Olly (singer)

Olivieri was born in Genoa to a father who worked as a lawyer and a mother who was a judge. His family later settled in the Foce district. He played rugby in his youth. During his early musical studies, he enrolled at the Genoa Conservatory, where he studied music and singing. He later moved to Milan and graduated from the University of Milan with a degree in business and management in 2022. == Career ==

Olly's musical career began in 2016, when he formed the music collective Madmut Branco, with which he released his first musical project, Piacere Mixtape. In 2017, he released his first solo project, an EP titled Namaste, in collaboration with Matsby. That year, he was also featured on fellow Genoese musician Alfa's single "Chiara Ferragni". In 2021, he posted a cover of Arisa's song "La notte" on Instagram. The video proved to be successful, and the song was later released as a single, titled "La notte (RMX)", in collaboration with Arisa herself. In July 2021, he was named "Artist of the Month" by MTV New Generation. In September 2022, he opened for Blanco at the latter's concert in Genoa. Following the festival, he released his first studio album, Gira, il mondo gira. That December, he was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Balorda nostalgia". He ultimately won the festival. Despite this victory, he declined to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, citing conflicts with his tour schedule. == Controversies ==

In 2023, the singer apologised for homophobia following social media circulation of a video of a freestyle rap he performed in 2019, at the age of eighteen, in which he used a derogatory term toward homosexuals as an insult and conflated homosexuality with HIV/AIDS. The singer has been criticized for promoting violence against women through his lyrics. Following the murder of Giulia Cecchettin, Olly changed the lyrics of his song "" during a concert held at Fabrique Milano where the words "I'll marry her or I'll kill her" and "I sure won't leave her to be with you" were replaced with "I'll marry her or I'll let her go" and "For me she can do as she pleases". In an interview with , Olly explained: == Discography ==

• Gira, il mondo gira with Juli (2023) • Tutta vita with Juli (2024) == References ==