Coez

Coez
Coez
	Coez in 2015
Background information
Also known as	Silvano Albanese
Born	11 July 1983 (age 41); Nocera Inferiore, Italy
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, singer
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Carosello

Silvano Albanese (born 11 July 1983, in Nocera Inferiore, Italy), better known by his stage name Coez, is an Italian rapper and singer.

Career

Born in Nocera Inferiore, in the province of Salerno, he grew up in Rome. He studied comedy at Scuola Cinematografica and his first musical project was Circolo Vizioso in collaboration with Franz and Nicco, a hip hop collective called “Circolo Vizioso” (meaning “Vicious Cycle” in English).^[1] After a self-titled mixtape, he released his first official release Terapia produced by Ford 78 and Sine.

In 2007, he met Lucci and Bruno Cannavicci (better known as Snais), who were members of the band Unabombers, and with addition of Franz and Nicco from Circolo Vizioso days, the five formed the collective Brokenspeakers. The formation had great success all over Italy even opening for Busta Rhymes.

In parallel with working with the Brokenspeakers, Coez took a solo career and in 2009 released his solo album Figlio di nessuno that also included collaborations with Lucci, Hube, Nicco & Franz, Julia and Supremo73. In November 2011, he released the mixtape Fenomeno mixed with DJ Sine. Coez's first big commercially successful solo single was "Nella casa" followed by the album Non erano fiori on the Carosello Records and in collaboration with Riccardo Sinigallia. The album reached the Top 10 of the official Italian Albums Chart. He was also featured as a newcomer artist in the Music Summer Festival. In 2014, he collaborated with Gemitaiz & MadMan and in September 2015, he released Niente che non va with the single "La rabbia dei secondi" from the album. On May 5, 2017, he released his fourth solo album, Faccio un casino reaching #2 on the Italian Albums Chart. It was certified gold. The title track made it to the Top 10 on the Italian Singles Chart with a second track "La musica non c'è" topping the Italian Singles Chart making it his first #1 hit in Italy. Faccio un casino was nominated for IMPALA's European Album of the Year Award.^[2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Year	Album title	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Year	Album title	ITA ^[3]	SWI ^[4]	Certifications
2009	Figlio di nessuno	—	—
2013	Non erano fiori	9	—	FIMI: Gold^[5]
2015	Niente che non va	2	—	FIMI: Gold^[5]
2017	Faccio un casino	2	—	FIMI: 5× Platinum^[5]
2019	È sempre bello	1	—	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[5]
2021	Volare	3	—	FIMI: Platinum^[5]
2023	Lovebars (with Frah Quintale)	1	37	FIMI: Platinum^[5]

Mixtape

2011: Fenomeno Mixtape

EPs

2012: Senza mani
2016: From the Rooftop

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	ITA ^[3]	Certifications	Album
"Faccio un casino"	2017	9	FIMI: 4× Platinum^[6]	Faccio un casino
"La musica non c'è"		1	FIMI: 8× Platinum^[6]
"Le luci della città"		16	FIMI: 4× Platinum^[6]
"E yo mamma"		40	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[6]
"È sempre bello"	2019	1	FIMI: 5× Platinum^[6]	È sempre bello
"Domenica"		7	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[6]
"La tua canzone"		16	FIMI: 3× Platinum^[6]
"Come nelle canzoni"	2021	4	FIMI: 3× Platinum^[6]	Volare
"Occhi rossi"	2022	21	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[6]
"Essere liberi"		90	FIMI: Gold^[6]
"Margherita"		56	FIMI: Gold^[6]
"Alta marea" (with Frah Quintale)	2023	8	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[6]	Lovebars
"Che colpa ne ho" (with Frah Quintale)	2023	52	FIMI: Gold^[6]
"Terra bruciata" (with Frah Quintale)	2024	58
"Ruggine" (with Mace and Chiello)		40		Non-album single
"Lovebars" (with Frah Quintale)		27	FIMI: Gold^[6]	Lovebars

Others

2011: "E invece no"
2012: "Ali sporche"
2012: "Forever Alone"
2013: "Hangover"
2013: "Siamo morti insieme"
2014: "Instagrammo" (with Gemitaiz & MadMan)
2015: "La rabbia dei secondi"
2016: "Jet"
2016: "Niente di che"
2016: "Lontana da me"

References

^ "Coez Biography". Concerty.com.
^ "22 acts in the running for best European independent album". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Coez discography". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
^ "Discographie Coez". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Italian album certifications – Coez" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 February 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Coez" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Italian single certifications – Coez" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 February 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Coez" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".