Colapesce

Lorenzo Urciullo (born 6 September 1983), known professionally as Colapesce, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Life and career Born in Solarino, Urciullo graduated in Communication Sciences at the University of Catania. He started his career as frontman of the indie rock group Albanopower and part of the musical project Santiago. In 2010 he adopted the stage name Colapesce, inspired by a traditional local myth about a legendary fisherman who holds Sicily on his shoulders to prevent it from sinking, and released the EP Colapesce.

In 2015 Colapesce released his second album Egomostro, and made his debut as a comics writer with the graphic novel La distanza, illustrated by Alessandro Baronciani.

Colapesce and Dimartino participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", and the song was a surprise hit, ranking first on the Italian hit parade. The track also featured on Colapesce and Dimartino's second album I mortali². In 2022 they collaborated with rapper Fabri Fibra in the hit single "Propaganda"; the same year they featured the Cerrone's single "Non chiamarmi mai", an Italian version of Cerrone's 1979 song "Call Me Tonight". They took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023 with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini Critics Award. The same year they made their film debut, both as actors and screenwriters, in La primavera della mia vita.

Discography Studio albums Un meraviglioso declino (2012) Egomostro (2015) Infedele (2017) I mortali (2020) with Dimartino Lux Eterna Beach (2023) with Dimartino

Extended plays Colapesce (2010) Nove cover (2012) Compendio infedele (2018)