Angie (Italian singer)

Born in 2001 in Uta (CA), Sardinia,^[2] she is the daughter of Paola and Giuseppe Ibba and has a brother, Alessio, who is an aeroplane pilot.^[3][4]

Dedicated to music since childhood, Angie revealed her focus was on international pop^[5] and cited several artists, including Ariana Grande, Madison Beer, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae.^[6][7] She also cited Italian artists, including Mahmood and Tiziano Ferro.^[8][9]

After high school, she decided to move to Milan to study modern singing at Loretta Martinez's VMS Italia academy.^[10][11] Once she earned her degree, she began to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter, sharing her music on social media.^[12][13]

Having been interested in music since childhood, at the age of nine she joined the cast of the fourth season of the Rai 1 music talent show Ti lascio una canzone, hosted by Antonella Clerici.^[14] In 2018, at the age of sixteen, she participated in the fifth season of the Rai 2 talent show The Voice of Italy, again hosted by Antonella Clerici,^[15] where she was part of J-Ax's team^[16] and was eliminated during the sixth episode.^[17][18]

In 2021 – under the pseudonym "Angie World" – she participated in the second edition of the Boh Talent contest, in which she won the final against Sara De Villa.^[3][19] On 12 February 2022, she released her first official single, "Scema",^[20] followed on 27 May by the single "Fake",^[21][22] both of which preceded her debut EP, Per te, released on 18 November.^[23][24] On 1 July she released the single "Melanina" together with the Cedraux.^[25] On 14 July 2023 she released the single "Giuda",^[26] followed on 27 October by the single "Caramelle" together with Blame.^[27]

On 30 January 2024, she released the single "Frasi mai dette",^[28][29] followed on 12 April by the single "Serata iconica?" by Piazzabologna, on which she collaborated.^[30] She subsequently signed a new recording contract with EMI, the label of Universal Music Italia,^[31] with which she released the single "Vent'anni" on 3 May.^[32][33]

In October 2024 she was selected to participate in Sanremo Giovani 2024,^[34] the youth competition for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, with the song "Scorpione",^[35][36] with which she was eliminated in the first round.^[37][38]

On 10 January 2025 the single "Amarti a 100 all'ora" by CanovA, on which she collaborated, was released.^[39] On 11 April she released the single "Se ci lasciassimo domani",^[40] followed on 27 June by the single "Dolcedolcemente".^[41]

In October 2025, after overcoming a challenge,^[42] she entered the twenty-five season of the Canale 5 music talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, advancing to the initial round.^[43] In February 2026 she gained access to the evening phase of the program by joining the team led by Lorella Cuccarini,^[44][45] being eliminated during the final on 18 May,^[46] during which she won the Radio Award.^[47][48]

During the program, she released several new songs, including "Poco poco",^[49] "Millemila missili",^[50] "Lettere al paradiso"^[51] and "Signorina",^[52] all four of which were later included in her debut studio album, Sogni di vetro, released on 22 May 2026 by EMI,^[53][54] which also includes the songs "Controcorrente", "Meglio di me", "Smielate canzoni d'amore" and "Sogni di vetro".^[55][56] On 18 September the single "Notte malinconia" was released.^[57][58]

She is romantically linked to the singer-songwriter Mattia Poggetti, aka Saturno.^[59][49]

• Sanremo Giovani (Rai 2)
  • 2024 – Not a finalist with "Scorpione"