
(Giovanni Caccamo)		 Winner
  • "Emanuele Luzzati" Award[25]
  • Critics' Award "Mia Martini"[26]
  • Press, Radio, TV & Web Award "Lucio Dalla"[26]
2016[27] Big Artists "Via da qui" (with Deborah Iurato)
(Giuliano Sangiorgi)		 3rd place

Filmography
Television and films credits
Year Film Role Notes
2015 Lava Uku

Voice role – Italian dubbing[28]

References
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  3. "RAI: Music Gate, nuovo format dal 10 ottobre su Rai Gulp". PrimaOnline.it. 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  4. "Giovanni Caccamo – Biografia" (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. "Franco Battiato produce L'indifferenza di Giovanni Caccamo" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  6. "Il pupillo di Battiato che suona direttamente nelle case dei fan". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 1 November 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. Gianmarco Regaldi (25 October 2014). "Giovanni Caccamo: Una nuova scommessa per Caterina Caselli" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  8. http://www.repubblica.it/speciali/sanremo/edizione2015/2015/02/13/news/sanremo_quarta_serata-107218377/
  9. https://www.webcitation.org/6WL4Gvygv?url=http://sanremo.allmusicitalia.it/sanremo-2015-quarta-serata-eliminati-tatangelo-raf-fabian-biggio-e-mandelli.html
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  11. "Sanremo 2016, GIOVANNI CACCAMO lancia "Non siamo soli". Duetti con CARMEN CONSOLI e MALIKA AYANE". All Music Italia (in Italian). 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  12. "59° Edizione". Zecchino d'Oro (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  13. "Giovanni Caccamo: il 26 luglio sul palco del Music for Mercy". Radio Web Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  14. https://www.ilsussidiario.net/redazione (2016-06-08). "Giovanni Caccamo / Il cantante di "Non siamo soli" sul palco dell'Arena di Verona. Estate in tour (Wind Music Awards 2016, seconda puntata 8 giugno)". IlSussidiario.net (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-04-23.
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  17. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 2018-02-09 al 2018-02-15)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  18. Peak chart positions in Italy:
  19. Gianni Sibilla (23 January 2015). "Sanremo 2015, l'ascolto in anteprima delle canzoni dei Campioni" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  20. Alessandro Alicandri (23 October 2015). "Francesca Michielin, di20: tutto sul nuovo album". Panorama (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015.
  21. Antonella Nesi (26 November 2015). "Emma: Dal sesso all'impegno, ecco come sono Adesso" (in Italian). Adnkronos. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.
  22. "Deborah Iurato torna Da sola: il nuovo singolo su Radio Italia" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  23. "Ecco tracklist e autori dell'album di Chiara Galiazzo che giovedì sarà sul palco dell'Ariston con Mauro Pagani" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  24. "Tutta colpa mia è il nuovo album di Elodie: tra gli autori Abbate, Amara, Zibba, Ermal Meta, Jack Jaselli e molti altri" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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  28. Valentina Ariete (16 September 2015). "Inside Out: Il nuovo capolavoro Pixar con due voci d'eccezione: Malika Ayane e Giovanni Caccamo" (in Italian). Radio DeeJay. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015.
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