TOkittens 2023 stage tonight at 21.30 on Channel 5 the semifinal. Eighth and penultimate episode of a journey that began in September, and that for two or more gods 6 contestants left in the race it might match the end. But who are the semifinalists?
Friends 2023the semifinal: who are the 6 competitors still in the race?
The pupils who still resist within the school of Friends of Maria De Filippi are split evenly between the three teams led by professors. Singer Aaron, stage name of Edoardo Boari, and dancer Isobel Fetiye Kinnear I am in the team of Rudy Zerbi and Alessandra Celentano.
The singer Angelina Mango and the dancer Maddalena Svevi are part of the team of Lorella Cuccarini and Emmanuel Lo, while the singer Wax (Matteo Lucido) and the dancer Mattia Zenzola I’m with Arisa and Raimondo Todaro.
Angelina Mango, candidate for victory
Angelina Mango has bewitched everyone with her voice. Vocal range and interpretation make her perfect candidate for victory. There are still two episodes left at the end of the twenty-second edition of the talent show, but the forecasts put it in the lead.
Born in 2001, music was written in his destiny. She is the daughter of Mango, who died in 2014, and Laura Valente, lead singer of Matia Bazar from 1990 to 1998. For her Friends 2023 represents a rebirth. “There was too much resentment against the past, too much pain to fully experience beautiful things,” she said, thinking back to her journey within the program.
“All this was accompanied by a sense of inadequacy. In here I feel right in what I feel and in what I do. I’ve learned not to have to find a way out because it’s not necessary, I’m fine where I am. I don’t have to run away from things anymore.” In the last months published the unpublished Empty hands And Will to live.
Who is dancer Isobel Fetiye Kinnear
If Angelina has an edge in singing, her equivalent in dance is Isobel Fetiye Kinnear. 19 years old, Australian, dance is her greatest passion. She started dancing when she was just three years old and in 2018 she won the prize Australias dancer of the year.
On his experience Friends she says excitedly: «I didn’t expect to find these people», addressing her travel companions. «When I came here, I was thinking only of dancing, of workingbut during this journey I found them, who I hope will remain with me for the rest of my life».
Aaron and Magdalene
Edoardo Boari, aka Aaron, is among the youngest competitors in the program. He is 18 years old and lives in Perugia with his parents. His unpublished works are Kiss me dance me And Universal. The bookmakers put him at the top of the predictions, but will he be able to grab the victory?
When he presented himself for the first audition he had only one fear: not being able to bear the possible distance from his family and his girlfriend. He has overcome both challenges and is satisfied because he faced them “alone”. Regarding his artistic and personal growth, he specifies: «I still feel broken because I’m probably eternally dissatisfied, but I’m realizing that my breakdown isn’t bad. Will improve”.
Also Maddalena Svevi started dancing at the age of three. He is from Genoa and considers dance his greatest passion. “It’s the main reason I wake up in the morning”, he confesses. Compared to Friends He says: «I feel happy because I feel like a dancer and a different person. 8 months in here change you».
His journey through the program has not been easy. Since its entry, ended up in the crosshairs of the formidable Alessandra Celentanowho does not consider her up to Isobel and has never spared her criticisms and reproaches.
Friends 2023the semifinalists Mattia and Wax
Mattia Zenzola is an old acquaintance of Friends. 18 years old, lives in Bari, participated in the last editionbut it was forced to withdraw due to injury. This year he’s back and a new adventure has begun for him.
«Already entering here seemed impossible to me, one of those dreams that you couldn’t achieve», tells. “Then there was that famous injury. My biggest fear was having to leave this place». When he set foot back in the school he was “afraid of not making it”, but he says he was “welcomed very well, he made me feel at home”.
In the end, Wax (Matteo Lucido). He is 20 years old and lives in Milan. He approaches music as a child, learning to play the violin. The singing of him comes a few years later and in the last few months published the unpublished Ballerinas and boxing gloves And Thank you.
For him the entrance to Friends it is a real renaissance. He learned to love himself and, above all, understood the importance of the truth. “The truth makes you live well,” she says.
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