Enrico Nigiotti

Enrico Nigiotti (; born 11 June 1987) is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Rosing in fame as a contestant of Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi and X Factor, Nigiotti published four studio albums and several singles. He participated two times at the Sanremo Music Festival and wrote songs for several singers, including Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti.

Life and career After signing a recording deal with Sugar Music, he released his debut single, "Addio", in 2008. His eponymous extended play was released by Sugar on 26 March 2010, and entered the top 50 of the FIMI Italian Albums Chart.

In 2015, Nigiotti competed in the Newcomers' section of the 65th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Qualcosa da decidere". After advancing in the first elimination round, he was eliminated during one of the two semi-finals by eventual winner Giovanni Caccamo. The song was released as the lead single from his first full-length studio album, also titled Qualcosa da decidere and released by Universal Music Group's label Go Wild. The album failed to achieve commercial success.

In 2017, Nigiotti auditioned for the eleventh series of the Italian version of X Factor. He placed third in the final, and signed with Sony Music Italy. His single "L'amore è" peaked at number 4 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was included in the EP with the same title, also including covers previously performed during the live shows.

After releasing the singles "Nel silenzio di mille parole" and "Complici", performed in a duet with Gianna Nannini, Nigiotti released the album Cenerentola (Sony Music Italy) in Autumn 2018. In 2018 a songwriter, he wrote songs for Laura Pausini and Eros Ramazzotti. In February 2019, he competed in the 69th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nonno Hollywood", which received the Lunezia Award for Best Music-Literary Value among the contest's entries.

He participated at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Baciami adesso". The song was included in Nigiotti fourth studio album Nigio, published on February 14, 2020. In 2021 he was a coach in the first season of the television show The Band 1 on Rai 1, winning the program. After a one-year recording hiatus, in 2024 he released three singles "In punta di piedi", "Occhi grandi" and "Tu sei per me", performing the later with Noemi on the TV program This Is Me.

On 30 November 2025, he was announced among the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026. He competed with the song "Ogni volta che non so volare".

Discography Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsITA Enrico Nigiotti Released: 26 March 2010 Label: Sony Music Label: Sony Music Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming—Cenerentola Released: 15 September 2018 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming15 FIMI: Gold Nigio Released: 14 February 2020 Label: Sony Music Label: Sony Music Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming8 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.

Extended plays TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsITA L'amore è Released: 8 December 2017 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download29

Singles

Other charted songs SingleYearAlbum or EP "L'amore è / L'amore va"25Maledetti innamorati

Collaborations SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumITA "Sopra la stessa barca"202462Tutta vita