Ariete
Ariete in 2023
Background information
Birth nameArianna Del Giaccio
Born (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002
Anzio, Lazio, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2019–present
Labels

Arianna Del Giaccio (born 27 March 2002), known professionally as Ariete, is an Italian singer–songwriter.

Early life and career

Del Giaccio was born in Anzio. At age eight, she started playing the guitar and after a few years, the piano. She then began writing and composing her first pieces.[1] In 2019, she participated in the thirteenth season of the Italian talent show X Factor, qualifying for the first stages of selection, but being eliminated in the "Bootcamps".[2] In August 2019, she released her first single, "Quel bar", followed by the single, "01/12", released in December of the same year.

After her first two independent releases, Del Giaccio was contacted by Italian producer Andrea Bomba, who invited her to open the musical event Rock in Roma.[3] In 2020, she signed a recording contract with the label Bomba Dischi, with whom she released her debut EP, Spazio.[4] It has been certified gold. On September 16, she released the single "Tatuaggi" in collaboration with the Italian music group Psicologi, certified platinum. In November 2020, she released her second EP, 18 Anni, also certified gold. In 2021, she featured in multiple songs by various artists, such as Alfa, Novelo, Tauro Boys, Bnkr44 ,and Rkomi, earning platinum with the latter for the song "Diecimilavoci". On 3 May, she released the single "L'ultima notte", also used in a commercial for Algida and certified double platinum.

On 25 February 2022, she released her first studio album, Specchio, containing eleven tracks, being later certified gold.[5] The album debuted at number 4 on FIMI's album chart.[6] In support of the release, she embarked on the Specchio Tour.[7] In June 2022, she released her single "Tutto (con te)".[8] On 4 December 2022, Ariete's participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2023 with "Mare di guai" was announced.[9][10]

Personal life

Ariete is openly bisexual and has expressed same-sex love as a theme in some of her songs, also doing activism on social platforms and during her concerts.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with album details and chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
ITA
[12]
Specchio
  • Released: 25 February 2022
  • Label: Bomba Dischi
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 4
La notte
  • Released: 22 September 2023
  • Label: Bomba Dischi
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 3
[13]

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums with album details
Title Album details
Ariete
  • Released: 26 April 2022
  • Label: Bomba Dischi
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of EPs, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
ITA
[14]
Spazio
  • Released: 14 May 2020
  • Label: Bomba Dischi
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 90
18 anni
  • Released: 3 December 2020
  • Label: Bomba Dischi
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 64

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[15]
"Quel bar" 2019 — Non-album singles
"01/12" —
"Riposa in pace" (featuring Drast) 2020 —
"Venerdì" — 18 anni
"18 anni" —
"L'ultima notte" 2021 12 Non-album single
"L" 50 Specchio
"Club" 87
"Castelli di lenzuola" 2022 66
"Tutto (con te)" — Non-album singles
"Rumore" 2023 89
[17]
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.
List of singles as featured artist, with chart positions, album name and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[15]
"Tatuaggi"
(Psicologi featuring Ariete)		 2020 45 Millennium Bug
"Aries"
(Sir Prodige featuring Ariete)		 — Non-album single
"Capelli blu"
(Tenth Sky featuring Ariete)		 2022 — Cose stupide
"Umore"
(Psicologi featuring Ariete)		 83 Trauma
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released.

Guest appearances

List of non-single appearances on compilation albums or other artists' albums, with album name
Title Year Album
"Non la ascoltare"
(Alfa featuring Ariete)		 2021 Nord
"Tu"
(Novelo featuring Ariete)		 Caro mostro
"Xelisa2"
(Tauro Boys featuring Ariete)		 TauroTape3
"Diecimilavoci"
(Rkomi featuring Ariete)		 Taxi Driver
"Tutte le sere"
(Bnkr44 featuring Ariete)		 Farsi male a noi va bene
"Il giorno più triste del mondo"
(Sick Luke featuring Mecna and Ariete)		 2022 X2

Filmography

Tours

  • Ariete in Tour (2021)[18]
  • Specchio Tour (2022)

References

  1. ↑ Adorno, Mary (3 January 2021). "A 18 anni Ariete, cantante che è già una delle grandi promesse della musica italiana, ci colpisce dritto al cuore". Cosmopolitan Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ↑ Marzi, Mattia (4 December 2020). "Ariete: "Scartata da X Factor, poi la rivincita: ma non chiamatemi fenomeno"". Rockol.
  3. ↑ Meda, Margherita (14 September 2021). "18 anni e chitarra alla mano: Ariete in Pillole". L'Officiel (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Assante, Ernesto (8 August 2021). "Ecco la musica 'da cameretta' di Ariete: "Ho 19 anni, scrivere canzoni significa vivere e raccontare"". La Repubblica Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Ariete, il 25 febbraio esce il suo primo album "Specchio"". Billboard Italia. Reporter Media Group. 14 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 9 (dal 25.02.2022 al 03.03.2022)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.
  7. ↑ "Ariete, 13 nuove date per lo "Specchio tour 2022"". Billboard Italia. Reporter Media Group. 3 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ariete, Alex Uhlmann, Molla: le recensioni dei singoli italiani". Booklet Magazine. 19 June 2022.
  9. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Minacci, Fabiano (19 September 2021). "Ariete de L'ultima notte fa coming out". Biccy.
  12. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanaleWK 9 (dal 25.02.2022 al 03.03.2022)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 22.09.2023 al 28.09.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "EP – Classifica settimanale WK 50 (dal 04.12.2020 al 10.12.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  15. 1 2 "italiancharts.com – Discography Ariete". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  16. 1 2 3 4 "Certificazioni – FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  17. ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 38" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ariete: questa estate il primo tour della nuova promessa della musica italiana". 14 May 2021.
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