Luca Chikovani
Luca Chikovani (born April 12, 1994 in Tbilisi ) is an Italian pop singer and actor of Georgian descent.
Career
Chikovani grew up in Tbilisi, where he and his grandmother watched the Italian Sanremo Festival on television. When his mother left Georgia, he moved with her to Rome . There he began in 2012, on YouTube, cover versions of well-known songs a. a. by Justin Bieber , One Direction or Shawn Mendes . He also came into closer contact with his fans through vlogs . When he met producer Roberto Sterpetti, he was signed to his recording studio, Memphis Recording . In 2013 the Christmas single Christmas Song was released , in 2014 the song Tempo al tempo with accompanying music video. On the I Hate Music Tour by Michele Bravi , who like Chikovani is managed by Show Reel , the singer opened a series of concerts across Italy in 2016. In the same year he was signed by Universal Music Italia . His debut album Start was released on July 15, 2016 . This contains both cover versions (by Justin Bieber, Conor Maynard and James Bay ) and, for the first time, Chikovani's own songs. The first single was New Generation Kids .
In the film Happy As Lazzaro by Alice Rohrwacher , Chikovani made his actor debut in 2018.
Discography
Albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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2016 | begin |
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Universal Music
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Singles
- Christmas Song (2013)
- Tempo al tempo (2014)
- New Generation Kids (2016)
- On My Own (2016)
Filmography
- 2018: Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro felice)
Web links
- Luca Chikovani in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Luca Chikovani's channel on YouTube
supporting documents
- ↑ Micol Sarfatti: Luca Chikovani, imita Justin Bieber sul web. Ora è in testa alle classifiche. In: Corriere.it . RCS MediaGroup , August 3, 2016, accessed August 5, 2016 (Italian).
- ↑ Giulio Pasqui: Luca Chikovani, Start: venerdì 15 luglio esce il primo album per Universal. In: Soundsblog.it. Blogo.it, June 15, 2016, accessed June 22, 2016 (Italian).
- ↑ Luca Chikovani in the Italian album charts. In: Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien, accessed February 4, 2017 .
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SURNAME | Chikovani, Luca |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian pop singer and actor of Georgian descent |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1994 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tbilisi |