Luca Capizzi

Biography

English

1989 - 2014

Luca Capizzi was born on December 7, 1989 in Liestal, Basilea Campagna (Switzerland). Italian blood flows from his father Lorenzo and Spanish from his mother Susanna in his veins. Luca has an older brother named Christian. Even very small, Luca shows his interest in music. Already at the age of three he sang with the grandmother on the notes of "Brutta", a song by Alessandro Canino. In his youth, Lucas' dream was to step on a stage and to convey his great love for music to people. And so it was when Luca took part in a music event entitled "LA CORRIDA" at the age of twelve that he sang "The Things That Lived" by Laura Pausini and was ranked second. The following year, he decided to take part in the event again, came back on the podium and took 3rd place. He again presented a play by Laura Pausini entitled "A Story Worth It". In the following months Luca sang at various festivals and weddings, was happy to come on stage and to sing. After a few years break, also due to the change of voice, Luca returns to singing at the age of 16 and takes part in the "Voice of Basel" competition.

Surprisingly, Luca 2011 in Amsterdam (Holland) appears on the set of the video for "Benvenuto" by Laura Pausini, directed by Gaetano Morbioli. From this experience, he knew that it was exactly what he really wanted to do in life: the singer. From that moment on, fears and insecurities were resolved and strength and courage returned to take hold of his beloved passion.

2015

His first single "My Song" will be released on May 8th, 2015. The song is accompanied by a video clip recorded in Sardinia, directed by Salvatore Billeci for VideoPro24. On October 25 of the same year he released his second single entitled "Insieme Noi", accompanied by a video clip recorded again in Sardinia and by Salvatore Billeci for VideoPro24. Both tracks are run by the Basel radio station "Radio Basilisk".

2016

The third single "Estasi" will be released on September 2nd, 2016. The song was recorded in Gianni Bella's historic recording studio "Nuova Gente Records", where very successful songs were born, including Adriano Celentano's certified multiplatin song "L'emozione non ha Voce". At the end of the recording of "Ecstasy", Gianni Bella and his colleagues were thrilled with the song that the young singer-songwriter played. A promotional video for the direction of Matteo Venturi and Diego Picinelli was released to support the song. The video was recorded in Liguria between Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. In the same year Luca participates in the famous talent "Il Biscione D’oro" and arrives in the final.

2017

In 2017 he signed the contract with Gina Azzato for "Grage Artist Direct Management", who is still his manager. In February of the same year, Luca took part in the "Sanremo New Talent" talent show, which reached the final. Immediately after the talent, the song "Estasi" was selected by the producer Dino Vitola for the compilation "Sognando Sanremo". After the adventure of the Sanremese talent, Luca arrives on the television program "Mille Voci" on TV and presents "Estasi". On April 21st the first single was released in Spanish with the title "Juntos" (Insieme Noi, Vers. Italiana). In September of the same year, "Vicino A Te" was released, a single that anticipated the release of his first self-titled album. The single blows up the artist in regional and national radio stations. To date, over 2,000 radio stations have been recorded across Europe. The single lands 7th in the upcoming Airplay ranking and 18th in the Airplay ranking for independent artists. On October 27th Luke's first self-titled album with 8 tracks will be released and will be included in the "TOP 50" of the most downloaded ITunes albums. The entire album will be presented to the press and the public at Sprisse in Basel on October 28th.

2018

After the success of the first cut, Capizzi brought "Mi Chiedo Se" to the radio released on January 26th. In the video clip of "Mi Chiedo Se" pictures of the concert from October 28th of the previous year were inserted. "Siamo Uguali", the last extract from his album of the same name, will be released on May 8th. This date was chosen to celebrate Lucas' first three-year career and officially end the promotion of his first album. The last section of the album is accompanied by a video clip recorded in Rome, directed by Salvatore Billeci. "Siamo Uguali" is the artist's most frequently clicked video clip so far and has over 100,000 views on YouTube. The song ranks fourth in the emerging Airplay Leaderboard and 10th in the independent Airplay Leaderboard. In August, the event "A Cena Con Nina Moric" takes place and Luca is selected as the musician for the evening.

In September he received certification for the album "Luca Capizzi", which reached the 10,000 copies sold between CDs, vinyls, downloads and streaming. At the end of the year, Luca and his colleague Umberto Alongi decided to make a duet based on the notes of "Vicino A Te", thus introducing one of the most popular singles in his musical repertoire.

2019

Luca and Grage Artist Direct Management sign a contract with the producer Salvatore Martusciello, which stands for "Unique Management & Communication". In February 2019 Luca is invited to the party of "Radio Italia Anni 60" to present his songs "Vicino A Te" and "Siamo Uguali". A year after the last unreleased album, Luca returns with a new single called "Sorridi" that was released on May 13, 2019. The new single "Sorridi" is exclusively presented on the portal "TGCOM24". The song immediately gets into the up-and-coming and national ranking list and positions itself in 3rd place in the up-and-coming ranking list and 12th in the national ranking list. "Sorridi" records over 1000 radio programs in Italy in a few months. The song is also broadcast on radio stations in Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, Australia and the USA.

In October of this year Luca took part in the renowned "Premio Mia Martini" with the song "Sorridi" and reached 3rd place.

2020

2020 starts with a new single, "La Notte Non Ritorna Mai". The single goes into the TOP50 of the most downloaded singles on ITUNES Switzerland and in the first week in the Italian ranking it goes into the Top20. The single is currently playing in Switzerland on Radio Basilisk, Radio Rete Uno and Radio Swiss Pop. The song will then be presented for the first time with a long interview on the radio "RAI SPORT". The single is also included in the famous "Billboard" compilation. On May 15th the new single "MARIPOSA" will be released, a pop-reggaeton song that is available on all digital platforms and TikTok.