Mr. Rain’s real name is Mattia Belardi. Born in Desenzano, in the province of Brescia, in 1991, he became passionate about music during his high school years. His idol is Eminem, but starting from the American rapper he starts to discover all the greatest names of international and national hip hop.
In 2009 he started writing his first songs and using his pseudonym, Mr. Rain. He produces his first mixtape in 2011, and two years later he participates in X-Factor. Initially eliminated at the auditions, he is fished out for direct entry into the program, but refuses to participate. His first official record, Memories, is released in May 2015, totally self-produced. The single that brings him success is Carillon.

Other famous songs include “Superoi”, “I grandi non piangono mai” and “Ipernova”.

Nel 2019 decise ti prendersi una pausa, affermando…

“I had personal problems and I stopped. Music helps me get through the dark times.”

Back in March 2020 with the single “Fiori di Chernobly”, an intimate song about himself.

“is a song that I wrote last November, I tell how after every catastrophe, with a little time, you always manage to get up and be reborn “Fiori di Chernobyl” is my rebirth. For me music is therapeutic, I use it to throw out what I have inside and that I can’t say, it helps me to overcome dark periods… I write first of all for myself but I hope to help others too, to give my small contribution.”

As far as his private life is concerned, not much is known, in fact, he’s very private.

Curiosity about Mr. Rain

• He can play the piano and the guitar.
• He prefers to work alone both in writing lyrics and music and producing videos.
• He admitted that he would gladly go to Sanremo, considering it an important showcase.
• He’d be against talent because they don’t leave much room for talent, forcing him to do certain things.

Personal Judgement

Mr. Rain is one of my favorite singers, he can convey many emotions to me.
I always listen to his songs, especially when I’m locked in my room, I put them in the background because they relax me and make me happy, one of my favorite songs of Mr. Rain is the latest release or “Fiori di Chernobyl”, of this song I really like the lyrics and the variation of the rhythm that happens in the chorus.

Things you didn’t know about music

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Hip Hop

Hip Hop is a cultural movement born in the Bronx in the first half of the ’70s, the “day zero” of Hip Hop can be identified on August 11, 1973: a little girl decides to organize a party at home, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue and allows her older brother to perform as a DJ for the first time (it was something incredible the possibility to loop the most rhythmic parts of the songs).
His name is Clive Campbell, aka Dj Kool Herc, recognized worldwide as the first pioneer of Hip Hop, and at that event were present two other individuals fundamental to the history of this culture: Afrika Bambaataa, who helped lay the foundations of the ethical principles of the movement, and Grandmaster Flash, creator of several techniques fundamental to the musical development of the genre.

Tiberio Fazioli, better known by the name of Fasma, was born in Rome on December 17, 1996. Since he was a child Tiberio has loved music and at the age of only 13, he started composing his first songs.

In his teenage years, Fasma began to appear on the music scene thanks to the producer GG starting to record the pieces he wrote himself. In these years Fasma becomes a very appreciated rapper, especially by younger people, his videos on YouTube have more than a million views.

In 2018 he releases his first EP with his most famous songs including “Mona Lisa”, “Mason” and “Lady D” adding also…

“For me, music is a real release valve, it’s always helped me through difficult times.”

In 2019 he decided to participate in Sanremo Giovani presenting himself with the song “Per sentiremi vivo” becoming immediately one of the most listened to songs of the moment, after passing the initial stages Fasma managed to make it to the semifinals.

In the song brought to Sanremo” Per sentirmi vivo” represents the end of a love and the search for freedom.

“In the song I remember, every day, that I can and must open myself to the world to scream as I am.”

Curiosity about Fasma

1. He approached the rap thanks to Eminem.
2. Among his main influences are XXXTentacion and Post Malone. After attending a concert of the latter, he decided to start taking guitar lessons.
3. Again thanks to XXXTentacion and Lil Peep, both of whom died very young, the former because he was involved in a shooting and the latter because of an overdose, Fasma launched his first album entitled “Moriresti per vivere con me?”.
4. On Instagram, Fasma has an official account with over 250,000 followers.
5. He had problems with violence by quoting the words…

“I was a restless person: music represented something of mine that nobody could touch… the things I write allow me to confront myself, to reflect.”

6. In 2016, he founded the WFK crew together with his producer GG, Barak da Baby, and his manager Tommy l’Aggiustatutto.

Things you didn’t know about music

• According to a 2018 report, musicians only get 12% of the money the music industry earns.
• Music affects the brain so much that the genre you listen to actually can change the way you think and look at the world…
• According to Spotify, becoming a parent ages your musical tastes by about 4 years. 
• Rihanna’s song “diamond” was written in just 14 minutes.
• A song is more likely to get stuck in your head if the first sentence of the song increases in tone and the second sentence falls.

Niccolò Moriconi, the real name of Ultimo, was born on January 27, 1996, in Rome. Following some school problems, his mother decided to create leisure by forcing him to study piano at the age of 8. That almost forced hobby became the passion that led him to graduate from the Conservatory. Ultimo is a singer-songwriter who started writing songs at the age of 14.

Nicholas Moriconi chose the stage name Ultimo to send an important message, in fact, his name is a tribute to those on the margins:

Career:

In October 2017 he released his first album “Pianeti”. In January 2018 he performed in Rome and Milan; all sold out. In 2018 he won the Festival of Sanremo New proposals, with the song “Il ballo delle incertezze”, written by him, dedicating the victory to his brother who is fighting for a serious illness and to all the people who do not have a certain future.

“It’s a song that represents those who do not have a future in society; those who have more questions than answers; those who lost by taking risks.”

In February 2018 his second album “Peter Pan” is released, the choice of this name came from the cartoon character “Peter Pan” who represents a child who never wants to grow up and lives in a place that doesn’t exist, the island that isn’t there.

Ultimo decided this character because imagination and fantasy are at the heart of his music. In May 2018 he resumes his tour for Italy.

Among his best-known songs are “Cascare nei tuoi occhi”, “Poesia senza veli” and “La stella più fragile dell’universo” dedicated to his ex-girlfriend Federica Lelli.

One year after winning the Sanremo Festival new proposals section, in 2019 he competes with the BIG with the song “I tuoi particolari” and ranks second, preceded by Mahmood and followed by Il Volo.

Curiosity:

interview to a friend:

What do you think of ultimo?

I think he’s a wonderful singer but I prefer other music genres

what emotions make you feel the music of Ultimo?

The emotions I feel listening to Ultimo’s songs are melancholy but also happiness.

What you don’t like about Ultimo?

One thing you don’t like about Ultimo is the tattoos it has too many!