Introduction
Marco Anastasio known as Anastasio (born 13 May 1997) is an Italian rapper and singer. He was born in Meta, Campania, a town near Naples. He is best known for winning the twelfth series of the Italian talent show X Factor in 2018. His debut single, "La fine del mondo", was released on 23 November 2018 and topped the charts in Italy. The day following his win he published his first EP, titled La fine del mondo on Spotify.
Biography
Early life
Marco Anastasio was born in 1997 in Meta, Campania.
Career beginnings
He published his first EP Disciplina sperimentale produced by Gigi Emme in 2015 and he also uploaded some singles on his YouTube channel using the pseudonym Nasta. On 20 March 2018 he published the single "Come Maurizio Sarri" dedicated to Maurizio Sarri the former coach of the professional football club S.S.C. Napoli. The single was successful, especially among football fans.
2018–present: X Factor Italia and career
He won the twelfth edition of the Italian version of the X Factor in December 2018.On 23 November 2018 his debut single "La fine del mondo" was released and it topped the charts in Italy winning a Gold Certification. On 14 December 2018 his EP La fine del mondo was released on Spotify.On 8 February 2019 he appeared as a musical guest during the fourth show of the 69th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Correre", which followed a monologue by actor and presenter Claudio Bisio. The song was released as a digital single on 9 February 2019.
Discography
EP
- Disciplina sperimentale (2015)
- La fine del mondo (2018)
Singles
- "Come Maurizio Sarri" (2018)
- "La fine del mondo" (2018)
- "Correre" (2019)
- "Il fattaccio del vicolo del moro" (2019)