Emma Marrone

Emmanuela "Emma" Marrone (Italian: [ˈɛmma marˈroːne]; born 25 May 1984), often known mononymously as Emma, is an Italian singer, songwriter and actress. After working with several bands, she gained recognition after winning the ninth edition of the Italian reality competition Amici di Maria De Filippi in March 2010, and signed with record label Universal Music. Since 2010, she has released 7 solo studio albums, 1 extended play and over fifty singles, topping the Italian Singles Chart and the Italian Albums Chart four times and selling more than 2 million records in Italy. In February 2012, she won the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 with the song "Non è l'inferno". She also represented Italy during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "La mia città", finishing in 21st place at the end of the competition. She collaborated with International artists like Thirty Seconds to Mars and Álvaro Soler, and Italian singers Elisa, Alessandra Amoroso, Modà, Fabrizio Moro, Vasco Rossi, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Roberto Casalino. Marrone figured also as a songwriter and producer for other artists such as Elodie and Antonino. In 2013, 2015, and 2016 Marrone served as a coach for the white team during the final stage of Amici di Maria De Filippi, which gave her two Italian Television Direction Awards. She also ventured into acting starring in Gabriele Muccino's film The Best Years (2020) and Stefano Chiantini's film Il ritorno (2022). She received several Italian and International awards and nominations including three MTV Italian Music Awards, one TRL Awards and was nominated at the MTV Europe Music Award and the World Music Awards.