Hu (singer)

Federica Ferracuti (born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Hu, is an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.^[3]

Hu
Birth name	Federica Ferracuti
Born	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) Fermo, Marche, Italy[1]
Genres	Electropop[2]
Occupations	Singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist record producer
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Warner

Biography

Ferracuti was born in Fermo and learned to play guitar at a young age, especially jazz music.^[2] She graduated in sound design at the Conservatorio Rossini in Pesaro, and started writing her own music under the pseudonym of "Hu", after the Ancient Egyptian god of the same name.^[4][5]

During her early music career, she composed advertising songs for several brands, including Lamborghini and Jägermeister, and for the 2018 summer collection of Chiara Ferragni.^[4][5] In 2020, she made it into the finals of Sanremo Giovani with her song "Occhi Niagara", but did not manage to qualify for the "Newcomers" section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021.^[3]

She participated alongside Highsnob at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, with the song "Abbi cura di te".^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

• Numeri primi (2022)

Singles

• "Neon" (2020)
• "Occhi Niagara" (2020)
• "End" (feat. M.E.R.L.O.T.) (2021)
• "Millemila" (2021)
• "Abbi cura di te" (with Highsnob) (2022)
• "Avec moi" (2022)
• "Limiti" (2023)
• "Body Soul Heart" (2023)
• "How Do U Feel" (2023)
• "Love, Don't Cry" (2024)

References

1. "La fermana Federica Ferracuti in arte Hu tra i finalisti verso Sanremo Giovani". Marche News (in Italian). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
2. "Chi è Hu, dal successo di Occhi Niagara al festival di Sanremo". Rockit (in Italian). 22 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
3. Mario Manca (4 March 2021). "Hu: «La voglia di non stare mai ferma»". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
4. "Sanremo 2022. Da Giovanni Truppi a Dargen D'Amico: chi sono i cantanti di Sanremo che (forse) non conosci". Radio Deejay. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
5. "Festival di Sanremo, la fermana Hu tra i dieci finalisti delle 'nuove proposte'". Cronache Fermane (in Italian). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
6. "Sanremo 2022, da Elisa a Emma e Donatella Rettore: ecco tutti i big in gara". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 4 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.