Deborah Iurato
Iurato during the Sono ancora io tour in August 2016
Iurato during the Sono ancora io tour in August 2016
Background information
Born (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32)
Ragusa, Sicily, Italy
GenresPop[1]
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–present
Labels

Deborah Iurato (born 21 November 1991) is an Italian pop singer-songwriter. She first came to prominence as the winner of the thirteen season of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi in May 2014.

Biography and career

Deborah Iurato made her debut in 2014 in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, winning the thirteenth edition.[2] In the same period she made her debut with her first EP, also titled Deborah Iurato, which reached the second position in the Italian album charts, as well as being certified platinum by Fimi for over 50,000 copies sold.[3][4] Releases two singles "Danzeremo a luci spente" and "Anche se fuori è inverno", written by Fiorella Mannoia.[5] The latter reached the first position of the Italian Singles Chart and received the gold certification.[6] During 2014 summer she released the song "Piccole cose" and opens the concerts of Fiorella Mannoia and Alessandra Amoroso.[7][8]

On 17 October 2014 the singer released the single "L'amore vero", which anticipated her debut album Libere. It peaked at 11 position on the Italian Album Charts,[9] and it was promoted by the singles " Dimmi dov'è il cielo " and the homonyms "Libere", about women's rights.[10][11]

On 5 June 2015 the singer published the single "Da sola", written by Giovanni Caccamo, from her upcoming second studio album. In February 2016 Iurato made her debut at the Sanremo Music Festival with Giovanni Caccamo with the single "Via da qui", achieving the third position in the final ranking.[12] The single was included in the second studio album Sono ancora io, released on 12 February 2016, which reached FIMI's 31st position.[13] At the end of July 2016 the collaboration "Lasciami andare" with rapper Moreno was revealed for the rapper's album, Slogan.[14] From 16 September to 4 November she was a contestant in the sixth edition of the television program Tale e quale show, triumphing in the final episode.[15] On 3 December she was a guest in the semi-final of the 59th edition of the Zecchino d'Oro.[16]

Between 2016 and 2019 she was subject to a break from the release of new singles and albums, but she continued her various tours around Italy singing covers and songs from previous albums. In 2018 she was chosen to sing the Italian theme song of the television series Heidi, bienvenida a casa.[17] On 27 May 2019, the 5th anniversary of the victory of Amici di Maria De Filippi, she announced her collaboration with Italian band Soul System in the new single "Stammi bene (on my mind)" released on 7 June, the first excerpt from her new studio album to be released in 2020.[18] With the group also undertakes a tour during 2019.[19]

On April 24, 2020, Iurato published a new single "Supereroi", written by herself.[20]

Discography

Album

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA[21]
Deborah Iurato 2
Libere
  • Released: 10 November 2014
  • Label: Sony Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 11
Sono ancora io
  • Released: 12 February 2016
  • Label: Sony Music Italy
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
 31

Single

Song Year Peak positions Certification Album
ITA[22]
"Danzeremo a luci spente" 2014 23 Deborah Iurato
"Anche se fuori è inverno" 1[24]
"Piccole cose" —
"L'amore vero" — Libere
"Dimmi dov'è il cielo" —
"Libere" 2015 —
"Da sola" — Sono Ancora Io
"Via da qui"

(with Giovanni Caccamo)

2016 35
"Stammi bene (on my mind)"

(with Soul System)

2019 — TBA
"Supereroi" 2020 —

Television programs

References

  1. ^ Deborah Iurato at AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Amici EDIZIONE 13". Mediaset Play. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  3. ^ Gagliardi, Claudia (12 June 2014). "Classifica Fimi: Dear Jack e Deborah Iurato dominano le vendite degli album". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Certificazioni (week 23 / 2014)". fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Deborah Iurato – Danzeremo a luci spente (Radio Date: 02-05-2014)". EarOne. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Amici 13, vince Deborah Iurato". La Stampa (in Italian). 28 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Fiorella Mannoia ospita Deborah Iurato | Radio Taormina". 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. ^ Gagliardi, Claudia (16 July 2014). "Alessandra Amoroso in tour con sorprese: sul palco un'altra vincitrice di Amici di Maria De Filippi". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. ^ "italiancharts.com – Deborah Iurato – Libere". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Deborah Iurato – Dimmi dov'è il cielo (Radio Date: 05-12-2014)". EarOne. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Deborah Iurato – Libere (Radio Date: 13-03-2015)". EarOne. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Sanremo Music Festival 2016". 14 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Esce oggi 'SONO ANCORA IO', il nuovo album di DEBORAH IURATO. Include "VIA DA QUI", il duetto con GIOVANNI CACCAMO in gara a SANREMO 2016". Sony Music Italy. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Moreno: in arrivo il nuovo album intitolato Slogan – tracklist". Cube Magazine (in Italian). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b ""Tale e quale show", Deborah Iurato vince il torneo speciale: le pagelle della sesta edizione". La Stampa (in Italian). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Zecchino d'Oro 2016: Deborah Iurato ospite della terza puntata – anticipazioni". 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  17. ^ "Su Rai Gulp arriva "Heidi Bienvenida", nuova serie per ragazzi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  18. ^ IT, Billboard (23 July 2019). "L'anteprima del video di "Stammi Bene (On My Mind)" di Deborah Iurato feat Soul System". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Deborah Iurato feat. Soul System. Il testo di Stammi bene (on my mind)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 3 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  20. ^ "Deborah Iurato Supereroi è il nuovo singolo da indipendente (testo e audio)". All Music Italia (in Italian). 23 April 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  21. ^ "Italian Album Charts – Deborah Iurato". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  22. ^ "History – Deborah Iurato – FIMI". fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  23. ^ "Certificazione (week 52 / 2014)". fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Classifiche – FIMI". fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Certificazioni Singoli Digitali (week 13 / 2016)". fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  26. ^ "Sanremo 2016, la classifica completa e gli altri premi". leggo.it (in Italian). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2020.

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