# Tommaso Ottomano

Tommaso Sabatini (born 6 August 1990), known professionally as Tommaso Ottomano, is an Italian record producer, songwriter, musician, singer, and filmmaker, best known for his frequent collaborations with Lucio Corsi and Chiello, and for his work as a music video director for various artists, including Måneskin. He co-wrote and produced Corsi's song "Volevo essere un duro", which placed second at Sanremo Music Festival 2025 and will represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

## Early life and education

Born in 1990, Sabatini grew up in Porto Ercole, a small fishing village on Monte Argentario in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany. His father is a carpenter, and his mother owns a clothing store. From an early age, he developed a passion for music—studying singing and guitar—as well as cinema, also experimenting with photography before creating his first videos.
He began high school at the technical institute for surveyors in Grosseto but switched to the vocational school for tourism after one year.

## Career
### Blind Fool Love

In 2007, Sabatini founded the band Blind Fool Love, serving as lead vocalist and guitarist under the name Scary, alongside Piero Cini on bass and Marco Ronconi on drums. Initially producing songs in English and covers, they later shifted to writing original Italian lyrics, blending influences from Italian singer-songwriters with a post-hardcore and emo style. Their first official single, "Vampiro", was released in November 2009.
In 2011, the band signed with Sony Music and released their debut EP Il pianto, which peaked at 5 of the FIMI Albums Chart. Their studio album La strage di Cupido was released on 27 September 2011. In November, the music video for "Com'eri un tempo", directed by Sabatini himself, was released. They disbanded at the end of 2012 when Sabatini moved to Milan to start his career in videomaking.

### As a filmmaker and music producer

In Milan, Sabatini adopted the name Tommaso Ottomano and connected with fellow Tuscan Lucio Corsi, who also had moved to the city to pursue his music career. Ottomano directed Corsi's music videos "Godzilla" (2014) and "Altalena Boy" (2015), starting a collaboration that led him to create all of Corsi's subsequent videos. He also contributed as a musician to Corsi's debut album, Bestiario musicale.
In 2017, Ottomano sent to Francesco Bianconi a short music video for the "Intro" of Baustelle's album L'amore e la violenza. Bianconi appreciated the work and had it released in March of that year. As a result, Ottomano was also commissioned to direct the music video for the track "Il Vangelo di Giovanni", released on 28 April 2017.
In 2021, Ottomano began collaborating with rapper and singer Chiello as both a songwriter and director. That same year, he directed the music video for Jovanotti's single "La primavera". Between 2022 and 2023, he worked with Måneskin, directing the music videos for the singles "The Loneliest", "Gossip", and "Honey (Are U Coming?)". Ottomano was awarded Best Director for "The Loneliest" at the 2023 Videoclip Italia Music Awards. That same year, the video won Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2024, Ottomano was once again named Director of the Year at the Videoclip Italia Music Awards for Måneskin's "Gossip". During this period, he also directed commercials and fashion campaign videos for brands such as Prada, Gucci, Missoni and Roberto Cavalli.
As a producer and songwriter, Ottomano worked on Lucio Corsi's albums La gente che sogna (2023) and Volevo essere un duro (2025). He co-wrote and produced the title track, which competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, where he accompanied Corsi on guitar and back vocals on the Ariston stage. The song finished in second place, receiving the Critics' Award, and was later selected as Italy's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

## Selected filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2021 | Paura: La vergine nella fontana | Short film; also writer |
| 2022 | Paura: La notte di Evelyn | Short film; also writer |

### Music videos

| Title | Artist(s) | Release date |
| Com'eri un tempo | Blind Fool Love | 11 November 2011 |
| Migrazione generale dalle campagne alle città | Lucio Corsi | 2 November 2014 |
| Godzilla | Lucio Corsi | 9 December 2014 |
| Altalena Boy (versione "tranquilla") | Lucio Corsi | 17 February 2015 |
| Altalena Boy (versione "sgravata") | Lucio Corsi | 17 February 2015 |
| Grande raccordo animale | Appino | 7 May 2015 |
| Love | Baustelle | 24 March 2017 |
| Il Vangelo di Giovanni | Baustelle | 28 April 2017 |
| Botox | Myss Keta | 13 April 2018 |
| Cosa faremo da grandi? | Lucio Corsi | 28 October 2019 |
| Freccia Bianca | Lucio Corsi | 17 January 2020 |
| Puta | Joan Thiele | 23 January 2020 |
| Trieste | Lucio Corsi | 22 April 2020 |
| Club | Ginevra | 22 June 2021 |
| Quanto ti vorrei | Chiello | 24 September 2021 |
| Damerino | Chiello and Taxi B | 15 October 2021 |
| Sul fondo dello scrigno | Chiello | 15 October 2021 |
| Golfo paradiso | Chiello and Mace | 15 October 2021 |
| La primavera | Jovanotti | 17 December 2021 |
| Dove vai? | Chiello | 24 June 2022 |
| The Loneliest | Måneskin | 12 October 2022 |
| Gossip | Måneskin featuring Tom Morello | 13 January 2023 |
| Milano dannata | Chiello | 17 March 2023 |
| Astronave giradisco | Lucio Corsi | 22 March 2023 |
| La bocca della verità | Lucio Corsi | 3 April 2023 |
| Magia nera | Lucio Corsi | 18 April 2023 |
| Radio Mayday | Lucio Corsi | 21 April 2023 |
| Honey (Are U Coming?) | Måneskin | 5 September 2023 |
| Limone | Chiello | 26 April 2024 |
| Stanza 107 | Chiello | 17 July 2024 |
| Chiudi gli occhi | Marianne Mirage | 21 October 2024 |
| Ho sbagliato ancora | Chiello | 4 November 2024 |
| Tu sei il mattino | Lucio Corsi | 15 November 2024 |
| Nel cuore della notte | Lucio Corsi | 24 December 2024 |
| Amore mio | Chiello | 29 January 2025 |
| Volevo essere un duro | Lucio Corsi | 12 February 2025 |

## Selected songwriting discography

Song title, year of release, original artist, and album of release :
| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Dove vai" | 2022 | Chiello | Non-album single |
| "Cuore tra le stelle" | 2022 | Chiello | Non-album single |
| "Astronave giradisco" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "La bocca della verità" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Magia nera" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Orme" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Radio Mayday" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "La gente che sogna" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Glam Party" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Danza classica" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Un altro mondo" | 2023 | Lucio Corsi | La gente che sogna |
| "Tutti quanti dormono" | 2023 | Chiello | Mela marcia |
| "Glugluglu" | 2023 | Chiello | Mela marcia |
| "Tutti i miei idoli sono morti" | 2023 | Chiello | Mela marcia |
| "Limone" | 2024 | Chiello | Non-album single |
| "Stanza 107" | 2024 | Chiello | Non-album single |
| "Tu sei il mattino" | 2024 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Amore mio" | 2025 | Chiello | Non-album single |
| "Volevo essere un duro" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Nel cuore della notte" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Francis Delacroix" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Sigarette" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Let There Be Rocko" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Il re del rave" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Situazione complicata" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |
| "Questa vita" | 2025 | Lucio Corsi | Volevo essere un duro |