After signing a recording deal with
Sugar Music, he released his debut single, "Addio", in 2008. His eponymous extended play was released by Sugar on 26 March 2010, and entered the top 50 of the
FIMI Italian Albums Chart. In 2015, Nigiotti competed in the Newcomers' section of the
65th Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Qualcosa da decidere". After advancing in the first elimination round, he was eliminated during one of the two semi-finals by eventual winner
Giovanni Caccamo. The song was released as the lead single from his first full-length studio album, also titled
Qualcosa da decidere and released by
Universal Music Group's label Go Wild. The album failed to achieve commercial success. In 2017, Nigiotti auditioned for
the eleventh series of the Italian version of
X Factor. He placed third in the final, and signed with
Sony Music Italy. His single "L'amore è" peaked at number 4 on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart and was included in the EP with the same title, also including covers previously performed during the live shows. After releasing the singles "Nel silenzio di mille parole" and "Complici", performed in a duet with
Gianna Nannini, Nigiotti released the album
Cenerentola (Sony Music Italy) in Autumn 2018. In 2018 a songwriter, he wrote songs for
Laura Pausini and
Eros Ramazzotti. In February 2019, he competed in the
69th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Nonno Hollywood", which received the Lunezia Award for Best Music-Literary Value among the contest's entries. He participated at the
Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Baciami adesso". The song was included in Nigiotti fourth studio album
Nigio, published on February 14, 2020. In 2021 he was a coach in the first season of the television show
The Band 1 on
Rai 1, winning the program. After a one-year recording hiatus, in 2024 he released three singles "In punta di piedi", "Occhi grandi" and "Tu sei per me", performing the later with
Noemi on the TV program
This Is Me. On 30 November 2025, he was announced among the participants of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2026. He competed with the song "Ogni volta che non so volare". == Discography ==