Cremonini was born inBologna,Italy, on 27 March 1980, second son of Carla, a professor of literature, and Giovanni Cremonini, a medical nutritionist (1924-2019).[4] From an early age, he began studying piano. After listening to British rock bandQueen, he started listening topop rock music and writing his first songs at the age of 14.[5] In 1996, along with some friends and classmates at theliceo scientifico Sabin, he formed a group called Senza filtro, with whom he performed at parties and clubs in Bologna, singing covers ofThe Beatles,Oasis,Radiohead and Queen.[6] In late 1996, he met Walter Mameli, who has since become his music producer and manager.[7]
In 1999, he became thefrontman of Italian bandLùnapop, with Nicola Balestri, Gabriele Galassi, Alessandro De Simone and Michele Giuliani,[8] publishing the album…Squérez? and several commercially successful songs, including "50 special" and "Qualcosa di grande".[9][10] In 2002, for management and contractual reasons, the group stopped producing music, leading the members to take different working directions.[11][12] Cremonini consequently launched his solo career, publishing his debut solo studio albumBagus in November 2002 throughWarner Music Italy.[13] The album peaked at number nine on theItalian Albums Chart and was promoted by the singles "Gli uomini e le donne sono uguali" and "Vieni a vedere perché", both reaching the top ten of theItalian Singles Chart.[14][15]
After a three year break, Cremonini published his second studio albumMaggese on 10 June 2005, which debuted at number seven on the Italian Album Chart.[16] The lead single "Marmellata #25" peaked at number 11 on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified double platinum byFIMI.[17] In November 2006, he published his first live album1+8+24.[18] In 2008, Cremonini published the third studio albumIl primo bacio sulla Luna, becoming his third top ten album, which featured the single "Dicono di me".[19]
In 2010, Cremonini collaborated withJovanotti on "Mondo",[20] which anticipated the singer's first greatest hits album1999-2010 The Greatest Hits. The second single was "Hello!" with pop singerMalika Ayane, Cremonini's girlfriend at the time.[21] The same year, Cremonini also co-wrote with musician Alessandro Magnanini the theme song for the radio program 105 all'una, hosted daily onRadio 105 byAlessandro Cattelan.
In 2011, Cremonini signed withUniversal Music Italia with the singer company that owns his recording rights Trecuori srl.[22] The following year he released his fourth studio albumLa teoria dei colori, which debuted at number two on theItalian Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by FIMI.[23][24] It was promoted by several commercial successful singles, including "Il comico (Sai che risate)" and "La nuova stella di Broadway [it]"; the latter of which peaked at number nine and was certified quadruple platinum.[25]
In 2014, he published his fifth studioLogico, which debuted at number one on the album chart becoming Cremonini's first number one album in his career.[26][27] The album featured several successful singles, including "Logico #1", which peaked at number four on the singles chart.[28][29] The following year, he published his second live albumPiù che logico (Live).[30] It reached number two on the chart and was certified platinum.[31] It was promoted by "Buon viaggio (Share the Love)" and "Lost in the Weekend".[32][33] On 24 November 2017, Cremonini releasedPossibili scenari, which became his second number one album on the Italian album chart and was certified double platinum.[34] The lead single "Poetica" peaked at number two on the Italian singles charts and was certified triple platinum.[35] The second single "Nessuno vuole essere Robin" was published on 23 February 2018.[36]
2019–present:Cremonini 2C2C,La ragazza del futuro andAlaska Baby
On 29 November 2019, he published his second greatest hitsCremonini 2C2C - The Best Of,[37] becoming his third number one chart project, promoted by the new songs "Al telefono" and "Giovane stupida".[38][39] On 20 June 2020, the list of new dates for the 2021 stadium tour was announced,[40] following the postponement of the 2020 tour due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[41]
On 25 February 2022, he published his seventh studio albumLa ragazza del futuro, which peaked at number two on the Italian Album Charts and was certified gold by FIMI.[42] The album was anticipated by the singles "Colibrì" and "La ragazza del futuro", both performed live on the night the singer-songwriter was a guest artist at theSanremo Music Festival 2022.[43] After the promotional tour in Italy, he published his third live albumCremonini Live: Stadi 2022.[44]
