Levante (singer)

Claudia Lagona (born 23 May 1987), better known by her stage name Levante, is an Italian singer-songwriter and novel writer. She rose to fame in the 2010s, publishing four albums and several media success singles and collaborations, reaching the top ten on the Italian Albums Chart three times. She has written songs for several Italian artists and has collaborated with Gianni Morandi, Irene Grandi, Max Gazzè, The Kolors, J-Ax, Fedez, Tiziano Ferro and Carmen Consoli. Levante has sold over 360,000 records in Italy and received a MTV Europe Music Award nomination and several Italian music achievements, including Premio Tenco, Academy Medimex and three participations at Sanremo Music Festival in 2020, 2023 and 2026. In 2019, Vogue included her in their "100 People Who Can Influence World Trends in Fashion and Art" list. In 2017, she was chosen as a judge for the eleventh series of the Italian talent show X Factor. She has also written three novels.