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Birth name | Edoardo D'Erme |
Born | Latina, Lazio, Italy | 19 April 1989
Genres | Indie pop |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Edoardo D'Erme (born 19 April 1989 in Latina, Lazio), better known as Calcutta, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted with the album Forse… (Maybe...), released by Geograph Records in 2012. [1] Its follow-up, Mainstream, was released by Bomba Dischi on 30 November 2015, preceded by the single "Cosa mi manchi a fare". [2] Initially ignored by Italian media, the album started to achieve success after a few months, when its lead single received airplay by Italian radio networks. [3] The song " Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016. [4] Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. [5] [2]
In 2018, Calcutta's third studio album, Evergreen, became his first number-one on the Italian Albums Chart. [6] The album spawned singles including "Orgasmo", "Paracetamolo" and "Pesto". [7] The album was re-released in 2019, with the singles "Punto" and "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)". [8]
In 2019, Calcutta recorded the single " La luna e la gatta" with producers Takagi & Ketra and fellow singer-songwriters Jovanotti and Tommaso Paradiso. [9] During his career, he also appeared as a featured artist on the singles " Se piovesse il tuo nome", released in 2018 with Elisa, and "Blue Jeans" (2020), recorded as a duet with Franco126. [10] [11] He also penned songs for other Italian recording artists, including Francesca Michielin's " Io non abito al mare", Fabri Fibra's "Come mai", Emma's "Latina", Nina Zilli's "Mi hai fatto fare tardi" and Luca Carboni's "Io non voglio". [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]
In 2021, Marracash and Calcutta released the song "Laurea ad honorem" by Marracash, from the album Noi, loro, gli altri. The song was certified Gold by FIMI. [17]
In May 2023, Calcutta announced his new album "Relax" on his Instagram account, also promoting an 8 date tour in Italy. [18] It came out in October 2023, [19] the fourth record in his discography.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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Forse... |
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Mainstream |
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7 | — | |
Evergreen |
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1 | — |
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Relax |
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1 | 36 |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [23] | ||||
"Cosa mi manchi a fare" | 2015 | 98 | Mainstream | |
"Gaetano" | — |
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"Frosinone" | — |
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"Oroscopo" (featuring Takagi & Ketra) |
2016 | 80 |
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"Orgasmo" | 2017 | 11 |
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Evergreen |
"Pesto" | 2018 | 10 |
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"Paracetamolo" | 12 |
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"Kiwi" | 31 |
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"Sorriso (Milano Dateo)" | 2019 | 17 |
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"2minuti" | 2023 | 3 |
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Relax |
"Giro con te" | 2024 | 13 |
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"Controtempo" [24] | 16 |
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"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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ITA [23] | ||||
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Se piovesse il tuo nome" ( Elisa featuring Calcutta) |
2018 | 4 |
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Diari aperti |
"La musica italiana" (Giorgio Poi featuring Calcutta) |
2019 | — | Smog | |
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La Luna e la gatta" (Takagi & Ketra featuring Tommaso Paradiso, Jovanotti and Calcutta) |
9 |
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Non-album single | |
"Mia" ( Giovanni Truppi featuring Calcutta) |
— | 5 | ||
"Blue Jeans" ( Franco126 featuring Calcutta) |
2020 | 33 |
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Multisala |
"Laurea ad honorem" ( Marracash featuring Calcutta) |
2022 | 8 |
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Noi, loro, gli altri |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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"Limonata" | 2016 | — | Mainstream | |
"Del verde" | 85 |
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"Briciole" | 2018 | 40 | Evergreen | |
"Saliva" | 45 | |||
"Dateo" | 88 | |||
"Hübner" | 44 | |||
"Nuda nudissima" | 67 | |||
"Rai" | 92 | |||
"Due punti" | 2019 | 89 | ||
"Coro" | 2023 | 57 | Relax | |
"Tutti" | 9 |
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"Intermezzo3" | 55 | |||
"SSD" | 35 | |||
"Loneliness" | 34 | |||
"Ghiaccioli" | 46 | |||
"Preoccuparmi" | 45 | |||
"Allegria..." | 72 | |||
"—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released. |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
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2016 | Meeting Italiano delle Etichette Indipendenti (MEI) | Italian Independent Music Video [25] | "Cosa mi manchi a fare" | Won |
2018 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Italian Act [26] | Himself | Nominated |
2018 | Rockol Awards | Best Italian Music Video – Critic's Choice [27] | "Paracetamolo" | Nominated |