Italian music is considered one of the most interesting and attractive due to its beautiful language. Especially when it comes to the variety of music. When people talk about Italian rappers, they think of Jovanotti.
The real name of the artist is Lorenzo Cherubini. This singer is not only a rapper, but also a producer, singer-songwriter.
How did the pseudonym come about?
The singer's pseudonym appeared exclusively from the Italian language. The word giovanotto means young man. The singer chose such a pseudonym for one reason - his music is focused exclusively on young people. This includes rap, hip-hop, rock and more.
Accordingly, the pseudonym helps the author to perform music for the younger generation. That is why such a pseudonym was chosen.
Jovanotti's early years
The Italian city of Rome became the birthplace for the performer. It happened on September 27, 1966. Although the boy was born in this city, he did not live in it. Parents moved to the city of Cortona, which is located in the province of Arezzo.
The boy's life was no different from other children. He went to high school, graduated from it. At the time of his training, he repeatedly thought about becoming a DJ in a nightclub. And after school, his thoughts materialized - the guy became him. He worked not only in various nightclubs, but also at radio stations.
The day that changed everything
After the guy moved to Milan, his life changed dramatically. It happened in 1985, when the guy was 19 years old. For two years he was an ordinary DJ, but the summer of 1987 changed him.
Lorenzo met music producer Claudio Cecchetto. And the producer immediately offered the DJ to make a joint project. Jovanotti did not refuse such an opportunity and agreed to cooperate.
First Jovanotti track
The producer and music artist managed to find a common language, gradually working together on the same wavelength. Such well-coordinated work allowed Lorenzo to release his first song Walking.
Everything did not end with an ordinary single, and a young and promising 22-year-old guy developed further up the career ladder. This time he made money on the Italian radio station Radio Deejay. This is the most famous radio station in Italy, which is an advance for Lorenzo. And it was symbolic that this radio station belonged not to anyone, but to Cecchetto himself.
Giovanotti's first albums
The performer did not stop in his work, which forced him to create compositions, combining them into a common album. This is exactly what happened, and the artist created the album Jovanotti for President (1988).
However, everything was not as smooth as it could be for the performer. This album received many negative reviews. These were reviews not of ordinary listeners, but of real music critics.
It didn't stop him from success. The guy managed to get commercial success, because his discs were sold more than 400 thousand times. Moreover, he managed to take the 3rd position in the popular Italian chart.
The career of the performer began to develop in another direction. Indeed, 10 years after the release of the first album, he was invited to play a role in the film The Garden of Eden. However, it was the role of the episode, where the singer had only to appear and leave the frame.
In addition, the popular television series The Sopranos used the musical composition Piove of this particular artist.
Jovanotti career as an adult
Years passed, and the singer's career developed. Millions of people all over Italy began to listen to him, and the guy did not stop releasing albums. So by 2005, the singer decided to release a new album, Buon Sangue.
This album came out very non-standard, as it had several styles at once. We are talking about rock and hip-hop, which today can be called something similar to rapcore. The album became innovative for the majority of listeners, because it is very difficult to combine two genres in songs. Especially for the Italian listener.
Nevertheless, the album was successful and made a splash among listeners. Therefore, the singer did not stop. He agreed to record a song for the Negramaro band. But cooperation with famous personalities did not end there.
Already in 2007, the singer collaborated with Adriano Celentano. The artist needed to write lyrics for a song by a famous singer and film actor. Then a year later, the artist released his album Safari.
More than three years have passed, and the singer again delighted his fans with the wonderful Ora album. Then Lorenzo became a participant in the music festival, again writing songs for Adriano Celentano. Then the singer decided to take part in the video.
Giovanotti family
Lorenzo is currently married to Francesca Valiani. Their marriage has been concluded since 2008. Daughter Teresa was born in 1998.
