# Alfa (singer)

Andrea De Filippi (born 22 August 2000), known professionally as Alfa, is an Italian singer and rapper.

## Early life

De Filippi grew up in the Quarto dei Mille district of Genoa. His father is a nurse and his mother is a psychologist. He originally wanted to be a doctor before pursuing music.
He began playing the guitar and piano at the age of eight. He attended a liceo classico and originally enrolled at Bocconi University to study economics and management for arts, culture and communication, but later dropped out to pursue music full time.

## Career

In 2020, De Filippi wrote "Sul più bello", the theme of the romantic comedy film Out of My League.
His 2023 single "Bellissimissima" reached number four on the Italian Singles Chart. De Filippi was one of 30 artists to compete at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, with the song "Vai!". The song finished in tenth position in the competition, and reached the top ten of the Italian singles chart. The single releases of "Sofia" and "Vai!" both preceded the release of his third studio album Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato on 16 February 2024, with "Vabbe' ciao" released as the third single on 24 May 2024.

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and peak chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | ITA |
| Before Wanderlust | Released: 13 December 2019 Label: Wanderlust Society Format: Digital download, streaming | 20 |
| Nord | Released: 14 May 2021 Label: Artist First, Wanderlust Society Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD | 14 |
| Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato | Released: 16 February 2024 Label: Artist First, A1 Entertainment Spa Format: Digital download, streaming, LP, CD | 4 |

### Mixtapes

List of mixtapes :
| Title | Album details |
| Mondo Immobile Mixtape | Released: 15 January 2017 Format: Digital download, streaming |
| Alfa-Omega | Released: 14 October 2017 Format: Digital download, streaming |

### Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | ITA | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "Chiara Ferragni" (feat. Olly and Matsby) | 2017 | — | — | | Alfa-Omega |
| "Non preoccuparti" | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Dove sei?" | 2018 | — | — | FIMI: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Prima o poi" (feat. Yem) | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Jet lag" | 2018 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Disegno" | 2018 | — | — | | Before Wanderlust |
| "Tempo al tempo" | 2019 | — | — | | Before Wanderlust |
| "Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 1" | 2019 | 73 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Before Wanderlust |
| "Cin cin" | 2019 | 10 | — | FIMI: 4× Platinum | Before Wanderlust |
| "Wanderlust!" | 2019 | 49 | — | FIMI: Gold | Before Wanderlust |
| "Il giro del mondo" | 2019 | 100 | — | FIMI: Gold | Before Wanderlust |
| "Testa tra le nuvole, pt. 2" | 2020 | 11 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Nord |
| "Sul più bello" | 2020 | 50 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Sul più bello |
| "San Lorenzo" (feat. Annalisa) | 2020 | 53 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Nord |
| "Snob" (feat. Rosa Chemical) | 2021 | — | — | | Nord |
| "Ci sarò" | 2021 | 97 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Non-album single |
| "Serenata" | 2022 | — | — | | Sempre più bello |
| "Parigi" | 2022 | — | — | FIMI: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "You Make Me So Happy" | 2022 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Le cose in comune" | 2023 | — | — | FIMI: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Bellissimissima" | 2023 | 4 | — | FIMI: 5× Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Sofia" | 2023 | 63 | — | | Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato |
| "Vai!" | 2024 | 9 | 72 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato |
| "Sogna, ragazzo, sogna" (with Roberto Vecchioni) | 2024 | 34 | — | FIMI: Gold | Non-album single |
| "Vabbe' ciao" | 2024 | 65 | — | FIMI: Gold | Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato |
| "Il filo rosso" | 2024 | 1 | — | FIMI: Platinum | Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato |