Rkomi
will be
the fourth judge of
X Factor
2022. The name of the Milanese rapper, born in 1994, is added to those of
Fedez
, Ambra Angiolini and Dargen D'Amico, with three absolute debuts and a great return, that of the singer and entrepreneur who was only 24 years old when he made his debut on the Sky show.
Now only the name of the conductor of the talent is missing: various rumors have spoken of
Francesca Michelin
but also of
Victoria Cabello
, fresh winner of the Beijing Express, but her mouths remain sewn by Sky.
"From the school desk to the # XF2022 judges table, to give advice and keep learning new things. I can't wait to meet you all!", Commented Rkomi on Instagram, also posting a story in which he sleeps and is woken up. from the nephews ("uncle, we have to go to school"), with a cup with the X of the talent printed on it.
Real name
Mirko Manuele Martorana
, he will occupy a place behind the X-Factor chair at the end of two years that have seen him protagonist of the Italian music scene, including the last Sanremo festival, with the Insuperabile of him.
His album Taxi Driver was the best-selling album of 2021 and Rkomi is the third most listened to Italian artist of last year.
The Sky Original show produced by Fremantle will arrive on Sky from September and streaming on NOW.
The work of the judges will begin with the Auditions, which will once again be a great event with the public in attendance, whose registrations will take place on 4, 5, 7, 8 and 12 June at the Allianz Cloud in Milan, and perhaps it will be that one. occasion for the announcement of who will take the place of
Ludovico Tersigni
, presenter of the previous edition.
For Fedez this will be the sixth year, after having taken part in 5 editions between 2014 and 2018, reaching victory already in his first year, in 2014, with
Lorenzo Fragola
.
"Together with my marriage it was the longest relationship", "back home", he had said immediately after unveiling his return behind the counter and the most significant moments since his debut at just 24 years old in an Instagram story. at the last.
"La Dolce Vita", the new single from Fedez with Tananai and Mara Sattei, is out on June 3rd.
Ambra Angiolini (who is shooting the fiction Civil Protection in Stromboli) has been working in the entertainment world for thirty years, constantly on the crest of the wave.
Fresh from conducting - for the fifth consecutive year - the May Day Concert in an edition that broke all records, from the very beginning she has shown that she is a multifaceted and innovative artist, capable of always meeting the taste of public.
A career between TV, cinema and music, in which he participated in over 30 shows, worked in the cinema with directors such as
Ferzan Özpetek, Cristina Comencini, Paolo Genovese, Carlo Vanzina, Marco Bellocchio.
The third judge to be revealed was
Dargen D'amico
, considered one of the most eclectic and poetic representatives of the contemporary Italian songwriting scene in his multiple roles as rapper, songwriter and music producer.
His Sanremo 2022 hit, Dove si balla, was a success: to date Double Platinum with over 80 million total streams and more than 20 million views.
In March 2022 he released In dreams no one is monogamous: a complex and heterogeneous album, thanks to his very personal view of things.
One more reason is the presence of Fedez, a longtime friend of the rapper.
