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Soul System (Italian group)

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Soul System
OriginBrescia, Lombardy, Italy
Verona, Veneto, Italy
GenresPop, R&B
Years active2016-present
Members
  • Leslie Sackey
  • Joel
  • Jiggy
  • David Yeboah
  • Alberto
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Soul System is an Italian group who won the tenth season of the Italian version of the X Factor.[2]

History

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Four of the band members have Ghanaian origins, but they were born in Verona and Brescia, Italy. They met in local Ghanaian and evangelical communities and eventually decided to form a band. The opportunity came when they met at the recording studio of Joel Ainoo, one of the members. In the summer of 2016 they had a number of live performances. After that, the band participated to the selection of The X Factor: first refused, the judge Álvaro Soler brought them back after the band Jarvis had left the show.[3] Soul System reached the final and finally won the competition. They presented the song "She's Like a Star".[2]

Together with Sergio Sylvestre, the band performed Nino Ferrer's "La pelle nera" during the third evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017.[4] At the beginning of July they released a new song called "Liquido", which contains a sample of "Narcotic" by the German band Liquido.[5] Their first studio album titled Back to the Future was released in September 2017.[1][6]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Notes
ITA
[7]
Back to the Future
  • Released: 8 September 2017
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
52 [1][6]
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with chart positions and certifications
Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications Notes
ITA
[7]
She's Like a Star
  • Released: 9 December 2016
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
20 [8]
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.

Singles

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List of singles, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP Notes
ITA
[7][9]
"She's Like a Star" 2016 7
  • FIMI: Gold
She's Like a Star [10]
"Liquido" 2017 Back to the Future [5]
"White Niggas" [11]
"Coma" 2019 Non-album single [12]
"Topless" 2020 [13]
"Starlights" [14]
"Double Identity" (featuring Arya) 2021 [15]
"—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country.
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References

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  1. ^ a b c "SOUL SYSTEM: arriva a settembre il primo disco di inediti. Ecco la tracklist!". allmusicitalia.it. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Soul System win 10th Italian X Factor - Lifestyle". ansa.it. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "X Factor, Jarvis Band rinunciano, ripescati i Soul System". ANSA. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  4. ^ "Sanremo: Sergio Sylvestre canterà "Vorrei La Pelle Nera" con i Soul System". Radio 105 (in Italian). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b SkyUno (30 June 2017). "Tornano i Soul System con Liquido: il video in anteprima su SkyUno.it". sky.it. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ^ a b "I Soul System, Back to the future - Musica". ansa.it. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ a b c "Italian Charts - Soul System - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Soul System (9) - She's Like A Star". Discogs. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Database Top of the Music - Classifiche" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Yes Radio - Home Page". Yes Radio - Home Page. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  11. ^ ""White Niggas" il nuovo singolo dei Soul System in radio da venerdì 15 settembre". radiodate.it. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  12. ^ "I Soul System tornano con il loro nuovo singolo: Coma". tg24.sky.it. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Soul System, il nuovo singolo è Topless. Il video su Sky Uno". tg24.sky.it. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Soul System: 'Starlights' è il nuovo singolo". musictraks.com. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Soul System, fuori il video del singolo "Double Identity" (Feat. Arya)". Onda Musicale. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Nuovo singolo per i veronesi Soul System che affiancano Deborah Iurato in "Stammi bene (on my mind)"". Verona Sera. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
Preceded by X Factor (Italy)
Winner

2016
Succeeded by