Albanian singer and songwriter (born 1981)
Ermal Meta
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![Ermal Meta in 2018](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BlueCarpet2018-073-Italy4-EuroVisionary.jpg/220px-BlueCarpet2018-073-Italy4-EuroVisionary.jpg) Ermal Meta in 2018
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Born
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1981-04-20
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20 April 1981
(age 43)
Fier
,
Albania
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
| - Singer
- songwriter
- composer
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Instruments
| - Vocals
- guitar
- keyboard
- synthesizer
- bass
- piano
- drum machine
- sampler
- cajon
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Years active
| 2006?present
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Labels
| Mescal
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Musical artist
Ermal Meta
(
Italian:
[??rmal
?m?ːta]
,
Albanian:
[???mal
?m?ta]
; born 20 April 1981) is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Meta rose to prominence as one of the lead singers of Ameba 4 and
La Fame di Camilla
[
it
]
.
[2]
After becoming a songwriter for several Italian artists, he launched his solo career, releasing two studio albums:
Umano
(2016) and
Vietato morire
(2017). The latter peaked at number one in Italy, and was preceded by the single with the same title, which placed third in the main competition of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2017
, also receiving the "
Mia Martini
" Critics' Prize.
In 2018, Meta won the
Sanremo Music Festival
and went on to represent
Italy
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
in Lisbon, Portugal.
[3]
[4]
Biography
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Life
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Born in
Fier
,
Albania
, Meta and his family moved to
Bari
in southern Italy at the age of 13.
[5]
[6]
He debuted as a guitarist of Italian band Ameba4, which competed in the Newcomers' section of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2006
with the song "Rido... forse mi sbaglio", included in their self-titled album, which was released in February 2006.
[7]
Career
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Ermal Meta performing in 2010, as a member of the band La Fame di Camilla
In 2007 Meta became the frontman, lead singer and main songwriter of the band La Fame di Camilla.
[8]
Their debut album, simply titled
La Fame di Camilla
, was released by
Universal Music
in 2009.
[9]
The band later released the albums
Buio e luce
, including the title-track which competed in the Newcomers' section of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2010
, and
L'attesa
(2012).
[10]
The band split in 2013.
[11]
After writing songs for several Italian artists, including
Marco Mengoni
,
Emma
,
Chiara
,
Annalisa
,
Patty Pravo
and
Lorenzo Fragola
, Meta started his solo career.
[11]
[12]
In July 2013, he appeared as a featured artist on Patty Pravo's single "Non mi interessa".
[13]
In 2014, he contributed the soundtrack of Italian television series
Braccialetti rossi
, performing the song "Tutto si muove".
[12]
[14]
In 2016, he competed in the
66th Sanremo Music Festival
, performing the song "Odio le favole", which placed third in the Newcomers' section.
[15]
"Odio le favole" was included in his debut solo album,
Umano
.
[12]
He returned to the contest in
2017
, competing in the Big Artists section for the first time, with the song "Vietato morire".
[16]
During the third night of the contest, he performed a cover of
Domenico Modugno
's "Amara terra mia", receiving the award for the Best Cover Performance.
[17]
Meta placed third overall in the competition, and received the "Mia Martini" Critics' Prize.
[18]
[19]
His second studio album,
Vietato morire
, was released on 10 February 2017.
[20]
The album also includes a duet with Italian singer-songwriter
Elisa
.
[20]
In March 2017, Meta was chosen as a judge on the 16th series of Italian talent show
Amici di Maria De Filippi
.
[21]
On 11 February 2018, Meta, along with
Fabrizio Moro
, won the Big Artists section of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2018
with the song
Non mi avete fatto niente
, and as such, represented
Italy
at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
in Lisbon, Portugal.
[22]
In 2020, he released the single
Finira bene
.
[23]
In 2021, he competed in the Big Artists section of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2021
with the song
Un milione di cose da dirti
. He placed third in the competition.
Discography
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- Umano
(2016)
- Vietato morire
(2017)
- Non abbiamo armi
(2018)
- Tribu urbana
(2021)
- Buona fortuna
(2024)
Awards
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References
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External links
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