Soul System | |
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| Origin | Brescia,Lombardy,Italy Verona,Veneto, Italy |
| Genres | Pop,R&B |
| Years active | 2016-present |
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Soul System is an Italian group who won thetenth season of the Italian version of theX Factor.[2]
Four of the band members haveGhanaian origins, but they were born inVerona andBrescia, Italy. They met in local Ghanaian andevangelical communities and eventually decided to form a band. The opportunity came when they met at the recording studio of Joel Ainoo, one of the members. In the summer of 2016 they had a number of live performances. After that, the band participated to the selection ofThe X Factor: first refused, the judgeÁlvaro Soler brought them back after the band Jarvis had left the show.[3] Soul System reached the final and finally won the competition. They presented the song "She's Like a Star".[2]
Together withSergio Sylvestre, the band performedNino Ferrer's "La pelle nera" during the third evening of theSanremo Music Festival 2017.[4] At the beginning of July they released a new song called "Liquido", which contains a sample of "Narcotic" by the German bandLiquido.[5] Their first studio album titledBack to the Future was released in September 2017.[1][6]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA [7] | ||
| Back to the Future |
| 52 |
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA [7] | ||
| She's Like a Star |
| 20 |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [9] | ||||
| "She's Like a Star"[10] | 2016 | 7 |
| She's Like a Star |
| "Liquido"[5] | 2017 | — | Back to the Future | |
| "White Niggas"[12] | — | |||
| "Coma"[13] | 2019 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Topless"[14] | 2020 | — | ||
| "Starlights"[15] | — | |||
| "Double Identity"[16] (featuring Arya) | 2021 | — | ||
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country. | ||||
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [9] | |||
| "Stammi bene (On My Mind)"[17] (Deborah Iurato featuring Soul System) | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country. | |||
| Preceded by | X Factor (Italy) Winner 2016 | Succeeded by |