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Federica Abbate
Born1991[1]
Milan, Italy[2]
OccupationSongwriter

Federica Abbate (born in 1991) is an Italian composer, lyricist and singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Abbate started playing piano at 5 years old and graduated in sociology.[2] In 2013 she won a contest for songwriters promoted by SIAE and by the Comune of Genoa, "Genova per voi", and got a contract with Universal Music Group.[1][3]

Abbate wrote over 50 songs, including the multi-platinum certified hits "Roma-Bangkok" for Baby K and Giusy Ferreri and "L'amore Eternit" for Fedez and Noemi.[4] Her song "Nessun grado di separazione", performed by Francesca Michielin, placed second at the 66th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival and was Italy's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[3] For her songs, she generally is the sole author for the music and collaborates with Cheope [it] (Alfredo Giulio Rapetti, the son of Mogol) for the lyrics.[2]

As a singer, Abbate featured "In radio" by Marracash, with whom she also toured. She was also vocal coach in the Rai 2 musical reality show The Voice.[4] In september 2017 Federica releases her debut solo single Fiori Sui Balconi[5].

References

  1. ^ a b Giuseppe Pagano (13 April 2016). "Federica Abbate, come nasce una hit? Da Roma Bangkok a Nessun grado di separazione, chi è la giovane autrice del momento". Il Fatto Quotidiano. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Giulia Ciavarelli (16 September 2015). "Chi è l'autrice di hit come "Roma – Bangkok"?". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  3. ^ a b ""Genova per voi" all'Eurovision song contest". Il Secolo XIX. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Federica Abbate non si nasconde più dietro i grandi successi: "Sogno di scrivere per la Pausini ma ora canto le mie canzoni"". TgCom24. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ https://www.snapitaly.it/federica-abbate/
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