Riccardo Marcuzzo (born 4 February 1992), better known as Riki is an Italian singer and songwriter who rose to fame after finishing as runner-up on the sixteen season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.
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Birth name | Riccardo Marcuzzo |
Born | (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992 (age 30) |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Years active | 2017–present |
Labels | Sony Music |
Marcuzzo is born in Segrate, but since his childhood he lives in Pessano con Bornago, in the province of Milan.[1] From the young age he approached the acting, taking part in several courses, but later he understood that it was not the way for him; For this reason he decided to approach to the music and at seventeen he started taking the first singing lessons.[1] In 2016, he took part in the sixteen season of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, he finished as runner-up behind dancer Andreas Muller.[2] During his participation of the Amici di Maria De Filippi he signed with label Sony Music Italy.
On 5 May 2017 he released the lead single from his debut EP of the same name, Perdo le parole peaked at 11 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart.[3] The EP was later released on 19 May 2017 and debuted atop on the Italian Albums Chart.[4] After two weeks on the chart it was certified Gold.[5][6]
In September 2017 he released an interview on the Italian Magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni about his new album and his first tour.[7] On 29 September 2017 he released "Se parlassero di noi", the lead single from his upcoming album "Mania" will be released on 20 October 2017.[8]
He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Lo sappiamo entrambi" ("We both know"), finishing last.[9]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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ITA [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
Mania |
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1 | 44 |
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Popclub |
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2 | ||
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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ITA [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
Perdo le parole |
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1 | 15 |
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Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | |
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ITA [13] |
ARG [14] | ||||
"Perdo le parole" | 2017 | 11 | — |
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Perdo le parole |
"Polaroid" | 42 | — |
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"Balla con me" | 98 | — | |||
"Se parlassero di noi" | 4 | — |
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Mania | |
"Aspetterò lo stesso" | — | — | |||
"Tremo (Dolce Vita)" | 2018 | 59 | — | ||
"Dolor de cabeza" (featuring CNCO) |
43 | 90 | Live & Summer Mania | ||
"Resulta" (with Reik) |
2019 | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Gossip" | — | — | Popclub | ||
"Lo sappiamo entrambi" | 2020 | 47 | — | ||
"Litighiamo" | — | — |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [16] | ||||
"Sbagliato" (Lowlow featuring Riki) |
2018 | 19 | TBA |
Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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ITA [13] | ||||
"Sei mia" | 2016 | 28 |
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Perdo le Parole |
"Diverso" | 2017 | 78 | ||
"Ti luccicano gli occhi" | 94 | |||
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