Violetta Zironi

Violetta Zironi (born 5 April 1995) is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress.

In 2013, she took part in season 7 of the Italian version of The X Factor with her ukulele which soon became her signature instrument. She reached the final and finished third.

In 2020, she starred in the Netflix's original film Rose Island, directed by Sydney Sibilia.

Biography Early years Violetta Zironi is born in Correggio, Emilia Romagna, to comic book artist and screenwriter Giuseppe Zironi, who worked for Walt Disney Italia, RAI and Mediaset, and municipal clerk Annalisa Sansone. She was first introduced to music aged three, when she joined a local children's choir, before starting taking piano lessons. and Jontom wanted Violetta as a guest on his EP Likelike Highway, released by the independent label Insomnia Records.

2013–2014: The X Factor and her first EP In 2013 Violetta showed up at the auditions for season 7 of the Italian version of The X Factor with her ukulele which soon became her signature instrument, and after impressing the judges with her version of "Shortnin' Bread" she was admitted to the live show and included in the "Under 25 Girls" team mentored by Mika. On 21 June 2014, she released her second single "Il primo giorno d'estate", written by Luca Mattioni and Mario Cianchi, and produced by Alessandro Magnanini. During the summer, her version of "Bring Me Sunshine" was used for the TV commercial of brand Pavesini.

On 2 August 2014 she performed at the rockabilly festival "Summer Jamboree" in Senigallia, when she opened Ben E. King's show and duet with him performing "Stand By Me".

On 25 November 2014 her version of "Winter Wonderland" was included in the compilation X Factor Christmas 2014, released by Sony Music.

2015–2016: Post-X Factor and Written in Scars Tour In 2015 Violetta's song "Eppure mi va" was included in a shortlist of 60 tracks set to compete in the newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, but didn't make it to the final competition. In April, Violetta guest-starred in Jack Savoretti's Written in Scars Tour, being the opening act of almost all the Italian shows and also joining the singer on stage. She once again took part in the selections for the "Newcomers" section at the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 and again her song "Piccola ferita" was included in the shortlist, but didn't make it to the stage.

On 3 June 2016, she released her third single "Semplice", written and performed together with Italian singer-songwriter Zibba.

On 14 September 2019, she released another EP entitled Scenes from My Lonely Window.

2022: Transition to Web3 In December 2021, at a time when she was considering leaving the music industry, Zironi learned about music NFTs and decided to pursue releasing her music on the Ethereum blockchain. She released her first collection, Handmade Songs, in January 2022 and began hosting regular Twitter spaces about music NFTs.

Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA Dimmi che non passa Released: Label: Sony Music Format: CD, download 13 — Half Moon Lane Released: Label: Pon't Danic Music Format: CD, digital download — — Scenes from My Lonely Window "Dimmi che non passa" 20136 Dimmi che non passa "Il primo giorno d'estate" 2014 — "Semplice" (feat. Zibba) 2016 — "Don't Make Me a Fool" 2017 —Half Moon Lane "Toast" — "One More Goodbye" 2018 —Scenes from My Lonely Window "Little Wound" (feat. Ed Prosek) — "Lonely Window" 2019 — "Oasis" — "When I Wake" —My Songs "Hungry to Kill" — "I Never Needed Christmas" 2020 — "When You're Not Around"2021 — "Donna" (with Turista Per Sempre) — "Poor Millionaire" — "Come What May" (with Ed Prosek) — "10 Years"2023 — "Heavenly Angels" — "A Little Rain Must Fall" 2026 —Handmade Songs "Gypsy Heart" — "Blaze of Glory" — "—" denotes an item that did not chart.

Other charted songs Title Year Peak Album / EP ITA 2014"Il primo giorno d'estate" 2017"Half Moon Lane" Elisabeth Damke "Don't Make Me a Fool" John Bird

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Il flauto magico di Piazza Vittorio Pamina 2020 Rose Island Franca 2022 Io e Spotty Sissi

Awards and nominations Year Award Nomination Work Result2014 Kid's Choice Awards Best Italian Act Herself Nomination