Colapesce (singer)

Lorenzo Urciullo (born 6 September 1983), known professionally as Colapesce, is an Italian singer-songwriter.^[1]

Colapesce
Colapesce in Rome (2015)
Background information
Birth name	Lorenzo Urciullo
Born	(1983-09-06) 6 September 1983 (age 39) Solarino, Sicily, Italy
Genres	Indie pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2005–present

Life and career

Born in Solarino, Urciullo graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Catania.^[2] He started his career as frontman of the indie rock group Albanopower and part of the musical project Santiago.^[3] In 2010 he adopted the stage name Colapesce, inspired by a traditional local mith about a legendary fisherman who holds Sicily on his shoulders to prevent it from sinking,^[4][5] and released the EP Colapesce.^[3] His 2012 debut album Un meraviglioso declino included duets with Roy Paci and Meg from 99 Posse, received critical acclaim and got him a Targa Tenco [it] for best debut work.^[3][6][7]

In 2015 Colapesce released his second album Egomostro,^[7][8] and made his debut as a comics writer with the graphic novel La distanza, illustrated by Alessandro Baronciani.^[3] Active as a songwriter for other artists including Luca Carboni, Irene Grandi, Malika Ayane, Emma Marrone, Samuel and Levante, he often collaborated with singer-songwriter Dimartino, with whom in 2020 he started a duo musical project with the album I mortali.^[3][9]

Colapesce and Dimartino participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", and the song was a surprise hit, ranking first on the Italian hit parade.^[10] In 2022 they collaborated with rapper Fabri Fibra in the hit single "Propaganda";^[11][12] the same year they featured the Cerrone's single "Non chiamarmi mai", an Italian version of Cerrone's 1979 song "Call Me Tonight".^[13] They took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023 with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini Critics Award.^[14] The same year they made their film debut, both as actors and screenwriters, in La primavera della mia vita.^[15]

Discography

Studio albums

• Un meraviglioso declino (2012)
• Egomostro (2015)
• Infedele (2017)
• I mortali (2020) with Dimartino

Extended plays

• Colapesce (2010)
• Nove cover (2012)
• Compendio infedele (2018)

References

1. "Colapesce". Enciclopedia Treccani.
2. Lucadei, Pierluigi (2018). Colapesce: Maledetto italiano (in Italian). Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-573-9. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
3. Ascione, Arianna (3 February 2021). "Chi è Colapesce, in gara a Sanremo in coppia con Dimartino". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.(subscription required)
4. Bordone, Matteo (10 July 2012). "Italian music now: from Turin to Sicily". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
5. Redazione Cultura (2 March 2021). "La leggenda di Colapesce, che ha ispirato il nome d'arte di Lorenzo Urciullo". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
6. Villa, Marco (15 October 2012). "Afterhours e Colapesce vincono il Premio Tenco 2012". Rockit (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
7. Federico, Guglielmi (3 February 2015). "Colapesce: un 'Egomostro' uguale e diverso". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
8. Tonet, Aureliano (20 April 2015). "Colapesce, l'avenir d'Italie". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
9. Pasqui, Giulio (4 March 2021). ""La canzone su Olindo e Rosa? Ci siamo appassionati alla storia di due assassini che non nascondevano il loro amore"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
10. Laffranchi, Andrea (20 July 2021). "Colapesce Dimartino da mesi in testa alle classifiche: il mistero di un successo". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
11. "Fabri Fibra spiega di cosa parla "Propaganda", super singolo con Colapesce e Dimartino". MTV Italia. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
12. "Fabri Fibra: Propaganda con Colapesce e Dimartino è il brano più trasmesso". Radio Italia. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
13. Fazio, Gabriele (30 May 2023). "Salmo, Zen Circus e gli altri dischi in uscita". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
14. "Sanremo 2023: Dimartino e Colapesce vincono il Premio della Critica 'Mia Martini'". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
15. Finos, Arianna (16 February 2023). "Colapesce e Dimartino, dopo Sanremo, al cinema: "Noi nel camerino delll'Ariston con Carla Bruni e Sarkozy"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.

External links

• "Colapesce". Enciclopedia Treccani.