Calcutta (singer)

Edoardo D'Erme (born 19 April 1989 in Latina, Lazio), better known as Calcutta, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted with the album Forse…, released by Geograph Records in 2012.^[1] Its follow-up, Mainstream, was released by Bomba Dischi on 30 November 2015, preceded by the single "Cosa mi manchi a fare".^[2] Initially ignored by Italian media, the album started to achieve success after a few months, when its lead single received airplay by Italian radio networks.^[3] The song "Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016.^[4] Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[5][2]

Calcutta
Calcutta performing in Acireale (2019)
Background information
Birth name	Edoardo D'Erme
Born	(1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 33) Latina, Lazio, Italy
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Geograph Records Bomba Dischi

In 2018, Calcutta's third studio album, Evergreen, became his first number-one on the Italian Albums Chart.^[6] The album spawned singles including "Orgasmo", "Paracetamolo" and "Pesto".^[7] The album was re-released in 2019, with the singles "Punto" and "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)".^[8]

In 2019, Calcutta recorded the single "La luna e la gatta" with producers Takagi & Ketra and fellow singer-songwriters Jovanotti and Tommaso Paradiso.^[9] During his career, he also appeared as a featured artist on the singles "Se piovesse il tuo nome", released in 2018 with Elisa, and "Blue Jeans" (2020), recorded as a duet with Franco126.^[10][11] He also penned songs for other Italian recording artists, including Francesca Michielin's "Io non abito al mare", Fabri Fibra's "Come mai", Emma's "Latina", Nina Zilli's "Mi hai fatto fare tardi" and Luca Carboni's "Io non voglio".^{[12][13][14][15][16]}

In 2021, Marracash and Calcutta released the song "Laurea ad honorem" by Marracash, from the album Noi, loro, gli altri. The song was certified Gold by FIMI.^[17]

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Work	Result
2016	Meeting Italiano delle Etichette Indipendenti (MEI)	Italian Independent Music Video^[18]	"Cosa mi manchi a fare"	Won
2018	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Italian Act^[19]	Himself	Nominated
2018	Rockol Awards	Best Italian Music Video – Critic's Choice^[20]	"Paracetamolo"	Nominated

References

1. Claudio Lancia, Giuseppe Arduini (24 March 2013). "Calcutta - Forse…". Onda Rock (in Italian).
2. Mattia Marzi (30 November 2020). "Calcutta, Mainstream 5 anni dopo: dentro il disco che ha rivoluzionato il pop italiano" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
3. Mattia Marzi (12 February 2017). "Il fenomeno Calcutta e la fine della musica italiana: la recensione di Mainstream +" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. "Ascolta Oroscopo, la nuova canzone di Calcutta" (in Italian). Rockit.it. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
5. Silvia Danielli (31 May 2016). "L'intervista a Calcutta: Il mio pezzo Oroscopo spacca? Bene, a me non piace". Rolling Stone (in Italian).
6. "Italian Charts – Calcutta – Albums". Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
7. Cecilia Uzzo (28 May 2018). "Calcutta, il cantautore ItPop tra Orgasmo, Pesto e Paracetamolo". GQ. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
8. "Calcutta. Sorriso (Milano Dateo) è un successo. La tracklist di Evergreen… e altre canzoni" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
9. "Calcutta, Jovanotti e Tommaso Paradiso insieme per Takagi & Ketra". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 1 March 2019.
10. "Elisa & Calcutta – Se piovesse il tuo nome" (in Italian). RTL 102.5. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
11. Cecilia Esposito (15 December 2020). "Franco126 con Calcutta: il nuovo singolo è Blue Jeans". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2021.
12. "Francesca Michielin – Io non abito al mare" (in Italian). R101. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
13. "Emma, Calcutta, Davide Petrella e DRD uniscono le forze: arriva Latina". Billboard (in Italian). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
14. "Nina Zilli, svelato il mistero di Mi hai fatto fare tardi" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
15. Alessandro Genovese (16 September 2018). "Luca Carboni lania il singolo Io voglia prima di partire col tour nei club" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it.
16. "Fabri Fibra, ascolta Come mai con Franco126" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
17. "Italian single certifications – Marracash – Laurea ad honorem" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
18. Oriana Meo (26 September 2016). "#NuovoMEI 2016: Calcutta vince il PIVI per il video di Cosa mi manchi a fare" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.it. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
19. "MTV European Music Awards: le nomination per il Best Italian Act". MTV (in Italian). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
20. "Rockol Awards 2018: ecco i finalisti" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

External links

• Calcutta at IMDb