Emanuele Palumbo, aka Geolier, was born and raised in the Gescal district of Naples. He is expected to make his debut on the Sanremo stage in a few days.

"He represents a moment of redemption for this suburb," says Marco Quercia, councilor of the seventh municipality. On a poster it says: "From neighborhood to the roof of the world", and this, says the boy who has just put it up, "is already a victory"