{{Infobox musical artist | name = Matteo Romano | image = Matteo Romano Musica e Tv 2.0.png | caption = Romano in 2022 | birth_name = Matteo Romano | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2002|3|20}} | birth_place = Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy | genre = Pop | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 2020–present | label = Universal Music Italia | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}} | website = }} '''Matteo Romano''' (born 20 March 2002) is an Italian singer-songwriter.<ref name="messaggero">{{Cite news |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/spettacoli/musica/sanremo_giovani_matteo_romano_25_big_salira_palco_ariston-6386079.html |title=Sanremo Giovani, chi è Matteo Romano, il 25° big che salirà sul palco dell'Ariston |work=Il Messaggero |date=6 December 2021 |language=it|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
==Biography== Romano was born in Cuneo. His music career began in 2020 when he released a preview of what will become his debut single "Concedimi" on the social platform TikTok. The video went viral in Italy, reaching over 3 million likes. The single was subsequently published on all platforms on the following 17 November.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.lastampa.it/cuneo/2021/11/24/news/chi-e-il-tiktoker-cuneese-che-ha-aperto-i-concerti-di-emma-e-ora-e-tra-i-finalisti-di-sanremo-giovani-1.40954187 |title=Chi è il TikToker cuneese che ha aperto i concerti di Emma e ora è tra i finalisti di Sanremo Giovani |work=La Stampa |language=it|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref>
In March 2021, he obtained a recording contract with the label Universal Music Italia, and released the next single "Casa di specchi". In November 2021, Romano was one of 12 acts selected to compete in {{lang|it|Sanremo Giovani}}, a televised competition aimed at selecting three newcomers as contenstants of the 72nd Sanremo Music Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Rossini|first1=Federico|url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2021/11/22/sanremo-giovani-2021-12-finalisti/|title=Sanremo Giovani 2021: ecco i 12 finalisti del 15 dicembre su Rai1|date=22 November 2021|accessdate=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/sanremo/sanremo-2022-tre-giovani-accedono-al-festival-ci-saranno-25-cantanti/|title=Sanremo 2022: tre giovani accedono al Festival (ci saranno 25 cantanti)|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=2021-12-14|language=it-IT|access-date=2021-12-14}}</ref> Romano placed third during the show, with his entry "Testa e croce", by rightfully accessing the festival in the {{lang|it|Campioni}} category.<ref name="messaggero" /><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Scarpone|first1=Christian|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2021/12/16/italy-yuman-tananai-and-matteo-romano-join-sanremo-2022-lineup-as-the-25-artists-reveal-their-song-titles/267807/ |title=Italy: Yuman, Tananai and Matteo Romano join Sanremo 2022 lineup as the 25 artists reveal their song titles |work=Wiwibloggs |language=en-GB|access-date=23 December 2021}}</ref> "Virale" was later announced as his entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. In September 2023 he dueted on Cian Ducrot's "Part of Me" song.
== Discography == === Singles === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;" |Year ! scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Certifications |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |ITA<ref>{{Cite web |title=italiancharts.com - Discography Matteo Romano |url=https://italiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Matteo+Romano |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=italiancharts.com}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Concedimi" |2020 |13 | * FIMI: 2× Platinum<ref>{{Cite web |title=Certificazioni - FIMI |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=www.fimi.it |language=it-IT}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Casa di specchi" | rowspan="2" |2021 |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Testa e croce" |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Virale" | rowspan="4" |2022 |10 | * FIMI: Platinum |- ! scope="row" |"Apatico" |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Tramontana" |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Tremo (Midnight)" |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Tulipani blu" (feat. Luigi Strangis) | rowspan="2" |2023 |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Part of Me" (with Cian Ducrot) |— | |- ! scope="row" |"Assurdo" | 2024 |— | |- | colspan="4" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;" |"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Romano, Matteo}} Category:Italian pop singers Category:Italian male singer-songwriters Category:21st-century Italian singer-songwriters Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian male singers Category:2002 births Category:People from Cuneo Category:Universal Music Group artists