Michele Bravi
Michele Bravi (born 19 December 1994) is an Italian pop singer, songwriter and actor . He rose to fame after winning the seventh season of the Italian X Factor. His coronation song, "La vita e la felicità", was penned by Tiziano Ferro and reached the top spot of the Italian Singles Chart. Bravi's debut album, A passi piccoli, was released in June 2014.
Michele Bravi | |
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Michele Bravi in Roncade in 2016 | |
Background information | |
Born | Città di Castello, Province of Perugia, Italy | 19 December 1994
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
Years active | 2013–present |
Labels | Sony Music (2013–2015) Universal Music (2015–) |
In 2015, after parting ways with Sony Music, he released the EP I Hate Music, which entered the Italian Albums chart at number 3. In 2017, Bravi debuted at the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the "Big Artists" section with the song "Il diario degli errori", anticipation of his number one album Anime di carta. In 2018 he featured with Italian singer Elodie in the top ten hit Nero Bali and in 2019 he acted on Italian TV series La compagnia del Cigno.
Since his career debut Bravi has sold over 250.000 copies in Italy reaching the Top ten Charts six times, including two number one. He received two MTV Italian Music Awards, collaborated with numerous Italian artists, including Giorgia and Tiziano Ferro, and the British singer James Blunt.
Career
Michele Bravi was born on 19 December 1994 in Città di Castello, a city in the province of Perugia, in Central Italy, to Giovanna Machi and Stefano Bravi.[1][2] He has a sister, Marta, who is three years older than him.[1] He started singing as a child, when he joined the city choir, but he later decided to quit.[3] During his studies at the liceo classico, Bravi's interest in music persisted, even if it was just a hobby.[4] He later started to take music lessons, and he learnt to play piano.[3]
In 2013, Bravi auditioned for the seventh edition of the Italian talent show X Factor, performing Cat Steven's "Father and Son".[5] After being chosen by Morgan as a contestant for his category, "Boys Under 25", Bravi reached the final of the competition and, on 12 December 2013, won the competition, beating runner-up band Ape Escape.[6] During the competition, Bravi performed the song "La vita e la felicità", co-written by Tiziano Ferro, which was later released as his debut single.[7] During its second week, the single reached the top spot of the Italian Singles Chart.[8] The song was also included in the extended play with the same title, released by Sony Music on 13 December 2013.[9]
In February 2014, Bravi took part in the soundtrack of the film Sotto una buona stella, directed by Carlo Verdone, recording the song with the same title. "Sotto una buona stella" was also released as Bravi's second single.[10] Bravi's first studio album, A passi piccoli, was released on 10 June 2014. The album, which includes tracks written by Giorgia, Tiziano Ferro, Emilio Munda, Federico Zampaglione and James Blunt, also spawned the singles "Un giorno in più" and "In bilico".[11][12][13]
Having left Sony for Universal Music,[3] Bravi in 2015 started a YouTube channel to attain a closer contact with his fans. During the year he started recording new songs and in October his EP I Hate Music was published. It was preceded by the single "The Days".[14] All songs were co-written by Bravi and the lyrics are in English. The EP contains the Troye Sivan cover "The Fault in Our Stars", as well.[15][16] In early 2016, the singer started his first concert tour.[17]
In February 2017, Bravi competed in the "Big Artists" section of the 67th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Il diario degli errori".[18] The song was the lead single from Bravi's second studio album, Anime di carta, released on 24 February 2017.[19] The album peaked the Italian Albums Chart and the song reached the number four of Italian Singles Chart receiving the double platinum certification. His second lead single from the album "Solo per un po'" won the Best Performance Award at the MTV Italian Music Awards.[20]
From October 2017 to May 2017 he was casted with Annalisa and Giovanni Caccamo as tutors of seventeen season of Amici di Maria De Filippi. In 2018 the singer collaborated with Elodie and rapper Gué Pequeno on the Top ten hit Nero Bali, which sold over 100,000 copies.[21] In January 2019 he starred on Italian TV series "La compagnia del Cigno".[22] On February 18, 2020 he announced the future release of La geografia del buio del buio, the singer's third studio album and in May 2020 he was casted for the spin-off Amici Speciali with his lead single "La vita breve dei coriandoli".[23][24]
Personal life
In January 2017, interviewed by Vanity Fair, Bravi revealed he had a relationship with a man. The couple dated for two years before splitting. Bravi refused to label his sexuality in any way: "I don't need to come out, because there's no teen that would be surprised knowing I fell in love with a boy, and I think nobody of my same age would retreat feeling emotions for someone of the same sex". He also stated: "I met someone who gave me emotions, it's irrelevant he was a man. In the future, the same thing could happen with a girl".[25]
In November 2018, Bravi was involved in a fatal car accident that left a 58-year-old motorcyclist dead.[26]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [27] | |||
A passi piccoli |
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8 | |
Anime di carta[28] |
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1 |
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EPs
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [27] | |||
La vita e la felicità |
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23 | |
I Hate Music |
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3 | |
Singles
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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ITA [30] | ||||
"La vita e la felicità" | 2013 | 1 |
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La vita e la felicità |
"Sotto una buona stella" | 2013 | 37 | A passi piccoli | |
"Un giorno in più" | — | |||
"In bilico" | — | |||
"The Days" | 2015 | — | I Hate Music | |
"Sweet Suicide" | — | |||
"Il diario degli errori" | 2017 | 4 |
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Anime di carta |
"Tanto per cominciare" | 88 | |||
"Solo per un po'" | — |
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"Nero Bali" (with Elodie and Gué Pequeno) | 2018 | 10 |
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TBA |
"La vita breve dei coriandoli" | 2020 | 39 | La geografia del buio | |
Album appearances
Contribution | Year | Album |
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"The Christmas Song"[32] | 2014 | X Factor Christmas 2014 |
"I Puffi sanno"[33] (Cristina D'Avena featuring Michele Bravi) |
2017 | Duets – Tutti cantano Cristina |
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The X Factor Italy | Himself | Contestant (season 7) |
2017–18 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Himself | Music tutor (season 17) |
2019 | La compagnia del cigno | Giacomo | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2020 | Amici Speciali | Himself | Contestant |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result |
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2014 | MTV Italian Music Awards | Best Performance[34] | "Un giorno in più" | Won |
2016 | Webstar[35] | Himself | Nominated | |
Nickelodeon SlimeFest Award[35] | Himself | Nominated | ||
2017 | Best Italian Male[36] | Himself | Nominated | |
Best Performance[37] | "Solo per un po'" | Won | ||
Wind Music Awards | Platinum Single Award | "Il Diario degli Errori" | Won |
References
- "Michele, vincitore di X Factor: "A Sanremo? Forse, ma non ci andrei allo sbaraglio"". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Cristina Crisci. "Il poeta Michele affascina X Factor". Valtiberina Online. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- "Michele Bravi – Biografia" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Alessandro Alicandri (19 June 2014). "Michele Bravi esordisce con l'album A passi piccoli: l'intervista". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2014.
- "Il percorso di Michele – X Factor 2013" (in Italian). Sky Italia. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Alessandro Alicandri (13 December 2013). "X Factor 7: la Finale. Michele Bravi vince, le pagelle dell'ultima puntata". Panorama. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Andrea Conti (13 December 2014). "X Factor, Michele Bravi ha vinto: Ho preso un treno al volo. E' andata bene". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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Peak positions on the Italian Singles Chart:
- For "Sotto una buona stella": "FIMI – Classifiche". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2015. Enter the section Archivio, then choose Top Digital in the field Sezione and 2014 in the field Anno. Finally, click on the chart for week 7.
- For all the other songs: "Italian Charts – Michele Bravi – Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "X-Factor, le hit dei finalisti: Michele, Ape Escape, Violetta e Aba" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- "Michele Bravi, da oggi disponibile il singolo Sotto una buona stella" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- Luigi Bolognini. "A passi piccoli, il primo disco di Michele Bravi: Non sono ancora pronto a correre". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- "Michele Bravi, dal 16 maggio il nuovo singolo Un giorno in più" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 14 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- "In bilico: Giorgia firma il testo del nuovo singolo di Michele Bravi" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
- "Michele Bravi: "The days" è il nuovo video". Sorrisi.com. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- Giovanni Ferrari (3 October 2015). "Michele Bravi: "L'odio può diventare energia"". Panorama.it. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- Francesco Chignola (24 September 2015). "Michele Bravi torna (in inglese) con "I Hate Music"". Sorrisi.com. Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- "Concerti, Michele Bravi: lI hate music tour 2016' al via a fine febbraio da Roma". Rockol.it. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- Domenico Naso (13 December 2016). "Festival di Sanremo 2017: i cantanti in gara. Dai talent ai veterani: ecco chi salirà sul palco dell'Ariston". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2017.
- Valentina Cesarini (23 January 2017). "Michele Bravi, esce il nuovo album Anime di Carta". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- Dessì, Martina (27 May 2017). "Solo per un po' di Michele Bravi ai TIM MTV Awards tra Anime di Carta e l'impegno per AIRC (video)". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Elodie, Michele Bravi, Guè Pequeno – Nero Bali". r101.it. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "C'è Michele Bravi ne La Compagnia del Cigno: "Non ossessionarti per ciò che è successo, vai avanti"". Tv Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- "Coronavirus, Michele Bravi sposta l'uscita del suo disco". diregiovani.it (in Italian). 9 March 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Amici Speciali, il promo con i concorrenti Vip: "Sembra tutto strano", attesa per il debutto". www.liberoquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Ho incontrato una persona speciale, che sia un ragazzo è irrilevante: Michele Bravi parla del singolo che presenterà a Sanremo". HuffPost (in Italian). 18 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- "'X Factor Italy' Winner Under Investigation for Role in Fatal Car Accident". The Hollywood Reporter.
- "Italian Charts – Michele Bravi – Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- "Anime di carta: il nuovo album di Michele Bravi" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Italian album certifications – Michele Bravi" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 October 2017. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Michele Bravi" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- "Archivio Classifiche FIMI" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "Archivio Certificazioni FIMI" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- "X Factor Christmas 2014: festeggia Natale con noi!" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 25 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- "Sedici artisti per altrettante sigle di cartoni animati rivisitate nel progetto 'Duets – Tutti cantano Cristina', il cd che festeggia i 35 anni di carriera". la Repubblica (in Italian). 19 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- MTV Awards 2015 – Michele Bravi vince Best Performance
- "MTV Awards 2016, vota da oggi! Ecco tutti gli artisti in gara". MTV Italy. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- "Votazioni aperte! Ecco tutte le nomination dei TIM MTV Awards 2017" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 21 April 2017.
- "Michele Bravi vince il premio Best Performance ai TIM MTV Awards 2017" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 21 April 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michele Bravi. |
- Michele Bravi – X Factor Italy at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 April 2014)
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Preceded by Chiara |
Italian X Factor Winner 2013 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Fragola |