Noemi (singer)

Noemi (; born Veronica Scopelliti on 25 January 1982, in Rome) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame in 2009, after competing in the second season of Italian talent show "X Factor". Immediately after being eliminated from the competition, she released her debut single, "Briciole", which peaked at number 2 on the FIMI Singles Chart. As of 2020, she has released 5 studio albums, which spawned commercially successful singles such as "Vuoto a perdere", "Sono solo parole", "La borsa di una donna" and the chart toppers "L'amore si odia", featuring vocals by Fiorella Mannoia, and "Per tutta la vita".
During her career, Noemi performed songs written for her by well-known songwriters, including Vasco Rossi, Fabrizio Moro, Ivano Fossati, Tommaso Paradiso, Marco Masini, Federico Zampaglione, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Gaetano Curreri. She competed five times in the Sanremo Music Festival between 2010 and 2018, and she will also took part in the 2021 contest.
Between 2013 and 2015, she was a coach for three seasons in "The Voice of Italy".
Early life.
Noemi is the eldest daughter of Armando and Stefania. Her father was an entrepreneur, and he became a city councilor in Vasto, while her mother was a painter. Both of them tried to pursue a musical career, with Armando competing in the Castrocaro Music Festival, and Stefania performing as an amateur singer. She has a younger sister, Arianna.
When she was 19-months-old, she appeared in a TV commercial for diapers brand Pampers. 
She graduated from the Roma Tre University in 2005, earning a Bachelor of Arts in performing arts. During her studies, she worked as a filmmaker for Italian television Nessuno Tv.
Career.
2007–2009: SanremoLab, "X Factor" and breakthrough.
In 2007, Noemi took part in SanremoLab, a competition aimed at selecting three artists to debut in the Newcomers Section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2008. She was among the twelve finalists with her song "Briciole", but she was not chosen by the artistic director of the 2008 contest, Pippo Baudo. With her band, named Bagajajo, Noemi also performed in several small venues in Rome, mainly singing English-language covers.
In late 2008, Noemi auditioned for the second series of "X Factor", which started in January 2009. She was one of four singers in the "Over 25" category, mentored by Morgan. 
Noemi recorded a studio version of Vasco Rossi's "Albachiara" and Ivano Fossati's "La costruzione di un amore", originally performed at "X Factor", for the official show's compilation albums, titled "X Factor Anteprima Compilation 2009" and "X Factor Finale Compilation 2009", respectively.
She was eliminated before the semi-finals of the competition, placing fifth overall.
Despite of this, she appeared as a guest in the following episode of the show, performing her debut single "Briciole". The song was her entry in SanremoLab 2007, but was never released or publicly performed before.
In April 2009, the single peaked at number two on the Italian Singles Chart compiled by FIMI. 
Shortly after, her self-titled extended play was released by Sony Music. The studio set featured four original songs, including the single "Briciole", and two covers.
During the summer of 2009, Noemi toured in Italy, performing at several small local events and patronal festivals.
On 21 June 2009, she was among 43 female artists performing at the San Siro stadium in Milan during the charity event Amiche per l'Abruzzo, created by Laura Pausini with the purpose to raise funds supporting the reconstruction in the territories affected by the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake. She sang Irene Grandi's "La tua ragazza sempre" with Grandi herself, Syria and Dolcenera.
On 19 August of the same year, she also performed at the Concerto per Viareggio, a charity event, created by Zucchero, whose proceeds were devolved to the families of the victims of the Viareggio train derailment.
Noemi's first full-length studio album, "Sulla mia pelle", was released by Sony Music on 2 October 2009. The album, produced by Diego Calvetti, featured a song written by Baustelle's frontman Francesco Bianconi, and a duet with Fiorella Mannoia, titled "L'amore si odia". "L'amore si odia" was released as the album's lead single, and spent two consecutive weeks at number one on the Italian FIMI singles chart.
From October 2009 to early January 2010, Noemi went on a promotional tour across Italy, titled Sulla mia pelle Live, performing in venues such as the Otel club in Florence, the Garibaldi Theatre in Modica, and the Verdi Theatre in Cesena.
2010: Sanremo Music Festival.
Noemi was chosen as one of the artists competing in the main competition of the 60th Sanremo Music Festival. She performed the song "Per tutta la vita", which was among the top ten entries reaching the final night of the competition, but did not qualify in the top three songs. The final rankings for entries placing between 10th position and 4th position were never revealed, although "Avvenire" later published an article listing televote results.
"Per tutta la vita" became Noemi's second number one single, and was featured on a new edition of "Sulla mia pelle", released in February 2010.
From 15 April 2010 to 2 October 2010, Noemi went on tour to promote it on various stages throughout Italy and Slovenia.
On 7 May 2010 it was released "Vertigini", a new single which, for some problems between radio and recordings, was re-released on 14 May.
On 24 May 2010 Noemi, in Verona Arena, got three Wind Music Awards for sales of songs "L'amore si odia" and "Per tutta la vita" and album "Sulla mia pelle".
"RossoNoemi" and new singles.
On 28 January 2011, it was released the single "Vuoto a perdere", written by Vasco Rossi and Gaetano Curreri, that obtained a platinum disc and a Nastro d'Argento. On 22 March 2011 Noemi's second album was released: "RossoNoemi", which sold over 120,000 copies, thus getting two platinum discs. On 27 May 2011 Noemi, in Verona Arena, won two Wind Music Awards for sales of albums "Sulla mia pelle" and "RossoNoemi". On 6 May 2011 she released the single "Odio tutti i cantanti", followed on 16 September by "Poi inventi il modo".
"Made in London".
On 20 February 2014, Noemi published her third studio album, recorded in London and therefore called "Made in London".
The album includes "Bagnati dal sole", released as its first single on 22 February 2014, and "Un uomo è un albero".
"Cuore d'artista".
In 2016 she releases her new album, featuring Ivano Fossati, Giuliano Sangiorgi and Marco Masini, produced by Gaetano Curreri.