Fedez & Gianna Nannini

Federico Lucia (born 15 October 1989 in Milan), known by his stage name Fedez, is an Italian rapper. In 2011, he released the albums Penisola che non c'è and Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as free digital downloads. His first major studio album, Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare, was released in 2013, and it debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album, which spawned three singles, including the top ten hit "Cigno nero" featuring Francesca Michielin, was later certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
In 2011, Fedez recorded his first self-produced album, Penisola che non c'è. The album, released as a free digital download, was entirely composed of songs about political and social issues. Later in 2011, Fedez signed with the label Tanta Roba, founded by Guè Pequeno and Dj Harsh. The label produced his second free album, Il mio primo disco da venduto, released as a digital download in November of the same year.
In June 2012, Fedez appeared in a new version of 883's song "Jolly Blue", included in the album Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno 2012, recorded by the band's frontman Max Pezzali to celebrate the twentieth anniversary since the release of their first full-length album, Hanno ucciso l'Uomo Ragno.
In January 2013, Fedez released his first single for a major label, "Si scrive schiavitù ma si legge libertà". The song was later included in the album Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare, released by Sony Music on 5 March 2013. The album was also preceded by the top ten single "Cigno nero", performed with Francesca Michielin, which was also certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, and it was later certified platinum denoting sales exceeding 60,000 units. To promote the album, Fedez embarked on a tour starting from 12 April 2013 in Turin. The album also spawned the single "Alfonso Signorini (Eroe nazionale)", whose music video features Italian TV personalities Alfonso Signorini and Raffaella Fico.
In June 2013, Fedez was also a guest judge during the auditions of the seventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor.