Amici di Maria De Filippi
Amici (initially called Saranno Famosi) is an Italian talent show. Created by Maria De Filippi, the show began in 2001 and has since aired annually.[1] The show is produced by Fascino P.G.T. s.r.l. (owned by Maria De Filippi) and is broadcast on Canale 5. Since the thirteenth edition, daytime and casting have been broadcast on the television network Real Time and on the online streaming platform Witty TV by Fascino.
Amici di Maria De Filippi | |
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Also known as | Amici |
Created by | Maria De Filippi |
Presented by |
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Country of origin | Italy |
No. of seasons | 20 |
No. of episodes | 192 |
Production | |
Producer | Fascino P.G.T. s.r.l. |
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Original network | |
Original release | 17 September 2001 – present |
Amici is an academy school involving a class of about 20 youth students (16-30 age), who aspire to become professional singers, songwriters and dancers (classical, modern, contemporary, latin and hip-hop). Additional original categories of "actors", "musicians" and "TV presenters" have since been dropped after 2009.[2]

Series overview
Singer
Dancer
Actor/Actress
Music Band
"Big" (special contest)
Season | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Critics Award |
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1 | 2001-2002 | Dennis Fantina | Marianna Scarci | Ermanno Rossi | - |
2 | 2002-2003 | Giulia Ottonello | Anbeta Toromani | Timothy Snell | Anbeta Toromani |
3 | 2003-2004 | Leon Cino | Sabrina Ghio | Samantha Fantauzzi | Gian De Martini |
4 | 2004-2005 | Antonino Spadaccino | Francesco De Simone | Klajdi Selimi | Antonino Spadaccino |
5 | 2005-2006 | Ivan D'Andrea | Andrea Dianetti | Rita Comisi | Rita Comisi |
6 | 2006-2007 | Federico Angelucci | Agata Reale | Karima Ammar | Karima Ammar |
7 | 2007-2008 | Marco Carta | Roberta Bonanno | Pasqualino Maione | Francesco Mariottini |
8 | 2008-2009 | Alessandra Amoroso | Valerio Scanu | Luca Napolitano | Alessandra Amoroso |
9 | 2009-2010 | Emma Marrone | Loredana Errore | Pierdavide Carone | Pierdavide Carone |
10 | 2010-2011 | Denny Lodi | Giulia Pauselli | Vito Conversano | Annalisa Scarrone |
Virginio Simonelli | Annalisa Scarrone | Francesca Nicolì | |||
11 | 2011-2012 | Giuseppe Giofrè | Francesca Dugarte | Nunzio Perricone | Carlo Alberto Di Micco |
Gerardo Pulli | Ottavio De Stefano | Carlo Alberto Di Micco | |||
Alessandra Amoroso | Emma Marrone | Marco Carta | Annalisa Scarrone | ||
12 | 2012-2013 | Moreno Donadoni[3] | Greta Manuzi | Nicolò Noto | Moreno Donadoni |
13 | 2013-2014 | Deborah Iurato | Dear Jack | Vincenzo Durevole | Dear Jack |
14 | 2014-2015 | The Kolors | Mattia Briga | Virginia Tomarchio | The Kolors |
15 | 2015-2016 | Sergio Sylvestre | Elodie | Lele Esposito | Elodie |
16 | 2016-2017 | Andreas Muller | Riccardo Marcuzzo | Federica Carta | Sebastian Melo Taveira |
Sebastian Melo Taveira | |||||
17 | 2017-2018 | Irama | Carmen Ferreri | Einar Ortiz | Lauren Celentano |
18 | 2018-2019 | Alberto Urso | Giordana Angi | Rafael Quenedit Castro | Giordana Angi |
19 | 2019-2020 | Gaia Gozzi | Javier Rojas | Giulia Molino | Javier Rojas |
20 | 2020-2021 | Giulia Stabile | Sangiovanni | Alessandro Cavallo | Sangiovanni |
Aka 7even | |||||
Deddy |
Cast
Singing teachers
- Giuseppe Vessicchio (seasons 1–9)
- Luca Pitteri (seasons 1–6)
- Maurizio Pica (season 1)
- Nora Orlandi (season 2)
- Grazia Di Michele (seasons 3–14)
- Fabrizio Palma (seasons 3–8)
- Luca Jurman (seasons 7–8, 10)
- Gabriella Scalise (season 8)
- Loretta Martinez (season 9)
- Charlie Rapino (season 9)
- Sergio La Stella (season 9)
- Maria Grazia Fontana (season 10)
- Dado Parisini (season 10)
- Rudy Zerbi (seasons 10–present)
- Mara Maionchi (seasons 11–12)
- Carlo Di Francesco (seasons 13–17)
- Klaus Bonoldi (season 13)
- Francesco Sarcina (season 14)
- Marco Maccarini (season 15)
- Fabrizio Moro (seasons 15–16)
- Alex Braga (seasons 15–16)
- Boosta (season 16)
- Giusy Ferreri (season 17)
- Paola Turci (season 17)
- Alex Britti (season 18)
- Stash (seasons 18–19)
- Anna Pettinelli (seasons 19–present)
- Arisa (season 20)
- Lorella Cuccarini (seasons 21–present)
Dance teachers
- Garrison Rochelle (seasons 1–17) modern
- Maura Paparo (seasons 1–8) modern
- Steve La Chance (seasons 2–9) modern jazz
- Rossella Brescia (season 2) ballet
- Alessandra Celentano (seasons 3–present) ballet
- Mauro Astolfi (season 8) contemporary
- Giuseppe Carbone (season 9) modern
- Kris (season 9) hip-hop
- Marco Garofalo (seasons 9–10) modern
- Michela Villanova (seasons 9–10) ballet
- Carl Portal (season 10) jazz
- Luciano Cannito (seasons 10–12) neoclassical
- Kledi Kadiu (seasons 13–16) contemporary
- Veronica Peparini (seasons 13–present) contemporary
- Natalia Titova (seasons 15–16) latin
- Emanuel Lo (season 16) hip-hop
- Bill Goodson (season 17) contemporary
- Timor Steffens (seasons 18–19) hip-hop
- Lorella Cuccarini (season 20) musical
- Raimondo Todaro (seasons 21–present) latin
Acting teachers
- Fioretta Mari (seasons 1–8)
- Claudio Insegno (season 1)
- Patrick Rossi (seasons 2–9)
- Rino Cassano (seasons 3–4)
- Paolo Asso (seasons 6–7)
Non-judging teachers
- Jill Cooper (seasons 1–2) fitness
- Giuseppe Giannini (season 2) football
- Martino Vertova (season 2) art
- Paolo Evangelista (seasons 2, 13) fitness
- Marco Castellano (seasons 3–8) fitness
- Aldo Busi (seasons 3–7) music history
- Jury Chechi (season 6) gymnastics
- Pamela Prati (season 6) stage presence
- Klaus Davi (season 7) communication
- Pino Perris (seasons 7–18) singing
- Mauro Coruzzi (season 9) music history
- Gabriella Scalise (seasons 10–11) singing
- Fabrizio Palma (seasons 10, 12) singing
- Carlo Palmas (seasons 11, 13) singing
- Eric Buffat (season 11) singing
- Antonio Galbiati (season 12) singing
- Nancy Berti (seasons 12–13) latin dance
- Giovanni Lori (seasons 12–13) singing
- Daniele Baldi (seasons 12–14) hip-hop dance
- Dennis Bragatto (seasons 12–16) dance
- Fabrizio Prolli (seasons 12–15) dance
- Federica Angelozzi (seasons 12–15) dance
- Roberto Vecchioni (season 13) music history
- Fabio Raspanti (season 13) dance
- Amilcar Golzalez (seasons 13–16) dance
- Raffaella Misiti (seasons 13–present) singing
- Enzo Campagnoli (seasons 14–17) singing
- Danilo Grano (season 14) dance
- Alessandro Merli (seasons 15–16) rap
- Mattia Galante (seasons 15–17) dance
- Roberto Angelini (season 16) singing
- Annalisa (season 17) singing
- Michele Bravi (season 17) singing
- Natalia Titova (seasons 17–19) latin dance
- Giovanni Caccamo (seasons 17, 20) singing
- Emanuel Lo (season 17) hip-hop dance
- Martina Nadalini (seasons 17–18) dance
- Alfonso Signorini (seasons 18–19) music history
- Mattia Tuzzolino (seasons 18–19) dance
- Alberto Montesso (seasons 18–present) dance
- Emanuela Cortesi (season 19) singing
- Cecilia Cesario (season 19) singing
- Agnese Valle (season 20) singing
- Alberto Urso (season 20) singing
- Chiara Calderare (season 20–present) singing
- Antonella Cilenti (season 20–present) singing
- Francesco Porcelluzzi (seasons 21–present) dance
Coaches (final stage)
- Emma (seasons 12, 14–16)
- Miguel Bosé (seasons 12–13)
- Eleonora Abbagnato (season 12)
- Moreno (season 13)
- Elisa (seasons 14–16)
- J-Ax (season 15)
- Nek (season 15)
- Morgan (season 16)
- Ricky Martin (season 18)
- Vittorio Grigolo (season 18)
- Fabio Rovazzi (season 18)
- Rudy Zerbi (seasons 20–present)
- Anna Pettinelli (seasons 20–present)
- Lorella Cuccarini (seasons 20–present)
- Veronica Peparini (seasons 20–present)
- Arisa (season 20)
- Alessandra Celentano (seasons 20–present)
- Raimondo Todaro (seasons 21–present)
Judges (final stage)
- Gabry Ponte (seasons 12–13, 19)
- Luca Argentero (seasons 12–13)
- Sabrina Ferilli (seasons 12–15, 21)
- Francesco Renga (season 14)
- Renato Zero (season 14)
- Loredana Bertè (seasons 14–15, 18–19)
- Anna Oxa (season 15)
- Morgan (season 15)
- Ermal Meta (seasons 16–17)
- Ambra Angiolini (season 16)
- Daniele Liotti (season 16)
- Eleonora Abbagnato (season 16)
- Emma (season 17)
- Heather Parisi (season 17)
- Elisa (season 17)
- Giulia Michelini (season 17)
- Simona Ventura (season 17)
- Marco Bocci (season 17)
- Alessandra Amoroso (season 17)
- Arisa (season 17)
- Michelle Hunziker (season 17)
- Gerry Scotti (season 17)
- Vanessa Incontrada (season 19)
- Christian De Sica (season 19)
- Alessia Marcuzzi (season 19)
- Stash (seasons 20–21)
- Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy (seasons 20–21)
- Stefano De Martino (seasons 20–21)
Dance crew
- Marta Angelin (seasons 1–3)
- Rossella Brescia (seasons 1, 5–6)
- Kledi Kadiu (seasons 1–2, 4–9)
- Ilir Shaqiri (seasons 1–2, 4)
- Valerio Pino (seasons 2–3, 5, 9)
- Maria Zaffino (seasons 2–8)
- Francesca Di Maio (seasons 3–8)
- Michele Oliva (season 3)
- Massimo Sansottera (season 3)
- David Sellings (season 3)
- Anbeta Toromani (seasons 3–11)
- Josè Perez (seasons 4–11)
- Leon Cino (seasons 5–8)
- Fabrizio Mainini (seasons 5–6)
- Gianni Sperti (seasons 6–8)
- Adelaide Seeney (season 7)
- Eleonora Scopelliti (seasons 9–13)
- Francesco Mariottini (seasons 10–12)
- Amilcar Moret Gonzalez (seasons 10–13, 17)
- Martina Nadalini (seasons 10–16)
- Arduino Beroncello (seasons 10, 16)
- Marbelys Zamora (season 10)
- Antonio Fiore (season 11)
- Michele Viola (season 11)
- Stefano De Martino (seasons 11–13, 16–18)
- Hugo Cortes (season 13)
- Michele Barile (seasons 14–16)
- Santo Giuliano (season 14)
- Marcello Sacchetta (seasons 14–20)
- Anne Boidin (season 14)
- Giada Lini (season 15)
- Sacha Storto (season 15)
- Simone Nolasco (seasons 15–present)
- Gian Maria Giuliattini (seasons 15–18)
- Elena D'Amario (seasons 15–present)
- Klaudia Pepa (season 15)
- Irene Tavassi (season 15)
- Giuseppe Giofrè (seasons 15–17, 20)
- Francesca Tocca (seasons 15–present)
- Lorella Boccia (seasons 16, 18–19)
- Federica Panzeri (seasons 16–19)
- Andreas Müller (seasons 17–present)
- Sebastian Melo Taveira (seasons 17–present)
- Giulia Pauselli (seasons 17–present)
- Virginia Tomarchio (seasons 17–19)
- Gabriele Esposito (seasons 17–18)
- Angelo Recchia (seasons 17–18, 21)
- Bryan Ramirez (season 18)
- Dante Jonathan Gerlo (season 18)
- Umberto Gaudino (seasons 19–present)
- Alessio La Padula (season 19)
- Alberto Del Prete (season 19)
- Spillo (seasons 20–present)
- Giulia Stabile (seasons 21–present)
- Vincenzo Durevole (seasons 21–present)
Notable guests
- During the seasons a lot of notable guests, including professional actors, musicians, and dancers appeared as guest judges or performers such as John Travolta, Robert De Niro, Carla Fracci, Raffaella Carrà, Matthew McConaughey, Kylie Minogue, James Blunt, Al Pacino, Sophia Loren, Kevin Spacey, Michael Douglas, Mariah Carey, Gino Paoli, LP, Sumi Jo, Matt Dillon, Filippo Magnini, Luis Fonsi, Owen Wilson, t.A.T.u., Paddy Jones, Laura Pausini, Alice Merton, Patrick Dempsey, Il Volo, Carlo Verdone, Jasmine Thompson, Umberto Tozzi, Anastacia, Diego Maradona, Amy Macdonald, Gianna Nannini, Clean Bandit, Francesco De Gregori, Ricky Martin, Sheppard, Plácido Domingo and Skunk Anansie.
Seasons
First season (2001–2002)
- Initial stage
Stefano Veronese (dancer) – Dalila Timaco (dancer) – Erika Parisi (dancer) – Irene Nurzia Humburg (actress) – Giuseppe "Joseph" Giannico (singer) – Graziano Pimpolari (musician) – Gian Marco Careddu (musician) – Mario Crocietta (dancer) – Daniela Romano (dancer) – Chiara Bigioni (dancer) – Marco Campanale (singer) – Manuele Morrone (singer) – Francesca Caselli (singer) – Alessandra Piras (dancer) – Alessia Natale (dancer) – Zita Fusco (TV presenter) – Pierpaolo Astolfi (TV presenter) – Gabriele Carbotti (singer) – Francesco Giannini (singer) – Alfredo Raffaele "Fred" Avitaia (TV presenter) – Mirna Brancotti (singer) – Marco Maestrelli (actor)
- Final stage
Valeria Monetti (actress) – Claudia Mannoni (dancer) – Antonella Loconsole (singer) – Alessandro Vigilante (dancer) – Maria Pia Pizzolla (singer) – Monica Hill (singer) – Renato Sannio (actor) – Paolo Idolo (actor) – Miriam Della Guardia (dancer) – Gianluigi "Gigi" Garretta (actor) – Clementina Giacente (dancer) – Micheal Calandra (singer) – Miriam Castorina (singer).
Second season (2002–2003)
- Initial stage
Fabio Morici (actor) – Giovanna Martini (actress) – Sara Donadelli (dancer) – Fabio Villanis (singer) – Andrea Veschini (singer) – Antonino Grosso (singer) – Ettore Romano (singer) – Marcella Di Vita (singer) – Francesca Paganucci (singer) – Giacomo Milli (dancer) – Paolo Stella (actor) – Luca Basto (dancer) – Luca Militello (singer) – Salvatore Andreoli (singer) – Consuelo Varini (singer)
- Final stage
Marta Gerbi (singer) – Maria Stefania Di Renzo (dancer) – Enrico Pittari (actor) – Leonardo Di Minno (singer) – Daniele Perrino (singer) – Stefano Bindinelli (dancer) – Augusto "Gugu" Da Graça (dancer) – Danilo Grano (dancer) – Jennifer Iacono (dancer) – Elena Novaresi (dancer) – Samantha Discolpa (singer) – Teresa Paternoster (actress) – Fausto Monteforte (dancer) – Roberta Mengozzi (actress).
Third season (2003–2004)
- Initial stage
Danilo Musci (dancer) – Morena Martini (singer) – Nicola Traversa (singer) – Katia Ancelotti (singer) – Alessia "Ale" Pizzichemi (dancer) – Michael Schermi (actor) – Martina Ardizzoni (singer) – Emanuela Boldetti (dancer) – Maria Letizia Arcudi (dancer) – Raffaella Iavarone (dancer) – Emiliano D'Angelo (dancer)
- Final stage
Sabrina Ghio (dancer) - Olti Shaqiri (dancer) – Francesco Capodacqua (singer) – Anna Dalton Piccirillo (actress) – Sabatino D'Eustacchio (dancer) – Francesca Dario (dancer) – Alessia Orlandi (singer) – Federica Gargano (dancer) – Salvatore "Salvo" Vinci (singer) – Valerio Di Rocco (singer) – Irene Guglielmi (singer) – Gianluca Merolli (singer) – Simone Benedetti (dancer) – Giorgia "Gio" Minnella (dancer) – Antonio Guida (dancer) – Sarah Jane Olog (singer) – Sara Pamploni (dancer) – Giorgia Galassi (singer) – Ornella Pellegrino (singer) – Rosaria Loconte (dancer) – Laura Piunti (singer) – Rocco Pietrantonio (actor) – Catello Miotto (dancer).
Fourth season (2004–2005)
- Initial stage
Claudia "Cla" Gusmano (actress) – Michele Manfredini (dancer) – Mariangela Cafagna (dancer) – Antonio "Tony" Tagnani (singer) – Thomas Grazioso (singer) – Alessandro Rende (dancer) – Salvatore Valerio (singer) – Valentina Campani (dancer) – Alexsandra Fiaschini (singer) – Antonio "Toni" Propato (singer) – Marika Vezzola (singer) – Veronica Montali (singer) – Immacolata "Imma" Allozzi (singer) – Roberta Fiorini (dancer) – Claudia Dongu (dancer)
- Final stage
Terenzi (actress) – Marta Di Giulio (dancer) – Tili Lukaj (dancer) – Pietro Napolano (singer) – Piero Romitelli (singer) – Antonello Carozza (singer) – Valeria Belleudi (singer) – Antonio Fiore (dancer) – Massimiliano Pironti (dancer) – Alberto Galetti (dancer) – Alessia Ramazzotti (actress) – Maria Grazia Testaferrata (singer) – Rosanna Cestra (singer) – Simona Annese (dancer).
Fifth season (2005–2006)
- Initial stage
Luca Borro (singer) – Viviana Filippello (dancer) – Alberto Poletti (dancer) – Giovanni Fusco (dancer) – Sara Telch (dancer) – Brigida Cacciatore (singer) – Giuseppe "Beppe" Forlini (singer) – Antonello Mastrangelo (dancer) – Annavita Romano (dancer) – Filomena "Mena" Cacciapuoti (singer) – Serena Silvani (actress) – Valentina Chisci (actress) – Tania Tuccinardi (singer) – Fabio De Martino (singer) – Vincenzo Pinto (singer)
- Final stage
Rita Comisi (singer) - Erion Baze (dancer) – Rossella Lucà (dancer) – Manola Moslehi (singer) – Nicola Gargaglia (singer) – Luana Guidara (dancer) – Roberto Carrozzino (dancer) – Robert Iaboni (actor) – Giuseppe Landi (actor) – Michele Moretti (dancer) – Endri Roshi (dancer) – Roberta Zegretti (dancer) – Erika Mineo (singer) – Matteo Deledda (singer) – Roberto Carrozzino (dancer)
Sixth season (2006–2007)
- Initial stage
Mihaela "Michi" Pohoata (gymnast) – Alessio Paddeu (singer) – Pamela Buggiani (dancer) – Corinne Marchini (singer) – Stefano Villani (singer) – Emanuel "Ema" Caserio (actor) – Chiara Martegiani (actress)
- Final stage
Giulia Franceschini (singer) – Antonino "Tony" Aglianò (dancer) – Manuel Aspidi (singer) – Jessica Villotta (dancer) – Federica Capuano (actress) – Roberta Miolla (dancer) – Salvatore Dello Iacolo (dancer) – Mircea "Bambi" Zamfir (gymnast) – Santo Giuliano (dancer).
Seventh season (2007–2008)
- Initial stage
Cristina Da Villanova (dancer) – Valentina Tarsitano (dancer) – Valentina "Vale" Mele (dancer) – Gianluca Conversano (dancer) – Alessandra Valenti (dancer) – Vincenzo Mingolla (dancer) – Luca Barbagallo (dancer) – Mattia De Salve (dancer) – Saverio D'Amelio (actor) – Sebastiano Formica (actor)
- Final stage
Susy Fuccillo (dancer) – Martha Rossi (singer) – Cassandra De Rosa (singer) – Giulia Piana (dancer) – Gennaro Siciliano (dancer) – Giuseppe Salsetta (singer) – Simonetta Spiri (singer) – Antonino Lombardo (dancer) – Maria Luigia La Rocca (singer) – Marina Giovanna Marchione (actress)
Eighth season (2008–2009)
- Initial stage
Leonardo Marki Monteiro (dancer) – Daniele Smeraldi (singer) – Beatrice Zancanaro (dancer) – Pamela Scarponi (singer) – Angelo Marotta (actor) – Piero Campanale (actor) – Serena Carassai (dancer) – Carlo De Martino (dancer) – Francesca Maiozzi (dancer) – Iacopo Di Stefano (singer) – Arturo Caccavale (singer) – Francesco Di Nicola (singer).
- Final stage
Pedro Batista Gonzalez (dancer) – Mario Nunziante (singer-songwriter) – Martina Stavolo (singer) – Adriano Bettinelli (dancer) – Silvia Olari (singer) – Domenico Primotici (dancer) – Daniela Stradaioli (dancer) – Jennifer Milan (singer) – Andreina Caracciolo (dancer) – Gianluca Lanzillotta (dancer).
Ninth season (2009–2010)
- Initial stage
Valeria Valente (singer) – Arianna Mereu (singer) – Antonio Sisca (dancer) – Gabriele Manzo (dancer) – Nicholas Poggiali (dancer) – Nicolò Marchionni (dancer) – Maddalena Malizia (dancer) – William Di Lello (singer) – Riccardo Occhilupo (dancer) – Januaria Carito (singer) – Denis Mascia (singer) – Stella Ancona (dancer) – Giorgio Miceli (dancer) – Rosolino Schillaci (singer-songwriter).
- Final stage
Stefano De Martino (dancer) – Elena D'Amario (dancer) – Rodrigo Almarales Gonzales (dancer) – Enrico Nigiotti (singer-songwriter) – Grazia Striano (dancer) – Michele Barile (dancer) – Borana Qirjazi (dancer) – Stefano "Stefanino" Maiuolo (singer) – Angelo Iossa (singer) – Anna Altieri (singer) – Davide Flauto (singer) (withdrawn)
Tenth season (2010–2011)
- Initial stage
Giorgia Urrico (singer) – Andrea Condorelli (dancer) – Andrea Vigentini (singer-songwriter) – Arnaldo Santoro (singer) – Gabriella Culletta (singer) – Paolo Cervellera (dancer) – Alessandro Paparusso (singer-songwriter) – Stefan Di Maria Poole (singer-songwriter) – Michelle Vitrano (dancer)
- Final stage
Virginio Simonelli (singer-songwriter) - Annalisa Scarrone (singer) - Denny Lodi (dancer) - Giulia Pauselli (dancer) - Vito Conversano (dancer) - Francesca Nicolì (singer) - Debora Di Giovanni (dancer) - Antonella Lafortezza (singer) - Diana Del Bufalo (singer) - Riccardo Riccio (dancer) - Antonio Mungari (singer) - Costantino Imperatore (dancer)
Eleventh season (2011–2012)
- Initial stage
Ruben Dos Santos Felizardo (singer) - Chiara Giuli (dancer) - Ilario Frigione (dancer) – Pamela Gueli (singer) – Lidia Caterina Pastorello (singer) – Caterina Licini (dancer) – Lorenzo Tognocchi (singer) – Alessandra Procacci (singer) – Legra Yunieska Sanchez (dancer) – Alessia Di Francesco (singer) – Daniele Sibilli (dancer) – Veronica Paradiso (dancer) – Nicola Di Trapani (singer) – Sergio Nigro (dancer)
- Final stage
Francesca Dugarte (dancer) – Claudia Casciaro (singer) – Nunzio Perricone (dancer) – Valeria Romitelli (singer) – Jonathan Dante Gerlo (dancer) – Marco Castelluzzo (singer/songwriter), – Stefano Marletta (singer/songwriter), – Valentin Stoica (dancer) – Francesca Mariani (singer) – Josè Becerra Alvarez (dancer)
Twelfth season (2012–2013)
- Initial stage
Irene Rausa (singer) - Martina Monaco (singer) – Ruben Mendes (singer) – Amnesia (rapper) – Andrea Attila Felice (dancer) – Cristina Sangiorgio (singer) – Etienne Pezzuto (dancer) – Antonio "Anto" Minini (dancer) – Leonardo Bizzarri (dancer) – Giosuè Amato (singer) – Giacomo Gravini (singer) – Marika Calabrese (singer) – Davide Sacha Carella (singer) – Nicole Marin (dancer) – Nicola Rosafio (singer)
- Final stage
Pasquale Di Nuzzo (dancer), Ylenia Morganti (singer), Lorella Boccia (dancer), Edwyn Roberts (songwriter), Antonio Parisi (breaker), Marta Marino (dancer), Emanuele Corvaglia (songwriter), Angela Semerano (singer), Costanzo Del Pinto (singer), Antonio "Anthony" Donadio (breaker), Andrea Di Giovanni (singer), Chiara Provvidenza (singer)
Thirteenth season (2013–2014)
- Initial stage
Jacopo Paone (breaker) - Alessio Trimboli (singer) - Human Evolution (crew) - Francesco Bertini (dancer) - Francesca Del Toro (dancer) – Greta Giampietro (dancer) - Giacomo Paci (singer) – Simons (band) – Angelo D'Aiello (dancer) – Cesare Cernigliaro (rapper) – Naomi Mele[4][5] (dancer) – Exxtra (rappers) – Cristian Lo Presti (dancer) – Gloria Atzeni (singer) – Letizia Rizzoni (dancer) – Valerio Moro (dancer) – Vincenzo Ficicchia (singer) – Emiliano Serra (breaker) – Michael Dakhil (singer)
- Final stage
Christian Pace (dancer) - Giada Agasucci (singer) - Nick Casciaro (singer) - Paolo Macagnino (singer) - Lorenzo Del Moro (dancer) - Oscar Valdeès Carmenates (dancer) - Carboidrati (band) - Federica Rigoli (dancer) - Knef (crew) - Denny Lahome (rapper) - Sara Mattei (singer) - Miriam Masala (singer) - Giacomo Castellana (dancer)
Fourteenth season (2014–2015)
- Initial stage
- Itto Urgesi (singer) – Mattia Tuzzolino (dancer) – The Wips (band) – Silvia Boreale (singer) – Luana Fraccalvieri (singer) – Leslie Nkum Sackey (singer) – Simone Baroni (dancer) – Vanessa Guidolin (dancer) – Graziano Di Prima (dancer) – Francesca Miola (singer) – Esteban Morales (singer) – Alice Paba (singer) – Danilo Aiello (dancer) – Davide Mogavero (singer) – Francesco Bax (dancer) – Francesco Porcelluzi (dancer) – Gabriele Tufi (singer) – La Gente (band)
- Final stage
- Cristian Lo Presti (dancer) – Shaila Gatta (dancer) – Klaudia Pepa (dancer) – Valentina Tesio (singer) – Mattia Briga (rapper) – Davide Morgavero (singer) – Michele Nocca (dancer) – Virginia Tomarchio (dancer) – Giorgio Albanese (dancer) – The Kolors (band) – Paola Marotta (singer) – Luca Tudisca (songwriter)
Fifteenth season (2015–2016)
- Initial stage
- Joshua Jack (singer) – Arianna Di Francesco (dancer) – Nevenera (band) – Benedetta Orlandini (dancer) – Andreas Müller (dancer) – Nick Zaramella (singer) – Luca Favilla (dancer) – Carmela Senatore (singer) – Francesco Crimi (dancer) – Yvonne Tocci (singer) – Paolo Barbonaglia (dancer) – Luca D'Arbenzio (singer) – Raft (band) – Gessica Taghetti (dancer) – Daniela Ribezzo (dancer) – Floriana Poma (singer) – Metrò (band) – Aula 39 (vocal group)
- Final stage
- Sergio Sylvestre (singer) – Elodie Di Patrizi (singer) – Gabriele Esposito (dancer) – Lele Esposito (singer) – Alessio Gaudino (dancer) – La Rua (band) – Chiara Grispo (singer) – Alessio La Padula (dancer) – Michele Lanzeroti (dancer) – Cristiano Cosa (singer) – Patrizio Ratto (dancer) – Emanuele Caruso (dancer)
Sixteenth season (2016-2017)
- Initial stage
Giulia Pelagatti (dancer) – Marta Mason (singer) – Eric Locatelli (dancer) – Francesco Parrino (singer) – Marc Lee (singer) – Elisa Vismara (singer) – Rafaella swafsco (dancer) – Giada Pilloni (singer) – Alessio Mininni (singer) – Valentina Giardullo (singer) – Simone Frazzeta (dancer) – Serena De Bari (singer) – Rosario Canale (singer)
- Final Stage
Thomas Bocchimpani (singer) – Federica Carta (singer) – Lo Strego (singer) – Andreas Muller (dancer) – Vittoria Markov (dancer) – Shady Fadin Cherkaoui (singer) – Mike Bird (singer) – Michele Pernoia (singer) – Cosimo Barra (dancer) – Riccardo Marcuzzo (singer) – Sebastian Melo Taveira (dancer) – Oliviero Bifulco (dancer)
Seventeenth season (2017-2018)
- Initial stage
Grace Cambria (singer) – Nicole Vergani (singer) – The Jab (band) – Luca Vismara (singer) – Orion Pico (dancer) – Vittorio Ardovino (dancer) – Black Soul Trio (band) – Claudia Manto (dancer) – Yaser Ramadan (singer) – Nicolas De Souza (dancer) – Mose (rapper) – Emanuele Avino (singer) – Federico Baroni (singer) – Audjah Syarifam Rachmi (singer) – Silvia Belluco (singer) – Elliot Horne (singer) – Paola De Filippis (dancer)
- Final Stage
Irama (singer) – Carmen Ferreri (singer) – Einar Ortiz (singer) – Lauren Celentano (dancer) – Emma Muscat (singer) – Biondo (rapper) – Bryan Ramirez (dancer) – Luca Capomaggi (dancer) – Zic (singer) – Matteo Cazzato (singer) – Valentina Verdecchi (dancer) – Sephora Ferrillo (dancer) – Daniele Rommelli (dancer) – Filippo Di Crosta (dancer)
Eighteenth season (2018-2019)
- Initial stage
Miguel Chavez (dancer), Federica Marinari (singer), Federico Milan (dancer), Alessandro Casillo (singer), Samuel Santarelli (Latinist), Ahlana (singer), Daniel Piccirillo (singer), Gianmarco Galati (Latinist), Marco Alimenti (dancer), Mimmi (dancer), Giacomo Eva (singer), Arianna Forte (dancer), Giusy Romaldi (dancer)
- Final Stage
Alberto Urso (lyrics) - Giordana Angi (singer) - Rafael Quenedit Castro (dancer) - Vincenzo Di Primo (dancer) - Tish (singer) - Umberto Gaudino (Latinist) - Mameli (singer) - Valentina Vernia (dancer) - Alvis (trapper) - Jefeo (trapper) - Ludovica Caniglia (singer) - Mowgly (breaker)
Nineteenth season (2019-2020)
- Initial stage
Stefano Farinetti (singer) - Matteo Cogliandro (dancer) - Karina Samoylenko (dancer) - Federico Pietrucci (dancer) - Francesca Sarasso (singer) - Devil Angelo (rapper) - Ayoub Haraka (dancer) - Skioffi (rapper) - Michelangelo Vizzini (singer) - Giuseppe Preziosa (dancer) - Giorgia Lopez (dancer) - Inico (band) - Alioscia Grossi (dancer) - Sofia Di Benedetto (dancer)
- Final Stage
Gaia Gozzi (singer) - Javier Rojas (dancer) - Giulia Molino (singer) - Nicolai Gorodiskii (dancer) - Nyv (singer) - Jacopo Ottonello (singer) - Valentin Alexandru Dumitru (latinist) - Talisa Ravagnani (dancer) - Francesco Bertoli (singer) - Martina Beltrami (singer)
Twentieth season (2020-2021)
- Initial stage
Elisabetta Ivankovich (singer); Evandro (singer); Arianna Gianfelici (singer); Riccardo Guarnaccia (dancer); Kika (singer); Letizia Bertoldi (singer); Giulio Musca (singer)
- Final Stage
Aka7even (singer-songwriter); Sangiovanni (singer-songwriter); Giulia Stabile (dancer); Alessandro Cavallo (dancer); Deddy (singer); Serena Marchese (dancer); Tancredi Cantù (singer-songwriter); Samuele Barbetta (dancer); Raffaele Renda (singer); Martina Miliddi (dancer); Enula (singer-songwriter); Rosa Di Grazia (dancer); Tommaso Stanzani (dancer); Leonardo Lamacchia (singer-songwriter); Ibla (singer-songwriter); Esa Abrate (singer); Gaia Di Fusco (singer)
Twenty-first season (2021-2022)
- Initial stage
Mattia Zenzola (dancer); Cosmary Fasanelli (dancer); Rea (singer-songwriter); Nicol Castagna (singer-songwriter); Elena Manuele (singer); Cristiano La Bozzetta (dancer); Guido Domenico Sarnataro (dancer); Virginia Vorraro (dancer); Tommaso Cesana (singer); Andrea Siragusa (singer-songwriter); Simone Russo (singer); Ale (singer-songwriter); Giacomo Vianello (singer); Flaza (rapper); Elisabetta Ivankovich (singer); Mattias Nigiotti (dancer); Inder (trapper); Kandy (trapper); Mirko Masia (dancer)
- Final stage
Michele Esposito (dancer); Dario Schirone (dancer); Sissi (singer-songwriter); Alex (singer-songwriter); Carola Puddu (dancer); Serena Carella (dancer); Aisha Maryam Samb (singer); Albe (singer-songwriter); John Erik De La Cruz (dancer); Alice Del Frate (dancer); Calma (singer-songwriter); Christian Stefanelli (dancer); Crytical (rapper); Gio Montana (rapper); Luca D'Alessio (singer-songwriter); Leonardo Lini (dancer); Luigi Strangis (singer-songwriter); Nunzio Stancampiano (dancer)
'Final stage' ratings
TV Channel | Episodes | Season | Year | Average ratings | Premiere | Finale | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
viewers | share | viewers | share | viewers | share | ||||
Italia 1 | 10 | 1 | 2001-2002 | 4.851.000 | 19,26% | 4.623.000 | 18,34% | 5.774.000 | 24,93% |
2 | 2002-2003 | 4.589.000 | 17,95% | 4.619.000 | 19,75% | 5.465.000 | 24,95% | ||
Canale 5 | 11 | 3 | 2003-2004 | 5.501.000 | 25,32% | 5.082.000 | 21,67% | 6.934.000 | 35,88% |
4 | 2004-2005 | 5.702.000 | 26,41% | 5.499.000 | 24,67% | 7.092.000 | 35,31% | ||
9 | 5 | 2005-2006 | 5.304.000 | 25,59% | 5.191.000 | 22,68% | 6.323.000 | 35,19% | |
6 | 2006-2007 | 5.201.000 | 30,66% | 4.588.000 | 25,10% | 6.684.000 | 39,76% | ||
11 | 7 | 2007-2008 | 6.151.000 | 28,62% | 5.459.000 | 26,56% | 7.187.000 | 35,38% | |
8 | 2008-2009 | 5.499.000 | 24.73% | 5.627.000 | 26,32% | 6.668.000 | 32.16% | ||
9 | 2009-2010 | 4.763.000 | 23,11% | 4.507.000 | 23,40% | 5.940.000 | 29,90% | ||
9 | 10 | 2010-2011 | 4.242.000 | 20,06% | 4.044.000 | 19,32% | 5.206.000 | 25,67% | |
11 | 2011-2012 | 4.719.000 | 22,57% | 4.821.000 | 23,09% | 4.956.000 | 22,96% | ||
12 | 2012-2013 | 5.209.000 | 24,19% | 5.280.000 | 23,31% | 5.726.000 | 28,75% | ||
10 | 13 | 2013-2014 | 4.662.000 | 21,87% | 4.600.000 | 21,17% | 5.294.000 | 24,62% | |
9 | 14 | 2014-2015 | 5.111.000 | 24,88% | 5.514.000 | 25,78% | 6.536.000 | 34,20% | |
15 | 2015-2016 | 4.665.000 | 23,31% | 4.610.000 | 22,25% | 5.835.000 | 29,19% | ||
10 | 16 | 2016-2017 | 4.136.000 | 21,68% | 4.024.000 | 20,72% | 4.822.000 | 28,54% | |
17 | 2017-2018 | 4.009.000 | 21,50% | 3.996.000 | 20,77% | 4.872.000 | 25,10% | ||
9 | 18 | 2018-2019 | 4.053.000 | 22,56% | 4.096.000 | 22,23% | 4.804.000 | 27,00% | |
6 | 19 | 2019-2020 | 4.227.000 | 20,16% | 3.778.000 | 19,82% | 4.822.000 | 22,78% | |
9 | 20 | 2020-2021 | 5.848.000 | 28,19% | 6.016.000 | 28,73% | 6.667.000 | 33,49% | |
Amici Speciali
Amici Speciali was a spin-off of the talent show Amici, hosted by Maria De Filippi, aired in primetime on Canale 5 from 15 May 2020 to 5 June 2020, with the intention of financing the Italian Civil Protection during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] The talent show included some former competitors from past editions of Amici and from other talent shows, divided into two teams, white and blue. The two teams were judged by professionals from the world of entertainment and television, including Sabrina Ferilli, Gerry Scotti, Eleonora Abbagnato and Giorgio Panariello.[7]
The contestant were the singers Alberto Urso, Gaia, Giordana Angi, The Kolors, Irama, Michele Bravi, Random, and the dancers Andreas Müller, Alessio Gaudino, Gabriele Esposito, Javier Rojas, Umberto Gaudino.[8]
Sanremo participation and singers sales
The singers launched by the television program have sold over 15,670,000 copies certified by Fimi combined,[9] becoming the talent show with the highest number of sales in Italy.[10]
Artist | Amici's season | Record label (today) | Albums
(+ EP + Demo) |
Singles | Sales certified
(as of 2022)[11] |
Festival di Sanremo's Partecipations | ||||
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Alessandra Amoroso | 2009 | Sony Music/Columbia Records | 7 (+ 1 EP) | 38 | 2.730.000+ | — | ||||
Irama | 2018 | Warner Music Italy | 3 (+ 1 EP) | 12 | 2.160.000+ | 3 Art. | ||||
Emma | 2010 | Universal | 6 (+ 1 EP) | 35 | 1.625.000+ | 3 Art. (Winner 2012) | ||||
Sangiovanni | 2021 | Sugar/Fascino | 1 | 8 | 1.435.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Elodie | 2016 | Universal | 3 | 15 | 1.215.000+ | 2 Art. | ||||
Annalisa | 2011 | Warner Music Italy | 7 | 34 | 1.200.000+ | 4 Art. | ||||
Mara Sattei | 2015 | Arista Records/Sony Music | 1 (1 EP) | 12 | 735.000+ | — | ||||
Riki | 2017 | Sony Music | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 20 | 425.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
The Kolors | 2015 | Universal/Tempi Duri Records | 3 | 14 | 395.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Aka 7even | 2021 | Sony Music/Fascino | 1 | 8 | 380.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Gaia | 2020 | Sony Music | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 6 | 365.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Federica Carta | 2017 | Universal | 3 | 10 | 360.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Deddy | 2021 | Warner Music Italy/Fascino | 1 | 5 | 315.000+ | — | ||||
Valerio Scanu | 2009 | Naty love you srl | 7 (+ 2 EP) | 19 | 315.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Marco Carta | 2008 | Warner Music Italy/Atlantic Records | 6 (+ 1 EP) | 18 | 275.000+ | 1 Art. (Winner 2009) | ||||
Briga | 2015 | Sony Music | 4 (+ 1 EP) | 11 | 250.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Moreno | 2013 | Universal/Tempi Duri Records | 3 | 11 | 205.000+ | — | ||||
Dear Jack | 2014 | Baraonda | 4 | 15 | 170.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Enrico Nigiotti | 2010 | Sony Music | 4 | 10 | 150.000+ | 1 Art., 1 NP. | ||||
Tancredi | 2021 | Warner Music Italy/Fascino | 1 (+ 1 EP) | 5 | 150.000+ | — | ||||
Pierdavide Carone | 2010 | Sony Music | 4 | 8 | 135.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Giordana Angi | 2019 | Virgin Records | 1 (+ 1 EP) | 5 | 120.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Deborah Iurato | 2014 | Columbia Records | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 13 | 100.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Loredana Errore | 2010 | Sony Music | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 11 | 85.000+ | — | ||||
Sergio Sylvestre | 2016 | Sony Music | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 7 | 75.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
LDA | 2022 | Sony Music/Fascino | N/A | 6 | 70.000+ | — | ||||
Luca Napolitano | 2009 | Warner Music Italy | 2 (+ 2 EP) | 6 | 60.000+ | — | ||||
Alex W | 2022 | Fascino | N/A | 5 | 50.000+ | — | ||||
Chiara Grispo | 2016 | Baraonda | 1 | 5 | 35.000+ | — | ||||
Nyv | 2020 | Sugar | 1 | 2 | 35.000+ | — | ||||
Albe | 2022 | Fascino | N/A | 5 | 35.000+ | — | ||||
Virginio | 2011 | Universal | 2 (+ 1 EP) | 7 | 30.000+ | 1 NP | ||||
Alberto Urso | 2019 | Universal | 1 | 8 | 25.000+ | 1 Art. | ||||
Greta | 2013 | Carosello | 1 (+ 1 EP + 1 Demo) | 5 | 25.000+ | — | ||||
Antonino | 2005 | Non ho l'età | 3 (+ 1 EP) | 10 | 15.000+ | — | ||||
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References
- "Amici 15 anni fa: che fine hanno fatto i concorrenti di Saranno Famosi". Tvzap (in Italian). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Amici di Maria de Filippi: tutti i vincitori. Ripercorriamo la storia di questi 15 anni di Amici | UnaDonna". UnaDonna.it il magazine declinato al femminile (in Italian). 22 October 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- "Amici, vince Moreno e mette tutti d'accordo". June 2013.
- Bio
- Naomi Mele
- "Amici Speciali, il promo con i concorrenti Vip: "Sembra tutto strano", attesa per il debutto". www.liberoquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- BERTI, BARBARA (9 May 2020). "Amici speciali, il nuovo show di Maria De Filippi. Concorrenti, cast e quando inizia". QuotidianoNet (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- "Amici Speciali, il promo con i concorrenti Vip: "Sembra tutto strano", attesa per il debutto". www.liberoquotidiano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- As of May 2, 2022
- "La Top 30 degli artisti lanciati dai talent show con più copie certificate. Nel totale vince Amici o X factor?". All Music Italia (in Italian). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- "Certificazioni - FIMI - May, 2022 - Week 17 (2022)". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Italian) http://www.mariadefilippi.mediaset.it/