Immanuel Casto

Manuel Cuni (born September 16, 1983),[2] known professionally as Immanuel Casto, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Immanuel Casto
Background information
Birth nameManuel Cuni
Born (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983
Alzano Lombardo, Italy.
GenresPorn groove[1][2]
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • JLe Management
  • Freak & Chic

Biography

1983–2008: Early works

Born in Alzano Lombardo,[2] Manuel Cuni moved to Bologna in 2002, to work as an art director. Between 2003 and 2004, with the stage name Immanuel, Cuni produced and released the EPs On the Road, Voyeur and Vento di erezioni.[3] The songs showed an ironic take on sex and pornography, in a dance/electronic style. According to Casto, his work belongs in the porn groove music genre.[1] In 2005, the song "Io la do" got to be broadcast nationally on Radio Deejay.[3]

The 2008 music video for "Anal Beat" was Casto's big break. He became a regular guest on MTV Italia's Loveline[4] and got to be featured on El País.[5] In the same year Casto signed with Jle Management. In June Casto performed at the National Gay Pride and published his first greatest hits The Hits.[6]

2009–2014: Adult Music and Freak & Chic

In 2009 Casto went on his first national tour and released the single "Touché (Par l'amour)",[7] his first song available on digital stores and produced by his future main collaborator, Keen.[6]

In 2010 he began his collaboration with singer-songwriter Romina Falconi, releasing "Crash", one of Casto's most successful singles, later included in his first studio album, Adult Music (Universal 2011).[8]

On September 13, 2013 Immanuel Casto published his second studio album Freak & Chic, which included the singles "Tropicanal" and "Sexual Navigator" (featuring the drag queen Minerva Lowenthal). Romina Falconi is featured on the third single, "Sognando Cracovia", which became the title for Casto and Falconi's joint tour in 2014-2015. In turn, Casto appeared on the song "Eyeliner", included in Falconi's album Certi sogni si fanno attraverso un filo d'odio.[9]

2015–present: The Pink Album and L'età del consenso

In 2015 Casto released "Deepthroat Revolution" and announced his third studio work, The Pink Album, published on September 25. With "Rosico" Casto begins his collaboration with Tying Tiffany, while "Rosso oro e nero" is a cover of Einstürzende Neubauten's "Sabrina", performed with Italian post punk band Soviet Soviet, and "Horror Vacui" features once again Romina Falconi. The video for "Alphabet of Love", featuring adult performer Franco Trentalance, has been officially released in September 2016 on Pornhub. According to a statement released by Casto's production company, it is the first time a European artist gets to release their video on the site.[10][11]

On September 14, 2018, Casto released the greatest hits L'età del consenso.[12][13] The lead single, "Piromane", featuring Romina Falconi, was released on June 5, 2018.[14][15]

On November 1, 2019, Casto became president of the organization Mensa Italia.[16]

Controversies
  • In 2012 Casto released Squillo (lit. "call girl"),[17] a collectible card game about prostitution, sex trafficking and various criminal activities.[18] On October 9, 2012, senator Emanuela Baio Dossi, urged for the game to be removed from stores due to its controversial and offensive content.[19][20]
  • The song "Da grande sarai fr**io" (lit. "When you grow up you'll be a f*ggot"), from The Pink Album, sparked some controversy upon its release, in spite of carrying an "it gets better" message aimed at LGBT youth. However, due to Casto's trademark explicit and politically incorrect style and his use of slurs, it was deemed offensive by part of his LGBT audience, prompting Casto, himself an out gay man and LGBT activist,[21] to make a video addressing his fans and explaining the meaning of the song.[22]
  • In 2016 Casto released a satirical board game called Witch & Bitch; the politician Mario Adinolfi threatened to report Casto and the co-creator of Witch & Bitch Marco Albiero because he recognized himself in the illustration of the card "Omofobo" (lit. "homophobic").[23]

Discography

Albums
  • 2011 – Adult Music
  • 2013 – Freak & Chic
  • 2015 – The Pink Album

Compilations
  • 2011 – Porn Groove 2004/2009
  • 2018 – L'età del consenso

Singles
  • 2009 – "Touché (Par l'amour)"
  • 2010 – "Escort 25"
  • 2010 – "Crash" (feat. Romina Falconi)
  • 2011 – "Revival"
  • 2011 – "Killer Star"
  • 2012 – "Zero carboidrati"
  • 2012 – "Porn to Be Alive"
  • 2012 – "A Pecorina nel Presepe"
  • 2013 – "Tropicanal"
  • 2014 – "Sexual Navigator"
  • 2014 – "Sognando Cracovia" (feat. Romina Falconi)
  • 2015 – "Deepthroat Revolution"
  • 2015 – "Da grande sarai fr**io"
  • 2015 – "DiscoDildo"
  • 2016 – "Alphabet of Love"
  • 2018 – "Piromane" (feat. Romina Falconi)

References
  1. "Immanuel Casto, voce del porn groove italiano" (in Italian). Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. "Immanuel Casto". Rockol (in Italian). September 7, 2018. Retrieved September 6, 2020. nello stesso periodo esce la raccolta FEEL THE PORN GROOVE, che dà origine al porn groove, sottogenere musicale in cui i testi sono esplicitamente riguardanti il sesso [...] Si è definito il "Principe del Porn Groove"
  3. "Mr Muzik Off: Immanuel Casto presenta il suo "Killer Star" - Cronaca - Gazzetta di Modena". December 3, 2011. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. "LOVELINE: IL SESSO TORNA PROTAGONISTA SU MTV. IMMANUEL CASTO TROVA IL SUO POSTO AL SOLE". DavideMaggio.it. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  5. País, Ediciones El (September 5, 2008). "¿A qué suena el porno pop?". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  6. "Immanuel Casto - GayVillage" (in Italian). Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  7. "Debaser: Touchè par l'amour".
  8. "Immanuel Casto, che hard disk! – Spettacolo". www.tgcom24.mediaset.it. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  9. "Immanuel Casto: "Sono pronto per Sanremo" – L'intervista – Panorama". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  10. "Storica collaborazione tra IMMANUEL CASTO e PORNHUB | Freak & Chic". www.freaknchic.it. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  11. "Immanuel Casto lancia il nuovo singolo su Pornhub". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  12. "IMMANUEL CASTO il 14 settembre esce "L'Età del Consenso"". Newsic.it (in Italian). September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  13. "Immanuel Casto – L'Età Del Consenso". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  14. Roberto Schinardi (May 2, 2018). "Immanuel Casto: "La vera Età del Consenso è la propria consapevolezza"". Gay.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  15. "Immanuel Casto – Piromane". Discogs (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  16. "Mensa Italia - Storia". Mensa Italia (in Italian). Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  17. "Squillo official site (explicit content)".
  18. "Il gioco di ruolo con le squillo fa scandalo | Giornalettismo | Giornalettismo" (in Italian). October 31, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  19. ""Squillo", il gioco da tavolo per 'papponi' diventa un cult. Tra le polemiche". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  20. "Squillo di Immanuel Casto: interrogazione in Senato per il gioco di carte sulla prostituzione [FOTO]". GAY.tv (in Italian). Retrieved October 20, 2015.
  21. "Immanuel Casto: "Mi manca l'amore". Ecco l'intervista. | Gay.it" (in Italian). May 4, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  22. "Immanuel Casto risponde ai commenti su "Da grande sarai fr**io"", YouTube (in Italian), retrieved October 20, 2015
  23. "Adinolfi: "Io non sono omofobo, vi denuncio"". Adnkronos (in Italian). Retrieved September 29, 2020.
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