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Italian rapper and singer (born 2001)
Olly
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Background information
Birth nameFederico Olivieri
Born (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)
Genoa, Liguria, Italy
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2016–present
Labels
Musical artist

Federico Olivieri (born 5 May 2001) known professionally as Olly is an Italian singer, songwriter, and rapper.

Biography

Olivieri was born in Genoa, his family later settled in the Foce district. During his early musical studies, he enrolled at the Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini in Genoa, where he studied music and singing.

His musical career began in 2016, when he formed the music collective Madmut Branco, with which he released his first musical project, Piacere Mixtape. The following year, he released his first solo project, the EP Namaste, in collaboration with rapper Matsby, from which the single "Chiara Ferragni" was extracted, in collaboration with Italian singer Alfa.

After a few years of inactivity, during which he moved to the United Kingdom to focus on his studies, at Hockerill Anglo-European College, Olly resumed releasing music in Italy in 2018. On June 15, of the same year, he released the EP CRY4U, from which the single "Bla-Bla Car" was extracted.

In 2019 he released the singles "Bevi" and "Best Seller" with Alfa, and participated in the track "Black Room Posse" by producers Eames and FJLO. In May, he released "Il primo amore", his first solo hit, which surpassed 100,000 views on YouTube in one week. On October 30, 2020 he announced the release of Io Sono, his third EP containing 7 tracks including the singles "Mai e poi mai" and "Winston Blue", released on November 6.

In 2021, Olly posted a reinterpretation of Arisa's song "La notte" on Instagram. This cover was particularly successful on the platform, so much so that it was later released as a single, titled "La Notte (RMX)", in collaboration with Arisa herself. In the spring of the same year, he obtained his first record deal with the Aleph Records label, distributed by Epic Records for Sony Music. In July 2021, he was named "Artist of the Month" in the MTV New Generation.

In November 2022, Olivieri was one of 12 acts selected to compete in Sanremo Giovani, a televised competition aimed at selecting six newcomers as contestants of the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival. Olly manage to qualify in the top six, with his entry "L'anima balla", by rightfully accessing the festival in the Campioni category. "Polvere" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.

In December 2024, Olly was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.

Discography

Albums

List of albums with details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification
ITA
Gira, il mondo gira
(with Jvli)
  • Released: 10 February 2023
  • Label: Aleph, Sony Music
 13
Tutta vita
(with Jvli)
  • Released: 25 October 2024
  • Label: Aleph, Sony Music
 1
  • FIMI: Gold

Extended plays

List of EPs with details
Title EP details
Namaste
(with Matsby)
  • Released: 17 July 2017
  • Label: Independent
Cry4U
  • Released: 15 June 2018
  • Label: Independent
Io sono
  • Released: 6 November 2020
  • Label: Independent
Il mondo gira
(with Jvli)

Mixtape albums

List of mixtape albums with album details
Title Mixtape details
Piacere Mixtape
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Independent
  1. As part of Madmut Branco.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
"Bla-Bla Car" 2018 — Non-album singles
"Bevi" 2019 —
"Best Seller"
(featuring Alfa) 		—
"Il primo amore" —
"Dimmi quando" —
"Non mi va" 2020 —
"Mai e poi mai" — Io sono
"Winston Blue" —
"Non mi va" 2021 — Non-album singles
"Non ho paura"
(with Oliver Green e JVLI) 		—
"Lego" —
"La notte (RMX)"
(with Arisa) 		—
"Hai fatto bene" —
"Scuba Diving" 2022 —
"Un'altra volta" — Il mondo gira
"Siamo noi"
(featuring Axos) 		— Non-album singles
"Fidati di me" —
"Fammi morire" — Il mondo gira
"L'anima balla" —
"Polvere" 2023 14
  • FIMI: Platinum
 Gira, il mondo gira
"Tutto con te" —
"A squarciagola" 77
 Tutta vita
"Devastante"
(with Jvli) 		2024 10
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"Ho voglia di te"
(with Jvli and Emma) 		20
  • FIMI: Platinum
 Non-album single
"Per due come noi"
(with Angelina Mango and Jvli) 		1
  • FIMI: Gold
 Tutta vita
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
"Chiara Ferragni"
(Alfa featuring Olly and Matsby) 		2017 — Non-album singles
"Amigos (Remix)"
(Vagae featuring Olly and CLVB) 		2018 —
"La chiave"
(Jacopo Bagorda featuring Olly) 		2019 —
"Black Room Posse"
(Eames and FJLO featuring Olly) 		— IV
"Diverso"
(Matsby and Joe Viegas featuring Olly and Yanomi) 		— Non-album single
"Bevo tutta la notte"
(Alfa featuring Drast and Olly) 		2021 — Nord

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
ITA
"È festa" 2024 59 Tutta vita
"I cantieri del Giappone" 57
"Quei ricordi là" 15
"Noi che" 60
"A noi non serve far l'amore" 66
"Sopra la stessa barca"
(featuring Enrico Nigiotti) 		62
"Scarabocchi" 6

References

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  2. "MadMut Branco - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. "Namaste EP. by Matsby & Olly". Genius. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  4. ALFA (Ft. Matsby & Olly) – Chiara Ferragni, retrieved 2023-01-19
  5. "CRY4U EP by Olly". Genius. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  6. Olly - Bla Bla Car (Prod. Yanomi), retrieved 2023-01-19
  7. Black RooM Posse, 2019-02-15, retrieved 2023-01-19
  8. "18.07.19 Olly a Goa-Boa!". GB2022 (in Italian). 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  9. "Il rapper genovese Olly : "Voglio essere una stella che rimane"". Il Secolo XIX - Ilsecoloxix (in Italian). 2020-11-07. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  10. "Olly: "La notte" RMX feat. Arisa" (in Italian). 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  11. Abbate, Mauro (2022-12-16). "Da Blanco a Sanremo: ecco chi è Olly". Notizie Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  12. "L'Artista del Mese di Luglio: Olly". News Mtv Italia. 2021-07-01. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  13. "Selezionati i primi otto finalisti". Rai. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  14. "Sono stati scelti gli ultimi sei cantanti in gara al prossimo Sanremo". Il Post (in Italian). 2022-12-17. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  15. Granger, Anthony (2022-12-17). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  16. Laffranchi, Andrea (2024-12-01). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro" [Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  17. "italiancharts.com - Discography Olly". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  18. ^ "Italian certifications – Olly" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 26 April 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Olly" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
  19. ^ "italiancharts.com - Discography OLLY". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  20. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 44" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
  21. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 46" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
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