dfter the success of the last edition, Nek returns to wearing the role of conductor in the study of From street to stage, the program dedicated to street artists. The guests of the first episode – airing tonight at 9.20pm on Rai 2 – I am Carlo Conti and Andrea Deloguin the guise of important passers-by who is responsible for select one of the three talents that access the final.
From street to stagethe artists of the first episode
Produced by Rai’s Prime Time Entertainment Department in collaboration with Stand by me, it’s about a real talent show aimed at buskers. Acrobats, singers, jugglers, musicians: the cast is varied. In each of the five episodes, 13 contestants they take the stage to perform their discipline. All welcomed by the band directed by Maestro Luca Chiaravalli.
Each of them submits to the judgment of the public – i.e. a popular jury present in the studio and made up of 300 people – and the two VIP guests. The three best performances get a ticket to the final. Two are chosen by the public, while the third is at the discretion of the important passers-by. Up for grabs is a jackpot of 10,000 euros and the title of Best Street Artist in Italy.
The protagonists of the first episode are: the acrobats on swinging poles of the Company of Fools; the jugglers Giorgio Maria Laganà; Niccolo Nardelli and Giovanna Todisco; the duo formed by Naimana and Daniel, respectively opera singer and ventriloquist; the sand artist Mauro Masi.
There are also singers and musicians. So, the pianist David Stramaglia, who has been performing on the streets of London for years; the violinist Isaac Minert; the vocalist, but warehouse worker in life, Joe Bless; singer Martina Zaghi; the voice and violin duo Riccardo & Celine; the band Street Sharks; the No Funny Stuffjug band that combines traditional instruments with others made from adapted or modified objects.
Two episodes more than the first edition
Each of these buskers brings with them not only their talents, but also their own personal history, an extra element to win the hearts of the public and also of the guests called to judge. After all, it is the first time that a talent show has given space exclusively to street artists. A new, unusual experiment born from an idea of Carlo Conti and that turned out to be successful.
In fact, compared to the first edition – won by the Argentine guitarist Emanuel Diego Victor, busker in Turin – From street to stage extends by two episodes and anticipates the broadcast by three months. A sign of confidence on the part of Rai, which continues to bet on the format. Thanks to a new television proposal, but also to the conductor.
Nek, at the helm of “From street to stage”. (Anna Camerlingo)
Nek, from singer to host of From street to stage
Nek proved to be up to the role, entertainer and landlord polite and nice, measured and in line with the program. It’s not the first time he’s stepped into the role of presenter. The debut dates back to 2020 with Journey into music – Special Music Awardsfollowed in 2021 a With us… freewheeling, when she replaced Francesca Fialdini. In the same year also came SEAT Music Awards – Summer Disco Specialon Rai 1.
In 2022, however, he led TIM Music Awards – From the radio to the stage. Earlier, he started hanging out starring television with Mari’s friendsto DeFilippicovering the role of coach in the fifteenth edition of the talent. Then it was the turn of Standing Ovation on Rai 1, this time in the role of judge.
For the singer From street to stage marks one more piece of a career that has lasted for over thirty years. The beginnings in music, in fact, date back to the early 90s. In 1991 the participation in the Castrocaro Festival with the song I would want you and in 1993 the debut at the Sanremo Festival with Into you. The first steps that kickstarted his rise in discography.
Success comes in 1997 with the very famous Laura is not here. From there, a path that led him to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. In 2023 he was a guest at the Sanremo Festival with Francesco Renga, with which he will be the star of a special concert on the stage of the Arena di Verona on 5 September. Together, they will respectively celebrate 30 and 40 years of career.
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