Ghemon

Ghemon (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡɛmon]; born 1 April 1982) is an Italian rapper and singer-songwriter.

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Ghemon

Background information
Birth name	Giovanni Luca Picariello
Born	(1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42) Avellino, Campania, Italy
Genres	Conscious hip hop Pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active	1996–present

His stage name is a tribute to the character Ishikawa Goemon XIII from Monkey Punch's manga series Lupin the Third.^[1] His debut album La rivincita dei buoni was released in 2007.^[2] In 2017 his single "Adesso sono qui" was included in the soundtrack of the videogame NBA 2K17.^[3]

Ghemon participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rose viola"^[4] and at the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with "Momento perfetto".^[5]

References

Ghemon

Background information
Birth name	Giovanni Luca Picariello
Born	(1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42) Avellino, Campania, Italy
Genres	Conscious hip hop Pop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active	1996–present

Ghemon

Background information

Birth name

Giovanni Luca Picariello

Born

1 April 1982 (age 42)
Avellino, Campania, Italy

Genres

Conscious hip hop
Pop

Occupation(s)

Rapper, singer-songwriter

Years active

1996–present

References

[1]
"Ghemon, il rapper svela il significato del suo nome: "Mi sono ispirato a Goemon del cartoon Lupin"". Fanpage (in Italian). 6 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
[2]
"La rivincita dei buoni". rockit.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
[3]
"Basket e Rap, l'accoppiata vincente: il rapper Ghemon fa impazzire i fans di NBA 2k17 con "Adesso sono qui" [VIDEO]" (in Italian). Sport Fair. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
[4]
"Italy: Sanremo 2019 finalists unveiled; Il Volo are back in the competition!". Esctoday.com (in Italian). 22 December 2018.
[5]
"Ghemon a Sanremo 2021 con Momento perfetto: il testo". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 2 March 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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