On October 14, 2016, through Sto Records, the debut single "Ninna nanna" was released on Spotify, which set new streaming records in Italy, achieving the highest number of listeners in the first day, and debuting at the top position of the Italian Singles Chart with 200,000 copies sold in total. One year later Troupe D'Elite canceled their contract with Tanta Roba and released the album Il Mio Giorno Preferito, available for free download on the Honiro platform. In July 2013 Ghali released Leader Mixtape, collaborating with artists such as Sfera Ebbasta and Maruego. The following year he releases with the group the EP homonyms, strongly criticized by critics as a disfigurement to Italian and international rap. His colleague Gué Pequeno signed a contract on his label Tanta Roba, the singer who made himself known thanks to Fedez, accompanying him on his 2011 tour. In 2011 he joined Troupe D'Elite, a group that also included rapper Ernia. The rapper started to approach hip hop using the pseudonym Fobia, then became Ghali.
In 2017 his Album "Album" won the "Lunezia Rap Prize" for the musical-literary value.īorn in Milan from Tunisian parents, he lived in Baggio, a suburb of the city. The video also hit 100 million views on YouTube, a record for a debut Italian artist.īesides the favor of the musical press, Ghali was also praised by Italy's literary scene and major newspapers, with writers like Roberto Saviano calling him "a blessing" in La Repubblica and Vanni Santoni praising his poetical skills in Il Corriere della Sera. In October 2016, Ghali released his hugely successful single "Ninna nanna", solely on Spotify, becoming first single to debut at number one only with streaming, selling over 200,000 copies. One of the leading figures in Italian rap at the end of the 2010s, he released two albums reaching the top 10 of the Italian charts supported by many successful hits, with six top positions in the FIMI chart, including "Happy Days", "Ninna Nanna", "Cara Italia", "Peace & Love" and "Good Times".Īs of 2020 Ghali had sold over 1.6 million copies in Italy, collaborating with numerous Italian artists such as Fedez, Gué Pequeno, Sfera Ebbasta, Salmo, and international artists like Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Travis Scott.
Born in Milan to Tunisian parents, he originally started his career using the pseudonym Fobia.
Ghali Amdouni, known by the mononym Ghali (born ), is a Tunisian/Italian rapper and record producer.
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