Ghemon

Ghemon (born 1 April 1982) is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.

Ghemon
Background information
Birth nameGiovanni Luca Picariello
Born (1982-04-01) 1 April 1982
Avellino, Campania, Italy
GenresConscious hip hop
Pop
Occupation(s)Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active1996–present

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]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 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)
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References
  1. "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.
  2. "La rivincita dei buoni". rockit.it.
  3. "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.
  4. "Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition!". Esctoday.com. 22 December 2018.


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