On November 27, 2015, with the song "Cosa resterà", written with Giulio Nenna, he was among the eight winners of the eighth edition of the "Sanremo Giovani" song contest, which allowed him to be admitted to the Sanremo Music Festival in the "New Proposte" category. The single reached the 100th position of the Italian Singles Charts and anticipated the singer's debut studio album, titled "Irama", released on February 12, 2016, under the Warner Music Italy label, debuting at the 51st position of the FIMI's Chart. On May 27, 2015, the second single "Tornerai da me" was released and lately certified gold by FIMI. The commercial launch of the single "Mi drogherò" marked the end of the artistic partnership between Irama and Warner Music Italy, due to the low promotion that the label reserved to the songwriter.