Tamong the competitors of this new edition of Friends of Maria de Filippi he’s there too, Petit. Who, like the other singers of the school, has already published an unpublished work.
Petite di Friends: his song is What are you doing
Having reached this point in the race, the singers of the twenty-third edition of Amici have all published their songs on digital platforms. They are undoubtedly among the most loved by the public Holden with her Tell me it’s not goodbye (which he wrote alone and which also sees Katoo producing), Lil Jolie with Folly And Petit with What are you doing.
Written by Salvatore Moccia (Petit) with Valerio Casciani, Alessandro Francesco Merli and Fabio Clemente, What are you doing – song by Petit ad Friends – is produced by Takagi & Ketra and Faun. Here is a detail of the cover of the song.
A detail from the cover of “Che Fai” by Petit, among the competitors of the 23rd edition of Amici. Credit: Red Communications Press Office
Petite di Friends: where is he from?
Salvatore Moccia (this is his real name) is 18 years old and is a singer-songwriter from Rome. He entered the school of Friends after being selected by Rudy Zerbiamong the singing teachers of this edition of the talent show produced by Fascino PGT for Mediaset.
If it is true that he has always lived in Rome, Petit has very different origins. As Maria De Filippi recalled when she introduced him, once the new class was formed: «he is 18 years old, from Rome, with a mother of French origins and a Neapolitan father. When he sings, he enters another world, one that he likes and that makes him feel confident. He doesn’t cry often. The last time was when my grandmother died.”
He is the nephew of actress Nadia Rinaldi
And then the presenter added. «He doesn’t get angry easily and the best moment of his life is when he finishes a piece because he feels alive. He started writing at 13 but bought his first microphone at 15». Among other things, the young artist he is the nephew of the actress Nadia Rinaldi.
Speaking of his stage name, then, Petit explained that he chose it with his beloved grandmother in mind. «It comes from a nickname given to me by my grandmother, a native French speaker, who called me that. After her passing I decided to adopt this name”, she said in an episode of the talent show.
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