Alessandro La Cava
Alessandro La Cava is an Italian lyricist, composer and record producer.
Biography
He made his debut as a contestant on the third edition of the talent show Io ''canto'' hosted by Gerry Scotti in 2011. Passionate about music from a young age, in 2018 he won the second edition of the Tour Music Fest in the "Junior Singer" category. He began writing his first songs at the age of twelve and began studying piano at Mogol's CET, graduating as a lyricist in 2016 and as a pop music composer in 2019.In 2018, he decided to enter the seventh edition of the "Genova per voi" competition for authors and composers, reaching the finals. In 2019, he participated again in the Tour Music Fest in the "Songwriters" category, reaching the national finals.
In 2020 he signed a contract with Universal Music Group and began working professionally as a songwriter for third parties.
Ha scritto o collaborato a vari brani per artisti e artiste quali Sangiovanni, Noemi, Rocco Hunt, Gaia, Alfa, Annalisa, Francesca Michielin, Margherita Vicario, Aka 7even, Emma Marrone, Marco Mengoni.
In 2021, he co-wrote the song "Malibu" with Sangiovanni and Dardust, which went seven times platinum in eight months, becoming the best-selling song of 2021 and the most streamed song of the year across all streaming platforms. Also in 2021, he wrote the single "Guardare giù" as sole songwriter for Noemi, also collaborating on the song's production with Francesco "Katoo" Catitti.
In 2022, he competed as a songwriter at the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival with the songs "Farfalle" by Sangiovanni, "Insuperabile" by Rkomi, "Ti amo non lo so dire" by Noemi, and "Virale" by Matteo Romano. In 2025, he wrote the song "Battito" by Fedez, which competed at the 75th Sanremo Music Festival.