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Sarah (Italian singer)

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Sarah Toscano (born 9 January 2006), known professionally by the mononym Sarah, is an Italian singer-songwriter. In 2024 she won the twenty-third edition of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.[1]

Sarah
Sarah in 2024
Sarah in 2024
Background information
Birth nameSarah Toscano
Born (2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 18)
OriginVigevano, Pavia, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation
  • Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
Years active2022–present
Labels

Early life

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Born in 2006 in Vigevano, in the province of Pavia,[2] Sarah Toscano is the third and youngest child of Petra Polomsky, a German teacher originally from Stuttgart, Germany, and Marco Toscano, an entrepreneur in the leather sector; she has an older sister, Giulia, and an older brother, Lorenzo.[3][4] At the age of five, she began studying the piano and soon began participating in and winning international competitions.[5][6] Devoted to karaoke, her father decided to have her listen to Andrea Dulio, an international manager, who took her to a recording studio, where he had her record her first songs.[7][8]

Passionate about tennis, during her childhood she played in the women's C series, winning the provincial tennis championship in 2020 with the Sporting Club Selva Alta.[9][10] She attended the Bachelet linguistic high school in Abbiategrasso (MI),[11] interrupting her studies in the fifth year to participate in the twenty-third edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi.[12][13]

Career

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Recording debut

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In 2022 she was selected among the twenty finalists of the Area Sanremo[14] singing competition and although she was not selected as a competitor in Sanremo Giovani, she won the plaque dedicated to Vittorio De Scalzi.[15][16] On October 21 of the same year his first EP, Riflesso, was released, containing six tracks and produced by the Universal Music Italia label, which included his first single "9 giugno".[17][18]

2023-2024: Participation in Amici 23 and Sarah

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In September 2023 she participated in the auditions of the twenty-third edition of the musical talent show broadcast on Canale 5 Amici di Maria De Filippi, then entering the initial phase.[19][20] In March 2023 she gained access to the evening phase of the program by joining the team led by professors Lorella Cuccarini and Emanuel Lo[21][22] and the following May she reached the final, emerging as the winner.[23][24]

During the program he published several unreleased songs, including "Touché",[25] "Viole e violini",[26] "Mappamondo",[27] "Voilà" (live version of the song of the same name by French singer-songwriter Barbara Pravi),[28] "Sexy magica"[29][30] and "L'ultima volta",[31] which later includes all six of them in the EP of the same name,[32] published on May 17, 2024 by the Warner Music Italy label,[33] which then debuted at number 12 on the FIMI chart.[34] The song "Sexy magica" then reached number 83 on the FIMI chart.[35]

2024–present: Unreleased projects

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From June 15 to August 28, 2024, Sarah Live Summer 2024, her first summer tour, took place from Rome to Monterosso al Mare (SP).[36] In the summer of the same year, she performed in music event, including the Future Hits Live,[37] RDS Summer Festival,[38] TIM Summer Hits, Battiti Live,[39] 105 Summer Festival[40] and Yoga Radio Bruno Estate.[41]

On July 16, 2024, he opened the concert of the Black Eyed Peas in Milan.[42] On July 26, he released the single "Roulette", included in the streaming reissue of his self-titled EP.[43][44]

In August of the same year she was recruited by Apple Music in the portal for emerging talents.[45][46] In September she paraded for the first time at the 81st Venice International Film Festival,[47][48] at the Billboard Italia Women in Music at the Manzoni theatre[49] and at Milan Fashion Week, both in Milan.[50]

On September 29, 2024, during the first episode of the twenty-fourth edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi,[51] he previewed his new single "Tacchi (fra le dita)", which will be released on October 4.[52][53] In November, she teamed up with clothing brand Horda to launch her signature winter sweatshirts on the market, accompanied on the back by a quote from the song "Tacchi (tra le dita)".[54] On November 22, her first collaboration with British singer Bea and her Business was released in the song "Safety Net", the Italian version of the latter's song of the same name released on September 13.[55][56] On November 27 she participated in the second episode of the program This Is Me, broadcast on Canale 5 with the conduction of Silvia Toffanin, where she performed first alone and then in duet with Il Volo on the notes of the song "Capolavoro".[57]

Discography

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Extended play

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As lead artist

List of EPs and with selected chart positions
Title EP details Peak chart positions
ITA
[58]
Riflesso
  • Released: 21 October 2022
  • Label: Universal Music Italia
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
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Sarah
  • Released: 17 May 2024
  • Label: Warner Music Italy
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 12

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles, with chart positions and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
ITA
[58]
"9 giugno" 2022 — Riflesso
"Touché" 2023 — Sarah
"Viole e violini" —
"Mappamondo" 2024 —
"Sexy magica" 83
"L'ultima volta" —
"Roulette" —
"Tacchi (fra le dita)" — /
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album or EP
"Safety Net"
(Bea and her Business featuring Sarah) 		2024 /
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Tour

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  • 2024 – Sarah Live Summer 2024

Television programs

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Year Title Network Notes
2023–2024 Amici di Maria De Filippi 23 Canale 5 Contestant, Winner
2024 This Is Me Guest

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Notes
2022 Area Sanremo Vittorio De Scalzi plaque Won [16]
2024 Amici di Maria De Filippi 23 Singing [59]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Toscano, chi è la cantante di Amici". Mediaset Infinity (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Che origini ha Sarah Toscano, vincitrice di Amici? Non è solo italiana". CinemaSerieTV.it (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Chi è Sarah Toscano? Età, fidanzato, canzoni e Instagram". Novella 2000 (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Chi sono i genitori di Sarah Toscano, Marco e Petra, e cosa vogliono dopo Amici 2023" (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Chi è Sarah Toscano di Amici: età, origini, fidanzato, inedito, Instagram". Today.
  6. ^ "Sarah Toscano, chi è la vincitrice di Amici: canzoni e fidanzato". libero.it (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Amici 2024, papà Sarah Toscano preoccupato: "Ho una paura" / E su flirt con Holy Francisco: "Rimasto di sasso"" (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Sarah, la vincitrice di Amici: "E pensare che un anno fa cantavo al karaoke"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Sarah Toscano: la vittoria ad Amici 2024 e gli amati campi da tennis". TennisPavese.it.
  10. ^ "Sarah Toscano: "Prima di Amici giocavo a tennis a livello professionistico. Ho imparato a cantare nei villaggi vacanze"". ilmessaggero.it (in Italian).
  11. ^ "Sarah Toscano, studentessa del Bachelet, vince Amici!". Istituto d'Istruzione Superiore (in Italian).
  12. ^ "Sarah: "Mi manca aver perso la maturità, ma l'ho fatto per inseguire il mio sogno"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian).
  13. ^ "Amici, chi è la vincitrice Sarah Toscano: il liceo linguistico, il piano e l'amore per il karaoke". La Stampa (in Italian).
  14. ^ "Sarah: "La musica mi ha insegnato a non aver paura di me stessa"". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian).
  15. ^ "Sarah". Vivo (in Italian).
  16. ^ a b "Amici 23: la storia di Sarah Toscano da Area Sanremo al premio De Scalzi". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  17. ^ "Amici si conferma roccaforte del pop con l'ascesa di Sarah Toscano". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  18. ^ "Sarah si è meritata la vittoria di Amici, ma per noi è stata una cosa incredibile". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 26 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Sarah Toscano: chi è la giovane stella di Amici 23". Cosmopolitan (in Italian).
  20. ^ "Amici 23, il percorso di Sarah Toscano verso la vittoria". TGcom24 (in Italian).
  21. ^ "Sarah vince Amici grazie a determinazione e buoni consigli (di Lorella Cuccarini)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Amici 23, Sarah Toscano: "Essere definita una lolita mi ha fatto male. Ora sogno Sanremo e un duetto con Ultimo"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Ad Amici la favola di Sarah, dal tennis alla vittoria". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian).
  24. ^ "Amici, vince Sarah. La cantante trionfa nella 23ª edizione del talent". la Repubblica (in Italian).
  25. ^ "Amici 23, Sarah Toscano presenta l'inedito Touché". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  26. ^ "Amici 23: Sarah racconta l'amore con una persona più adulta in Viole e Violini". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  27. ^ "Amici 23: Sarah Toscano presenta l'inedito Mappamondo, scritto da Federica Abbate e Raige". All Music Italia.
  28. ^ "Amici 23, Sarah Toscano: "Un sogno? Collaborare con Ultimo"". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  29. ^ "Amici 2024, Sexy Magica l'inedito di Sarah scritto dal giovane autore di Torre del Greco, Giampiero Gentile". ilmattino.it (in Italian).
  30. ^ "Amici 23: Sexy magica è il singolo per l'estate di Sarah Toscano". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  31. ^ "Per la vigevanese Sarah Toscano dopo la finale di Amici è in arrivo un EP con Warner Music". Vigevano24.it (in Italian).
  32. ^ "Amici 2024, ecco il primo EP di Sarah". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  33. ^ "Sarah Toscano firma con Warner Music per il lancio primo EP, Sarah". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  34. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 21 (dal 17.05.2024 al 23.05.2024)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian).
  35. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 22 (dal 24.05.2024 al 30.05.2024)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian).
  36. ^ "Sarah Toscano, le date e i biglietti del tour estivo in partenza il 15 giugno 2024 a Roma". ilgiornaleditalia.it (in Italian).
  37. ^ "Radio Zeta Future Hits Live 2024: Sarah Toscano aprirà il concerto". Super Guida TV (in Italian).
  38. ^ "Amici arriva all'RDS Summer Festival 2024: sul palco anche Holden, Sarah, Petit e Mida". rds.it (in Italian).
  39. ^ "Sarah Toscano da Amici a Battiti Live: il minidress con i tagli cut-out costa quasi 600 euro". Fanpage.it (in Italian).
  40. ^ "La line-up della quarta tappa del 105 Summer Festival a Massa". 105.net (in Italian).
  41. ^ "Forlì, Yoga Radio Bruno Estate incanta il pubblico di Piazza Saffi". Radio Bruno (in Italian).
  42. ^ "La vincitrice di Amici 23 aprirà il concerto dei Black Eyed Peas". Movieplayer.it (in Italian).
  43. ^ "Sarah Toscano lancia il nuovo singolo, Roulette, e inizia la corsa direzione Festival di Sanremo". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  44. ^ "Roulette di Sarah: dopo Sexy magica, la storia (in musica) continua". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.
  45. ^ "Sarah è la nuova artista Up Next Italia, progetto di Apple Music". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  46. ^ "Sarah reclutata da Apple Music nel portale dei talenti emergenti". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 15 August 2024.
  47. ^ "Da Amici al red carpet, Sarah Toscano sfila a Venezia a soli 18 anni: la reazione degli ex allievi". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 9 September 2024.
  48. ^ "Sarah Toscano al Dopocinema di Venezia 2024: "Dopo Amici, la mia vita è diventata un sogno"". Cosmopolitan.
  49. ^ "Billboard Women in Music, le pagelle dei look. BigMama non ha mai osato tanto". DiLei (in Italian).
  50. ^ "I best look delle celebrity alla Milano Fashion Week 2024: le foto del party con Madonna e gli altri ospiti". Vogue Italia (in Italian).
  51. ^ "Sarah Toscano, dopo l'anteprima ad Amici 24 arriva il nuovo singolo Tacchi (fra le dita)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  52. ^ "Tacchi (fra le dita) di Sarah: l'amore è un sogno, non un bisogno". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  53. ^ "Sarah annuncia il suo nuovo singolo Tacchi (fra le dita)". ANSA (in Italian).
  54. ^ "Felpa con cappuccio 100% cotone in collaborazione tra Horda e Sarah Toscano". Horda Brand Streetwear.
  55. ^ "In arrivo il primo feat internazionale di Sarah Toscano sulle note di Safety Net di Bea and her Business". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  56. ^ "Bea and her Business, una nuova versione di Safety Net con Sarah". imusicfun.
  57. ^ "This Is Me: le anticipazioni della seconda e della terza puntata del crossover Amici - Verissimo". All Music Italia.
  58. ^ a b "Sarah in FIMI charts" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  59. ^ "La cantante Sarah vince Amici". ANSA (in Italian). 19 May 2024.
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