Lorenzo Licitra

Lorenzo Licitra (born September 25, 1992 in Ragusa , Sicily ) is an Italian pop singer. He was best known for winning the 11th season of the talent show X Factor in 2017 .

Career

Licitra attended the language high school and then studied opera singing ( tenor ), first at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Nicolini in Piacenza , then at the Accademia Teatro alla Scala in Milan . In 2011 he performed at the Italian Consulate General in Istanbul on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Italian Republic . After another appearance in South Africa , he was seen for the first time on television in the third season of the casting show Io canto as a companion to twelve-year-old Rachele Amenta. In 2012 he performed at the invitation of the Italian Consulate in Philadelphia .

Eventually, the singer turned to pop music and released the album La mia terra in 2016 . In 2017 he reached the final of the talent show X Factor in Mara Maionchi's team , which he surprisingly won with the song In the Name of Love written by Fortunato Zampaglione .

Discography

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
year	Title album	IT	Remarks
2017	In the Name of Love	IT24 (4 weeks) IT

Web links

Lorenzo Licitra at Rockol.it
Lorenzo Licitra at X Factor

supporting documents

^ ^A ^b Ida Di Grazia: Lorenzo Licitra, ecco chi è il vincitore di X Factor 2017. In: Leggo.it. December 15, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).
↑ X Factor: Lorenzo Licitra, il tenore che ha scelto la strada del pop. In: Repubblica.it . December 15, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).
↑ Renato Franco: X Factor 2017, vince Lorenzo Licitra. Battuti a sorpresa i Maneskin. In: Corriere.it . December 14, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).
^ Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI , accessed May 26, 2019 (Italian).

personal data
SURNAME	Licitra, Lorenzo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 25, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ragusa , Sicily

[leggo-1] A ^b Ida Di Grazia: Lorenzo Licitra, ecco chi è il vincitore di X Factor 2017. In: Leggo.it. December 15, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).

[2] X Factor: Lorenzo Licitra, il tenore che ha scelto la strada del pop. In: Repubblica.it . December 15, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).

[3] Renato Franco: X Factor 2017, vince Lorenzo Licitra. Battuti a sorpresa i Maneskin. In: Corriere.it . December 14, 2017, accessed December 17, 2017 (Italian).

[4] Archivio classifiche Top Singoli. FIMI , accessed May 26, 2019 (Italian).


Aram Quartet (2008) • Matteo Becucci (2009) • Marco Mengoni (2009) • Nathalie (2010) • Francesca Michielin (2012) • Chiara (2012) • Michele Bravi (2013) • Lorenzo Fragola (2014) • Giò Sada (2015 ) • Soul System (2016) • Lorenzo Licitra (2017) • Anastasio (2018)