{{Short description|Italian singer and actor (born 1986)}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = solo_singer | name = Lodo Guenzi | birth_name = Lodovico Guenzi | image = Lodo Guenzi 2019.jpg | image_size = | caption = Guenzi in 2019 | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|1 July 1986}} | birth_place = Bologna, Italy<ref name=elle>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/it/showbiz/musica/a36144089/chi-e-lodovico-guenzi-biografia-fidanzata-genitori/|title=Ti diciamo perché siamo pazze di Lodo Guenzi (e dovresti esserlo anche tu)|date=1 May 2021|work=Elle}}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|actor}} | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock|indie pop}} | years_active = 2009–present | past_member_of = Lo Stato Sociale }} '''Lodovico''' "'''Lodo'''" '''Guenzi''' ({{IPA|it|lodoˈviːko ˈlɔːdo ˈɡwɛntsi}}; born 1 July 1986) is an Italian singer, musician and actor, former member of the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale.
==Early life and education== Guenzi was born in the Santo Stefano neighborhood of Bologna on 1 July 1986. His father, Alberto, is a professor of Economic History at the University of Parma and director of the Department of Economics, while his mother is a judge.<ref name=elle/>
He graduated from the Liceo Classico Galvani in Bologna and briefly moved to Udine to study acting at the Nico Pepe Academy of Dramatic Art.<ref name=elle/>
==Career== ===Music career=== {{Main|Lo Stato Sociale}} Upon returning to Bologna, he decided to focus on music and began working as a DJ at the local radio station Radio Città Fujiko.<ref name=sorrisi>{{cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/news/lo-stato-sociale-tutti-segreti-del-gruppo-rivelazione-di-sanremo/|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|language=Italian|title=Lo Stato Sociale: tutti i segreti del gruppo rivelazione di Sanremo|author=Alessandro Alicandri|date=22 February 2018}}</ref> At the radio station, he met Alberto Guidetti (Bebo) and Alberto Cazzola (Albi), and they formed the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale in 2009.<ref name=elle/> Guenzi, in addition to singing, also plays guitar, piano, and synthesizer.<ref name=elle/> The trio, which later expanded to a quintet with Enrico Roberto and Francesco Draicchio, was noticed by the record label Garrincha Dischi, which produced their first album ''Turisti della democrazia'' in 2012.<ref name=elle/>
The band achieved considerable success in Italy and released five more albums and several EPs. They performed multiple times at the ''Concerto del Primo Maggio'', a televised concert promoted by Italian trade unions to celebrate the International Workers' Day,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2015/05/01/news/lo_stato_sociale_al_concertone_del_primo_maggio_ci_hanno_censurato_-113321783/|work=la Repubblica|date=1 May 2015|title=Lo Stato Sociale al concertone del Primo Maggio: Ci hanno censurato|author=Carlo Moretti|accessdate=22 October 2018}}</ref> with Guenzi hosting it alongside Ambra Angiolini in 2018 and in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bolognatoday.it/cronaca/stato-sociale-lodo-guenzi-concertone-1-maggio-2018.html|title='Concertone' 1° Maggio: presenta Lodo Guenzi, canta lo Stato Sociale|date=30 April 2018|work=Bologna Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/2019/04/30/concerto-primo-maggio-2019-scaletta#:~:text=L'evento%2C%20promosso%20da%20Cgil,membro%20della%20band%20Stato%20Sociale.|title=Concerto Primo maggio a Roma, la scaletta e tutto quello che c'è da sapere|date=1 May 2019|work=Sky TG24}}</ref> In 2018, they placed second at the 68th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una vita in vacanza".<ref name=sorrisi/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilpost.it/2018/02/11/sanremo-classifica-2018/|work=Il Post|date=11 February 2011|title=Sanremo 2018: la classifica completa}}</ref> That same year, Guenzi replaced Asia Argento as a judge in the twelfth edition of ''X Factor''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wired.it/play/televisione/2018/10/05/lodo-guenzi-giudice-x-factor-12/|title=Chi è Lodo Guenzi, il nuovo giudice di X Factor 12|date=5 October 2018|work=Wired|author=Paolo Armelli}}</ref>
In 2021, they returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Combat Pop".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2021/03/03/sanremo-2021-lo-stato-sociale-combat-pop-testo|title=Lo Stato Sociale a Sanremo 2021 con Combat Pop|date=3 March 2021|work=Sky TG24}}</ref> In 2024, following the death of their manager and mentor Matteo Romagnoli, the group announced their disbandment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-745488/lo-stato-sociale-annuncio-sospensione-attivita-lunga-pausa-stop|title=Lo Stato Sociale addio?|work=Rockol|date=28 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/cultura/lo-stato-sociale-stop-concerti-perche-75de1dae|title=Lo Stato Sociale, stop ai concerti: perché la band bolognese si ferma|author=Alice Pavarotti|work=Il Resto del Carlino|date=28 June 2024}}</ref>
===Acting career=== thumb|Guenzi (left) with Matteo Gatta (center) and Jacopo Costantini in ''Adventures Italian Style'' In 2020, Guenzi made his acting debut with a leading role in the film ''Adventures Italian Style'' (''Est - Dittatura Last Minute'') by Antonio Pisu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/bologna/lodo-guenzi-attore-bf0ce109|title=Lodo Guenzi: "Debutto nel cinema, ma amo di più le serie"|author=Andrea Maioli|date=30 June 2019|work=Il Resto del Carlino}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilgiorno.it/cultura/est-lodo-guenzi-cinema-17621476|title="Est", il debutto al cinema di Lodo Guenzi arriva a casa|date=4 February 2021|work=Il Giorno}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Al Lucca Film Festival l'esordio da attore di Lodo Guenzi |url=https://www.lanazione.it/lucca/cultura/al-lucca-film-festival-lesordio-da-attore-di-lodo-guenzi-ki9noknn|website=La Nazione|date=3 October 2021}}</ref> In 2022, he starred in the comedy ''Il giorno più bello'' by Andrea Zalone,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/cinema/2022/06/09/giorno-piu-bello-film|title=Arriva al cinema "Il giorno più bello", dalla trama al cast: cosa sapere sul film|date=9 June 2022|work=Sky TG24}}</ref> in the drama film ''La California'' by Cinzia Bomoll,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comingsoon.it/cinema/interviste/la-california-intervista-esclusiva-a-lodo-guenzi-protagonista-maschile-del/n148214/|title=La California: intervista esclusiva a Lodo Guenzi, protagonista maschile del film|author=Federico Gironi|date=24 November 2022|work=Comingsoon.it}}</ref> and in the Amazon Christmas comedy ''Improvvisamente Natale'' by Francesco Patierno.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shmag.it/show/cinema/18_11_2022/improvvisamente-natale-dal-1-dicembre-su-prime-video-la-commedia-family-diretta-da-francesco-patierno/|title="Improvvisamente Natale", dal 1º dicembre su Prime Video la commedia family diretta da Francesco Patierno|work=SH Magazine|date=18 November 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, he starred in the film ''The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time'', directed by Pupi Avati.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.it/film/film-dautore/pupi-avati-lodo-guenzi-e-lattore-piu-talentuoso-con-cui-abbia-mai-lavorato/6570/|title=Pupi Avati: 'Lodo Guenzi è l'attore più talentuoso con cui abbia mai lavorato'|date=27 April 2023|work=The Hollywood Reporter|author=Boris Sollazzo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.corriere.it/sette/attualita/23_maggio_10/guenzi-lavia-due-volti-marzio-nell-ultimo-film-avati-un-perdente-che-ha-tutto-noi-30f45a8c-ea88-11ed-8b0b-6cde02623b65.shtml|title=Guenzi e Lavia: due volti di Marzio nell'ultimo film di Avati: "Un perdente, che ha tutto di noi"|work=Corriere della Sera|author1=Paolo Baldini|author2=Emilia Costantini|date=10 May 2023}}</ref> In 2025, he was part of ''Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded'', the sequel to the 2020 movie.
==Discography==
===With Lo Stato Sociale=== {{Main|Lo Stato Sociale discography}} *''Turisti della democrazia'' (2012) *''L'Italia peggiore'' (2014) *''Amore, lavoro e altri miti da sfatare'' (2017) *''Primati'' (2018) *''Lodo'' (EP, 2021) *''Attentato alla musica italiana'' (2021) *''Stupido sexy futuro'' (2023)
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2020 | ''Adventures Italian Style'' | Rice | Film debut |- | 2021 | ''Criminali si diventa'' | Arduino | |- | rowspan="3"| 2022 | ''Il giorno più bello'' | Billy | |- | ''La California'' | Yuri | |- | ''Improvvisamente Natale'' | Giacomo | |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 | ''Gaspare Spontini celeste amore'' | Gaspare Spontini | Documentary |- | ''The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time'' | Young Marzio Barreca | |- | 2025 | ''Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded'' | Rice | |- |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 2023 | ''I Hate Christmas'' | Bruno | Episode "Anyone Will Do" |- | 2026–present | ''Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor'' | Edoardo Fossati | 4 episodes |}
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