Arisa
Arisa is an Italian singer and songwriter whose music runs from the Sanremo winners “Sincerità” and “Controvento” to the personal stories on her 2026 album Foto Mosse.
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Overview
- Real name
- Rosalba Pippa
- Born
- 20 August 1982, Genoa, Italy
- Grew up
- Pignola, near Potenza, Basilicata
- Work
- Singer, songwriter and television coach
- Breakout
- Sincerità, winner of Sanremo’s New Proposals category in 2009
Mini bio
How it started.
Born Rosalba Pippa in Genoa, Arisa grew up in Pignola, Basilicata. She entered a singing competition at four, performing Gianni Morandi’s “Fatti mandare dalla mamma.” A 2007 scholarship took her to Mogol’s CET music school, where she met songwriter Giuseppe Anastasi.
The Sanremo years.
Winning SanremoLab in 2008 opened the door to Sanremo in 2009, where “Sincerità” won the New Proposals category and the Mia Martini critics’ prize. “La notte” brought her second place in 2012. In 2014, “Controvento” won the main competition.
Beyond the records.
Arisa co-hosted Sanremo in 2015 and later became a teacher on Amici and a coach on The Voice. She also won Ballando con le stelle with Vito Coppola in 2021. For the film Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa, she wrote and sang “Canta ancora,” which won the 2025 Nastro d’Argento for best original song.
Writing her own chapter.
On 2026’s Foto Mosse, Arisa holds writing or composing credits on every song. Mamakass helped shape the album’s sound, with collaborators including Giuseppe Anastasi, Dimartino, Galeffi, Dente and Andrea Bonomo.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Foto MosseSinger; co-writer and/or composer on every track
- 2026Il tuo profumoSinger and co-writer
- 2024Canta ancoraSinger and lyricist, Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa
- 2014ControventoSinger
- 2012La notteSinger
- 2009SinceritàSinger
Television
- 2026The Voice SeniorCoach
- 2026Concerto del Primo MaggioCo-host and performer
Awards
- Nastro d’Argento2025 · Best original song for Canta ancora, from Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa. Lyrics and vocals by Arisa; music by Giuseppe Barbera.
- Festival di Sanremo2014 · Winner of the main competition with Controvento.
- Festival di Sanremo2009 · New Proposals winner with Sincerità; also received the Mia Martini critics’ prize.
Quotes
Milano è la città che mi ha accolta, quando avevo 19 anni.Arisa, Radio Italia
Speaking before her first RILIVE appearance in May 2026, Arisa recalled moving to Milan. In English: “Milan is the city that welcomed me when I was 19.”
Trivia
- Her stage name combines the initials of her family: Antonio, Rosalba, Isabella, Sabrina and Assunta.
- Her first singing competition performance, at four, was a Gianni Morandi song.
- The Nuvole video was filmed among the ruins of Craco, an abandoned town in Basilicata.
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