Carlo Luigi Coraggio (born 23 September 1989), better known as Carl Brave, is an Italian singer, rapper and record producer.[1]
He rose to fame in 2017, as part of the duo Carl Brave x Franco126, with the album Polaroid.[2][3] As a solo artist he released two album, Notti Brave (2018), which topped the Italian Albums Chart, and Coraggio (2020).[4][5] As of 2020, the singer has sold over 2 million copies in Italy, thanks to successful singles and collaborations "Fotografia" with Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra, Elisa's single "Vivere tutte le vite" , "Posso" with Max Gazzè and "Spigoli" with Tha Supreme.[6]
In 2017 Carl Brave and Franco126 published their collaborative album Polaroid and embarked on a tour across Italy.[7] At the end of the tour, the duo announced a hiatus to pursue solo projects.[8] His debut solo album, Notti Brave, was released on 11 May 2018. Its lead single, "Fotografia", features vocals by singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin and rapper Fabri Fibra.[9] In November 2018, Carl Brave released a new single, "Posso", featuring Max Gazzè and preceding a repack of the album, titled Notti Brave After.[10]
In 2019, he appeared as a featured artist on the single "Vivere tutte le vite" by Elisa.[11] The singles "Che poi" and "Regina Coeli", both preceding his second studio album, were released in January 2020 and in March 2020, respectively.[12] The second studio album Coraggio was published on 9 October 2020, with the third single "Parli Parli" with italian singer Elodie.[13]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA[14] | |||
| Notti Brave |
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1 |
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| Coraggio |
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2 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA[14] | |||
| Polaroid |
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6 |
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| Song | Year | Peak positions | Certification | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA[16] | ||||
| "Non importa" (with Franco126) | 2016 | — | Polaroid | |
| "Santo Graal" (with Franco126) | — | |||
| "E10" (with Franco126) | — | |||
| "Fotografia" (with Francesca Michielin and Fabri Fibra) |
2018 | 6 |
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Notti brave |
| "Posso" (with Max Gazzè) |
13 |
| ||
| "Merci" | 2019 | — |
| |
| "Non ci sto" (with Shablo and Marracash) |
7 |
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TBA | |
| "Che poi" | 2020 | 8 |
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Coraggio |
| "Regina Coeli" | 30 |
| ||
| "Spigoli" (with Mara Sattei and Tha Supreme) |
1 |
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| "Fratellì" | — | |||
| "Parli parli" (with Elodie) |
34 |
| ||
| "Hula-Hoop" (with Noemi) |
2022 | 35 [18] |
Non-album single |
| Song | Year | Peak positions | Certification[17] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA[16] | ||||
| "Vivere tutte le vite" (with Elisa) | 2019 | 22 |
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Diari aperti |
| "Marionette" (with Random) | 2020 | — | Montagne russe | |
| "Makumba" (with Noemi) | 2021 | 4 |
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Metamorfosi |
| Song | Year | Peak positions | Certification[17] | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [16] | ||||
| "Star Trek" (with Francesca Michielin) | 2020 | — | FEAT (stato di natura) | |
| "Bugie" (with Madame and Rkomi) | 2021 | 15 |
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Madame |
| "Mosaici" (with Sick Luke and Gaia) | 2022 | 24 | X2 |
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