ITALY – By winning the Sanremo 2022 Festival, Blanco became the youngest male singer in history to have won the singing festival at the age of 18, 11 months and 26 days. Together with Mahmood, he is therefore confirmed to be one of the most famous and appreciated artists in the world of Italian music.
Born in Calvagese della Riviera, in the province of Brescia, Riccardo Fabbriconi, aka Blanco, is 180 cm tall and is of the astrological sign of Aquarius. In June 2020 he released the EP Quarantine Paranoid on SoundCloud, thus managing to get noticed by Universal Music which offers him a recording contract.
Followed by the debut single Belladonna (Adieu), while Notti in bianco is released in July. On January 8, 2021, La song nostra is released, produced in collaboration with producer Mace and rapper Salmo. On February 25, 2021, Paraocchi comes out, while on June 18 2021 he publishes the single You make me crazy with the participation of rapper Sfera Ebbasta.
A real success, so much so that it went platinum. On 10 September 2021 his debut album entitled Blu celeste was released, which was certified gold by FIMI after one week and platinum the following week.
In February 2022 he participates, paired with Mahmood, in the 72nd edition of the Sanremo Festival. The two singers performed with the song Shivers thanks to which they won the well-known singing festival and were therefore designated to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin.
By winning the Sanremo Festival, Blanco became the youngest male singer in history to have won the singing festival at the age of 18, 11 months and 26 days. The youngest ever in history, we recall, remains Gigliola Cinquetti who won in 1964 at the age of 16, 1 month and 12 days.
Little information is available on Blanco’s private life. It is known, however, that he has been romantically linked to Giulia for about a year and a half. The couple’s first official outing was at the Seat Music Awards, with the artist confirming his love story.
In particular, during an interview given some time ago to Radio Deejay, Blanco himself declared:
“Yes, I have a girlfriend and I care. It’s nice because I met her at a stage where I wasn’t doing this yet. And it’s nice because she doesn’t give a damn about her songs, about the fact that I make music, can you say? She is a girl from my area “.
As often happens when it comes to particularly well-known and highly regarded artists from the world of music, it is not known how much Blanco’s earnings and assets are. Considering his career, complete with gold and platinum certifications, however, it is possible to assume that these are not indifferent figures.
Speaking of earnings, according to what Money reported, it will be interesting to know that, in general, for each physical copy CD sold an artist receives between 1.17 and 1.60 euros. For each song downloaded, however, the singer should receive between 11 and 16 cents. As already mentioned, however, these are only indiscretions and no certain information is available regarding Blanco’s remuneration.
Fresh winner of the Sanremo Festival, paired with Mahmood, moreover, we remind you that, based on the information available on the net, it seems that for the singers in the race, compensation should be paid by way of reimbursement of expenses for an amount equal to about 48 thousand EUR. As for the winners, however, they take home zero euros.
The same goes for those who win the Eurovision Song Contest, which does not include any prize money. As specified by the organizers of Eurovision 2021, in fact:
“The winner will perform once again and take home the iconic glass microphone trophy. The winning country will traditionally have the honour of hosting the next Eurovision Song Contest”.
The only prize for the winner, therefore, is the trophy in both cases. On the other hand, being able to win first place in Sanremo and the Eurovision Song Contest brings with it numerous advantages, such as enormous popularity at a European level which helps to increase the sales of singles and albums.
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