Valerio Scanu

Valerio Scanu (born 10 April 1990) is an Italian singer.

In 2008 Scanu took part in the eighth edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he ended up in second place.

On 20 February 2010, he won the 60th edition of the televised Italian song contest Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Per tutte le volte che..."

In November 2022 he came out as gay.

Career

Growing up In 2000 he participated in the Festival "Canzoni sotto l'albero", during this festival he ranked third.

In 2002, Scanu participated in another TV program "Bravo Bravissimo" presented by Mike Bongiorno, and won the first prize.

On 8 July 2009 a cover version of "Listen" by Beyoncé was digitally released. During the same period he was nominated and received winning a trophy at Wind Music Awards 2009 for the sales done for Sentimento.

First album In October 2009, with close collaboration with producer Charlie Rapino, Scanu published his eponymous album, Valerio Scanu, which debuted at rank position four in the classification for sales exceeding targets for a Gold Record. Two months later there was a re-issue of this album entitled Valerio Scanu-Christmas Edition, containing an addition of four unpublished track. "Ricordati di noi" was the first single to be released which preceded the release of this album.

Winner of Sanremo Music Festival In February 2010, Scanu became the winner of the 60th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with his song "Per tutte le volte che", written by Pierdavide Carone. Scanu was initially eliminated after the second round of voting; however as a result of the number of televotes received, he was "saved" on the third evening of the contest, thus remaining a contestant and eventually ending up in the first place on the podium.

Second album On 19 February 2010, Per tutte le volte che was released, which album contained nine tracks recorded between Italy and London, winning the Gold Record for the number of sales obtained (30.000 copies). Meanwhile, the single "Per tutte le volte che" obtained the Digital Download Platinum Record with over 30,000 downloads. From the album two more singles were later extracted and published, "Credi in me" and "Indissolubile."

Third album On 9 November 2010, the third album Parto Da Qui was published. The album was preceded by the single "Mio", which arrived eighth in the FIMI chart. Parto Da Qui reached the second position of the most sold albums in Italy. The second single was "L'amore cambia" which single had a videoclip released as a Fan Version. Six months later, in April 2011, Parto da qui – Tour Edition was published, and arrived sixth in the FIMI chart. It was preceded by the single "Due stelle". This re-issued contained an additional DVD with videoclips from the "Love Show".

Fourth album On 20 March 2012, Cosi Diverso was published, which album was anticipated by the single "Amami". A few months later the second single was extracted and published, "Libera mente".

Discography Studio albums 2009 – Valerio Scanu (16 October 2009) (ITA 3: Gold, 30.000+ copies) 2010 – Per tutte le volte che... (16 April 2010)

Singles 2009 – Sentimento (No. 1 ITA) 2009 – Dopo di Me (No. 9 ITA) 2009 – Listen 2009 – Ricordati di noi (No. 8 ITA) 2009 – Polvere di stelle 2010 – Per tutte le volte che... (No. 1 ITA, Platinum; No. 30 CH) 2010 – Credi in me 2010 – Indissolubile 2010 – Mio (No. 8 ITA) 2011 – L'amore cambia 2011 – Due stelle 2012 – Amami 2012 – Libera mente 2014 – Sui nostri passi (No. 12 ITA) 2014 – Lasciami entrare (No. 4 ITA, Gold) 2014 – Parole di cristallo (No. 2 ITA, Gold)

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2009 Wind Music Award Gold Album Sentimento (album) 2010 Sanremo Festival Artists Per tutte le volte che... (single) TRL Awards My best TRL video Per tutte le volte che... (videoclip) TRL Awards Man of the year Himself Wind Music Award Gold Album Valerio scanu (album) Wind Music Award Gold Album Per tutte le volte che... (album) Wind Music Award Platinum single Per tutte le volte che... (single) Venice Music Award Sanremo 2010's revelation Himself 2011 TRL Awards Best talent show artist Himself Certification Gold Album Parto da qui (album)