Achille Lauro (singer)
Italian singer-songwriter
Lauro De Marinis (Italian: [ˈlauro de maˈriːnis]; born 11 July 1990), known professionally as Achille Lauro (Italian: [aˈkille ˈlauro]), is an Italian singer-songwriter.
He gained popularity in the Italian hip hop scene and competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rolls Royce", the 2020 edition with the song "Me ne frego", the 2022 edition with the song "Domenica", and at the 2025 edition with the song "Incoscienti giovani". He represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stripper", after winning Una voce per San Marino, but failed to qualify for the final.
Early life
Lauro De Marinis was born on 11 July 1990 in Verona. His father, Nicola De Marinis, is a professor and a magistrate on the Supreme Court of Cassation from Gravina in Puglia. His mother, Cristina Zambon, is now the administrator of Achille Lauro's holding company De Marinis Group. He grew up in Rome and at age 14 lived with his older brother, Federico, after his parents moved to another city.
Career
2012–2014: Career beginnings, Barabba, Harvard, and Achille Idol Immortale
Achille Lauro's brother, Federico, was a producer for Quarto Blocco and introduced Lauro to the world of underground rap music. De Marinis decided to use the stage name Achille Lauro after people associated his name Lauro with Achille Lauro, the owner of a cruise ship with the same name that was hijacked in 1985 and sank in 1994, throughout his childhood.
On 14 April 2012, Lauro released his first mixtape titled Barabba.
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