Nicolò Filippucci
Nicolò Filippucci is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Early life and education
Born in Castiglione del Lago and raised in Corciano, both towns in the province of Perugia, Umbria, together with his older brother Jacopo, he is the second son of physiotherapist Francesca and business consultant Massimo Filippucci. At the age of seven he began playing the guitar and at nine he took part in his first show, Giungla, singing in the children's choir of the Morlacchi Conservatory of Perugia.He attended the "Galileo Galilei" scientific high school in Perugia, but interrupted his studies in his final year to participate in the television show Amici di Maria De Filippi. After completing his participation in the talent show, he resumed his studies privately and subsequently earned his high school diploma.
Career
In 2021, he began performing and participating in several competitions. In June of the following year, he won the Il Mio Canto Libero singing competition in Santa Maria degli Angeli, while in September he won the 4th Cannara singing competition. In October, he gained access to the Cantagiro national final with his first unreleased song, "Fingere", winning the special MIO prize, awarded by a jury of industry journalists.In August 2023 he participated in the contest dedicated to Marco Mengoni, "Guerriero", in which he won the Città di Ronciglione prize. In September, he participated in the national final of the NYCanta singing competition in Faenza, earning the opportunity to participate in the final round of the competition with his unreleased song, which took place at the Oceana Theatre in New York City, where he placed second. He subsequently qualified for the final round of the Tour Music Fest 2023 – The European Music Contest in San Marino, where he won both the "singer-songwriter" and "overall" categories, earning the Artist of the Year award. This was followed by victory at the Fatti Sentire Festival 2024, where he performed the unreleased "Senza parlare".
In September 2024, he joined the cast of the twenty-fourth edition of Canale 5's musical talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, entering the initial phase. In March 2025, he entered the series phase of the show by joining the team led by coaches Anna Pettinelli and Deborah Lettieri, being eliminated during the semifinal on 10 May, but managed to win the Estathé Zero Award.
During the show, he released several new songs, including "Non mi dimenticherò", "Yin e Yang", "Cuore bucato" and "Un'ora di follia", all four of which were later included in his debut EP, Un'ora di follia, released on 24 May 2025 by Warner Music Italy, which also includes the songs "Occhi stanchi" and "Mi sono innamorato di te". The EP debuted at number seventeen on the FIMI Albums Chart. In the summer of that same year, he performed at several musical events, including TIM Summer Hits, Battiti Live, Yoga Radio Bruno Estate and RDS Summer Festival.
In October 2025, he was chosen to compete in Sanremo Giovani 2025, with the song "Laguna". After making it through the first round and the semifinal, he reached the final, where he managed to qualify for the Sanremo Music Festival 2026 in the Newcomers section.
Participation in singing events
- Sanremo Giovani
- * 2025 – 1st place with "Laguna"