Ghali
Ghali Amdouni (born 21 May 1993), known mononymously as Ghali, is an Italian rapper of Tunisian origins. He originally started his career using the pseudonym Fobia. One of the leading figures in Italian rap, Ghali released two albums reaching the top 10 of the Italian charts and released many successful hit singles, with five top positions in the FIMI chart, including "Ninna nanna", "Cara Italia", "Peace & Love" (with Charlie Charles and Sfera Ebbasta), "Boogieman" (featuring Salmo) and "Good Times".
As of 2020 Ghali had sold over 1.6 million copies in Italy, collaborating with numerous Italian artists such as Fedez, Gué Pequeno, Sfera Ebbasta, Salmo, and international artists like Ed Sheeran, Stormzy and Travis Scott. In October 2016, Ghali released his hugely successful single "Ninna nanna", solely on Spotify, becoming the first single to debut at number one only with streaming, selling over 200,000 copies. The video also hit 100 million views on YouTube, a record for a debut Tunisian-Italian artist.
Besides the favor of the musical press, Ghali was also praised by Italy's literary scene and major newspapers, with writers like Roberto Saviano calling him "a blessing" in La Repubblica and Vanni Santoni praising his poetical skills in Il Corriere della Sera.
In 2017 his album Album won the "Lunezia Rap Prize" for the musical-literary value.
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