Between an eternal Sanremo ’95 and thasup: Giorgia’s real X Factor

Flirting withurban, electronic and r&b when certain sounds and certain genres clashed with the clichés of Italian pop that was popular, taking risks on several occasions and also paying the consequences in terms of numbers and figures, in the end it was of some use. Having anticipated the times and the fashions, in this phase of her career Giorgia finds herself perfectly – and surprisingly – at ease singing on a flow thasup like that of the verses of “Nothing bad” (it comes out tomorrow), with the hand of the sister of the genius of the Italian urban new wave,

Mara Sattei. Others try their hand at a piece written by new or very new generation authors such as the Roman singer-songwriter herself, Alessandro La Cava, Federica Abbate, Nicola Lazzarin (that’s the real name of Cripothe 23-year-old Venetian producer who in recent years has collaborated with Rose Villain, Anna and thasup himself, to whom he handed over the keys to his studio) and Jacopo Pio Porporinohitmakers who usually write hits for Sangiovanni, Gaia, Angelina Mango, Clara, Elodie, would have run the risk of stumbling into the trap of youthism. Not her: here it is, her real X Factor.

When her album “Blu1” was released last year, produced by BigFish and containing pieces signed by Mahmood, Dardust, Francesca Michielin and Ghemon, talking about the way in which she related to the great generational change that has shuffled the cards on the table in Italian pop, Giorgia said: “In this new music I had the duty to find my space. I’m lucky because what’s in fashion today belongs to what I liked many years ago”. In “Niente di male”, the single that opens a new era of her discography, the 53-year-old Roman singer – who after her return to competition in Sanremo last year with “Parole dette male” has returned to the center of the scene, between hosting of recovering his adolescent influences and updating them, indulging his desire to get his hands dirty.

“I would like to do it on a piano / in front of these people, you know I find answers / it’s just a way to search for God / to make them understand that inside your reflection / I’m there too”, he sings in “Niente di male”, managing to be both classic and contemporary, traditional and modern. There is the interpreter who with songs such as “Di sole e d’azzurro”, “E poi” and “Strano il mio destiny” has demonstrated that he has class – and vocal range – to spare, but also the courageous and intrepid pop star who is not afraid to take risks.
You choose whether to include this single in a 90s Sanremo themed playlist or in one with urban hits from recent years: it fits well in both.