Ghemon

Ghemon
Background information
Birth name	Giovanni Luca Picariello
Born	(1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42) Avellino, Campania, Italy
Genres	Conscious hip hop Pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active	1996–present

Ghemon (born 1 April 1982) is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.

His stage name is a tribute to the character Ishikawa Goemon XIII from Monkey Punch's manga series Lupin the Third.[1] His debut album La rivincita dei buoni was released in 2007.[2] In 2017 his single "Adesso sono qui" was included in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K17.[3]

Ghemon participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rose viola"[4] and at the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with "Momento perfetto".[5]

Discography

Studio albums

• La rivincita dei buoni (2007)
• E poi, all'improvviso, impazzire (2009)
• Qualcosa è cambiato - Qualcosa cambierà Vol. 2 (2012)
• Orchidee (2014)
• Mezzanotte (2017)
• Scritto nelle stelle (2020)
• E vissero feriti e contenti (2021)

References

1. "Ghemon, il rapper svela il significato del suo nome: "Mi sono ispirato a Goemon del cartoon Lupin"". Fanpage. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
2. "La rivincita dei buoni". rockit.it. Archived from the original on 2009-12-19. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
3. "Basket e Rap, l'accoppiata vincente: il rapper Ghemon fa impazzire i fans di NBA 2k17 con "Adesso sono qui" [VIDEO]". Sport Fair. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
4. "Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition!". Esctoday.com. 22 December 2018.
5. "Ghemon a Sanremo 2021 con Momento perfetto: il testo". Sky TG24. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.