Cremonini was born inBologna,Italy, on March 27, 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 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 commercial 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 single "Gli uomini e le donne sono uguali" and "Vieni a vedere perché", both reaching the top-ten of theItalian Singles Chart.[14][15]
After three years of music 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 the pop singerMalika Ayane, girlfriend of Cremonini 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.
2011–2018: Label change and the commercial success
In 2011, Cremonini signed withUniversal Music Italia with the singer company that owns his recording rights Trecuori srl.[22] The following year he published his fourth studio albumLa teoria dei colori, debuting at number two on theItalian Albums Chart and being 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"; the latter 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 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, 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:Best off,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 "Colibr'" 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]
On 24 September 2024 he published the single "Ora che non ho più te", which peaked at number two on the Italian Singles Charts[45] On 29 November 2024 Cremonini published his eight studio albumAlaska Baby.[46]
