Arisa

Arisa was born in Genoa, in Liguria. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, Pignola, a village a few kilometres from Potenza, in the region of Basilicata.^[1] Her stage name is an acronym of her family members' names: A from her father, Antonio; R from her own name, Rosalba; I and S from her sisters, Isabella and Sabrina; and A from her mother, Assunta.^[1]

In 1999, she won first prize in the Cantacavallo competition in Teggiano for her singing ability. The president of the jury, journalist and writer Bianca Fasano, personally delivered the cup.

Arisa rose to fame after her participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2009.^[1] She placed first in the newcomers' section and won the Mia Martini Critics Award with her entry, "Sincerità". In early 2009, she released her first album, also titled Sincerità. In January 2010 she released her second album, Malamorenò. In late 2011 she starred as judge in the fifth season of the Italian version of The X Factor, broadcast on Sky Uno.^[2]

In February 2012, Arisa returned to the Italian musical scene, performing her single "La notte" in the Sanremo Music Festival. The song placed second in the competition^[3] and it later topped the Italian Singles Chart.^[4] It was also included in her third studio album, Amami, which was released on 15 February 2012.^[5]

In February 2014, Arisa won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Controvento".

The album Una nuova Rosalba in città was released on 8 February 2019^[6] and Ero romantica on 26 November 2021. At the end of the same year, she took part in Dancing with the Stars, where she won as a couple with the dancer Vito Coppola.

Since 2023, Arisa has been featured as a coach on eight combined seasons across The Voice Senior, The Voice Kids, and The Voice Generations.

On 30 November 2025, she was announced among the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.^[7] She competed with the song "Magica favola".^[8]

Studio albums

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Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		ITA [9]	SWI [10]
Sincerità	Released: 20 February 2009 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	5	94	FIMI: Gold[11]
Malamorenò	Released: 19 February 2010 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	23	—
Amami	Released: 15 February 2012 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	6	—	FIMI: Platinum[12]
Se vedo te	Released: 20 February 2014 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	3	—
Guardando il cielo	Released: 13 February 2016 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	16	—
Una nuova Rosalba in città	Released: 8 February 2019 Label: Sugar Music Formats: CD, digital download	22	—
Ero romantica	Released: 26 November 2021 Label: Pipshow Formats: CD, digital download	36 [13]	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart

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Live albums

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Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA
Amami tour	Released: 10 November 2013 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	17

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Compilations

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Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA
Voce - The Best of	Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	53
Controvento - The Best of	Released: 8 February 2019 Label: Warner Music Italy Formats: CD, digital download	72

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Singles

As lead artist

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Single	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		ITA [14]	SWI [15]
"Sincerità"	2009	1	61		Sincerità
"Io sono"		—	—
"Te lo volevo dire"		—	—
"Malamorenò"	2010	4	61	FIMI: Platinum[16]	Malamorenò
"Pace"		—	—
"La notte"	2012	1	—	FIMI: 4× Platinum[17]	Amami
"L'amore è un'altra cosa"		25	—	FIMI: Gold[16]
"Meraviglioso amore mio"		15	—	FIMI: Platinum[16]	Amami tour
"Controvento"	2014	1	48	FIMI: Platinum[16]	Se vedo te
"Quante parole che non dici"		—	—
"La cosa più importante"		—	—
"Guardando il cielo"	2016	19	—	FIMI: Gold[16]	Guardando il cielo
"Voce"		—	—
"Una notte ancora"		—	—
"Ho perso il mio amore"	2017	—	—		La verità, vi spiego, sull'amore
"Ho cambiato i piani"		—	—		Nove lune e mezza
"Vasame"		—	—		Naples in Veils
"Mi sento bene"	2019	17	—		Una nuova Rosalba in città
"Una nuova Rosalba in città"		—	—
"Tam Tam"		—	—
"Nucleare" (with Manupuma)	2020	—	—		Non-album single
"Ricominciare ancora"		—	—
"Potevi fare di più"	2021	16	—	FIMI: Gold[16]	Ero romantica
"Quando" (with Michele Bravi)		—	—		Non-album single
"Ortica"		—	—		Ero romantica
"Psyco"		—	—
"Altalene" (featuring Brown & Gray)		—	—
"Cuore"		—	—
"Verosimile"	2022	—	—		Devotion, a Story of Love and Desire
"Tu mi perdición"		—	—		Non-album single
"Non vado via"	2023	—	—
"Magica favola"	2026	9	—

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As featured artist

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Single	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		ITA [14]	SWI [15]
"Fragili" (Club Dogo featuring Arisa)	2014	1	—	FIMI: Platinum[16]	Non siamo più quelli di mi fist
"L'esercito del selfie" (Takagi & Ketra featuring Lorenzo Fragola and Arisa)	2017	4	53	FIMI: 3× Platinum[16]	Non-album single
"DJ di m****" (Lo Stato Sociale featuring Arisa and Myss Keta)	2019	—	—
"Rincontrarsi un giorno a Milano" (La Scapigliatura featuring Arisa)	2020	—	—
"Coro azzurro" (Gli Autogol e Dj Matrix featuring Arisa e Ludwig)	2021	50	—	FIMI: Gold[16]	Musica da giostra: Volume 8
"Cioccolata bianca" (Dj Matrix featuring Arisa)		—	—		Non-album single
"Fiori e fango" (Mondo Marcio featuring Arisa)	2022	—	—		Magico

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Films

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	Tutta colpa della musica	Chiara
	The Worst Week of My Life	Martina
	A Monster in Paris	Lucille	Italian dub; voice role
2012	Lightning Strike	Tina
2013	Despicable Me 2	Lucy Wilde	Italian dub; voice role
2017	Nove lune e mezza	Pregnant woman	Cameo appearance
	Despicable Me 3	Lucy Wilde	Italian dub; voice role
	La verità, vi spiego, sull'amore	Paola
2019	Lady and the Tramp	Peg	Italian dub; voice role
2021	Adda passà 'a nuttata	Cashier	Short film
2022	Vera	Herself	Cameo appearance

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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Sanremo Music Festival 2009	Contestant	Winner in the section "Nuove proposte"
2010	Victor Victoria: Niente è come sembra	Regular guest	Italian talk show
2011–2012; 2016	The X Factor: Italy	Coach	Italian talent show (seasons 5–6; 10)
2012	Sanremo Music Festival 2012	Contestant	Runner-up with the song "La notte"
2014	Sanremo Music Festival 2014	Contestant	Winner with the song "Controvento"
2015	Sanremo Music Festival 2015	Co-host	Annual music festival
	Monte Bianco: Sfida Verticale	Contestant	Italian game show; contestant
2016	Sanremo Music Festival 2016	Contestant	10th place with the song "Guardando il cielo"
2018	Amici di Maria De Filippi	Judge	Italian talent show (season 18)
2019	Prodigi: La musica è vita	Judge	Italian talent show (season 4)
2020	Il cantante mascherato	Contestant	Italian talent show (season 1)
2020–2023	Amici di Maria De Filippi	Singing teacher	Italian talent show (season 20, 22)
2021	Sanremo Music Festival 2021	Contestant	10th place with the song "Potevi fare di più"
	Ballando con le Stelle	Contestant	Italian talent show (season 16)
2022	Il cantante mascherato	Judge	Italian talent show (season 3)
	L'eredità	Contestant	Italian game show (1 episode)
2023	Sanremo Music Festival 2023	Guest performer	Annual music festival
	The Voice Kids	Coach	Italian talent show (season 2)
2024	Sanremo Music Festival 2024	Guest performer	Annual music festival
2024–2025	The Voice Senior	Coach	Italian talent show (seasons 3–4)
2026	Sanremo Music Festival 2026	Contestant	4th place with the song "Magica favola"

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