Filippo Maria Fanti, better known as Irama, was born on December 20, 1995 in
Carrara, Tuscany (Italy), and grew up in Monza, Lombardy. Before becoming
interested in hip-hop, he discovered music through artists such as Francesco
Guccini and Fabrizio De André. He made his debut when he took part in the 66th
Sanremo Festival in 2016 with the track "Cosa Resterà" (No. 100) in the "New
Artists" category. A debut album, soberly titled Irama, was released in 2016 and
reached No. 41 in the Italian charts. But consecration came two years later in
2018 with two consecutive No. 1s: the EP P...