Elodie

Elodie Di Patrizi (born 3 May 1990), known professionally as simply Elodie, is an Italian singer, actress, and model.

She first rose to prominence as the runner-up of the fifteenth season of the show Amici di Maria De Filippi.

Elodie was born on 3 May 1990 in Rome to an Italian father and a French mother of Creole descent from Guadeloupe.

After ending her modelling career, she took part in season three of X Factor Italy.

She was eliminated in the early stages of the competition, and then moved to Apulia.

Since 2015, she has released four studio albums, each of which entered the top ten of the Italian albums chart, as well as numerous successful singles.

She has collaborated with Italian artists such as Emma, Elisa, Michele Bravi, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood, The Kolors, Rkomi and Marracash.

She has sold over two million copies in Italy, as certified by FIMI, and earned an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act nomination.

In 2015, she took part in the fifteenth season of Amici di Maria De Filippi, and was selected as part of the team coached by Emma Marrone and Elisa, placing second in the final, behind Sergio Sylvestre.

After Amici di Maria De Filippi, Elodie signed with Universal Music Italy and released the single "Un'altra vita".

The song peaked within the Top 40 in Italy, and was certified gold.

It was followed by her debut album, also titled Un'altra vita, which peaked at number two in Italy.

She has also participated at the Sanremo Music Festival three times with "Tutta colpa mia" (2017), "Andromeda" (2020) and "Due" (2023).

In 2022, Elodie made her acting debut, in the lead role of the Italian film Burning Hearts, which premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, winning a number of awards, including a Bif&st Award and the WiCa at Rome Film Festival.

She also sang the original song "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)", winner of the David di Donatello award for Best Song.

Throughout her career, Elodie has also been the face of numerous fashion and beauty brands, including Versace, Sephora, Puma, Lancome, Levi's, Calvin Klein, Bulgari and Valentino.

In 2023, Forbes Italia listed Elodie amongst "the 100 successful women in Italy" of the year.

Over the course of her career, she has released numerous successful singles such as "Andromeda", "Guaranà", "Bagno a mezzanotte", "Tribale" and "OK. Respira".

Her second studio album, Tutta colpa mia, was released on 17 February 2017.

It was produced by the singer and songwriter Emma Marrone and peaked at number six on FIMI's Chart, marking her second consecutive top 10 album.

She also competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Tutta colpa mia", which peaked at number 12 on the Italian singles chart and was certified platinum.

In May 2018, Elodie collaborated with Michele Bravi and Gué Pequeno on the song "Nero Bali".

The song became the singer's first to reach the top ten of the Italian singles chart, at number 10.

Subsequently, the collaboration was certified double platinum.

On 15 March 2019 the duet "Pensare male" was released with the band The Kolors, also launched by the TV program Amici. Within two weeks, it reached the top 10 of the Italian airplay chart and for three consecutive weeks it was the most played song on radio, a first for both artists.

The song was certified platinum in Italy.

In June 2019, the collaboration "Margarita" with Italian rapper Marracash was released.

The song became one of the most successful songs of the summer in Italy, receiving three platinum certifications and peaking at number six on the Italian singles chart and number one on the Italian airplay chart.

In January 2020, it was announced that Elodie would compete in the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Andromeda", which debuted at number 35 after only two days on streaming music services.

On 7 January 2020, the singer announced her third studio album This Is Elodie, which was released on streaming music services on 31 January 2020, and on CD on 7 February 2020 by Island Records.

The album contains many different genres, from R&B, pop, funk to rap and reggae, with over fifty songwriters and producers, including Michele Bravi, Takagi & Ketra, Levante, Carl Brave, Mahmood, Neffa, and Daddy's Groove.

With only streams, the album debuted at number seven on the Italian albums chart and was preceded by two songs "Non è la fine" with Gemitaiz and "Mal di testa" with Fabri Fibra.

The week following the Sanremo Festival, both the album and the competing song "Andromeda" reached the sixth position of the relative FIMI charts.

On 13 May 2020, Elodie released "Guaranà" as the only single from the digital re-issue of her third album, which was certified double platinum by FIMI for sales exceeding 140,000 copies.

On 19 July 2020, Elodie appeared on Takagi & Ketra's track "Ciclone", with Gipsy Kings and Mariah Angeliq, which became her fourth top 10 hit on FIMI's singles chart.

In October 2020, Elodie featured on Carl Brave's single "Parli parli".

On 30 December 2020, it was announced that Elodie would co-host the second evening of the 2021 Sanremo Music Festival alongside Amadeus and Fiorello.

In January 2021, Amazon Prime Video announced the singer's participation in the second season of the reality show Celebrity Hunted Italia, which she won, coupled with rapper Myss Keta.

In September 2021, Elodie released the ballad "Vertigine", as the first single from her then upcoming fourth studio album, set for release in 2022.

On 3 December 2021, Elodie collaborated with Italian rapper Rkomi on "La coda del diavolo", which topped the Italian singles chart and received five platinum certifications for sales exceeding 500,000 copies in Italy.