Lodo Guenzi
Lodo Guenzi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lodovico Guenzi 1 July 1986 (age 38) |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Lodovico Guenzi (born 1 July 1986), known as Lodo Guenzi, is an Italian singer, musician and actor, member of the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale.
Early life and education
[edit]Guenzi was born in Bologna in the Santo Stefano neighborhood on 1 July 1986. His father, Alberto, is a professor of Economic History at the University of Parma and director of the Department of Economics, while his mother is a judge.[1]
He graduated from the Liceo Classico Galvani in Bologna and briefly moved to Udine to study acting at the Nico Pepe Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
Career
[edit]Music career
[edit]Upon returning to Bologna, he decided to focus on music and began working as a DJ at the local radio station Radio Città Fujiko.[2] At the radio station, he met Alberto Guidetti (Bebo) and Alberto Cazzola (Albi), and they formed the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale in 2009.[1] Guenzi, in addition to singing, also plays guitar, piano, and synthesizer.[1] The trio, which later expanded to a quintet with Enrico Roberto and Francesco Draicchio, was noticed by the record label Garrincha Dischi, which produced their first album Turisti della democrazia in 2012.[1]
The band achieved considerable success in Italy and released five more albums and several EPs. They performed multiple times at the Concerto del Primo Maggio, a televised concert promoted by Italian trade unions to celebrate the International Workers' Day,[3] with Guenzi hosting it alongside Ambra Angiolini in 2018 and in 2019.[4][5] In 2018, they placed second at the 68th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una vita in vacanza".[2][6] That same year, Guenzi replaced Asia Argento as a judge in the twelfth edition of X Factor.[7]
In 2021, they returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Combat Pop".[8] In 2024, following the death of their manager and mentor Matteo Romagnoli, the band announced their withdraw from the scene.[9][10]
Acting career
[edit]In 2020, Guenzi made his acting debut with a leading role in the film Adventures Italian Style (Est - Dittatura Last Minute) by Antonio Pisu.[11][12][13] In 2022, he starred in the comedy Il giorno più bello by Andrea Zalone,[14] in the drama film La California by Cinzia Bomoll,[15] and in the Amazon Christmas comedy Improvvisamente Natale by Francesco Patierno.[16]
In 2023, he starred in the film The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, directed by Pupi Avati.[17][18]
Discography
[edit]- Turisti della democrazia (2012)
- L'Italia peggiore (2014)
- Amore, lavoro e altri miti da sfatare (2017)
- Primati (2018)
- Lodo (EP, 2021)
- Attentato alla musica italiana (2021)
- Stupido sexy futuro (2023)
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Adventures Italian Style | Rice | Film debut |
| 2021 | Criminali si diventa | Arduino | |
| 2022 | Il giorno più bello | Billy | |
| La California | Yuri | ||
| Improvvisamente Natale | Giacomo | ||
| 2023 | Gaspare Spontini celeste amore | Gaspare Spontini | Documentary |
| The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time | Young Marzio Barreca |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | I Hate Christmas | Bruno | Episode "Anyone Will Do" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Ti diciamo perché siamo pazze di Lodo Guenzi (e dovresti esserlo anche tu)". Elle. 1 May 2021.
- ^ a b Alessandro Alicandri (22 February 2018). "Lo Stato Sociale: tutti i segreti del gruppo rivelazione di Sanremo". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
- ^ Carlo Moretti (1 May 2015). "Lo Stato Sociale al concertone del Primo Maggio: Ci hanno censurato". la Repubblica. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ "'Concertone' 1° Maggio: presenta Lodo Guenzi, canta lo Stato Sociale". Bologna Today. 30 April 2018.
- ^ "Concerto Primo maggio a Roma, la scaletta e tutto quello che c'è da sapere". Sky TG24. 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Sanremo 2018: la classifica completa". Il Post. 11 February 2011.
- ^ Paolo Armelli (5 October 2018). "Chi è Lodo Guenzi, il nuovo giudice di X Factor 12". Wired.
- ^ "Lo Stato Sociale a Sanremo 2021 con Combat Pop". Sky TG24. 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Lo Stato Sociale addio?". Rockol. 28 June 2024.
- ^ Alice Pavarotti (28 June 2024). "Lo Stato Sociale, stop ai concerti: perché la band bolognese si ferma". Il Resto del Carlino.
- ^ Andrea Maioli (30 June 2019). "Lodo Guenzi: "Debutto nel cinema, ma amo di più le serie"". Il Resto del Carlino.
- ^ ""Est", il debutto al cinema di Lodo Guenzi arriva a casa". Il Giorno. 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Al Lucca Film Festival l'esordio da attore di Lodo Guenzi". La Nazione. 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Arriva al cinema "Il giorno più bello", dalla trama al cast: cosa sapere sul film". Sky TG24. 9 June 2022.
- ^ Federico Gironi (24 November 2022). "La California: intervista esclusiva a Lodo Guenzi, protagonista maschile del film". Comingsoon.it.
- ^ ""Improvvisamente Natale", dal 1º dicembre su Prime Video la commedia family diretta da Francesco Patierno". SH Magazine. 18 November 2022.
- ^ Boris Sollazzo (27 April 2023). "Pupi Avati: 'Lodo Guenzi è l'attore più talentuoso con cui abbia mai lavorato'". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Paolo Baldini; Emilia Costantini (10 May 2023). "Guenzi e Lavia: due volti di Marzio nell'ultimo film di Avati: "Un perdente, che ha tutto di noi"". Corriere della Sera.
External links
[edit]- Lodo Guenzi at IMDb
