Giovi Novello
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Giovi Novello (b, 1994) is an Argentine musician from the punk rock band Vomitan Glitter, an LGBT activist, and coordinator of the Association of Trans and Non-Binary Men of Santa Fe.[1]
Giovi was born in the city of Santa Fe in 1994. From an early age, he felt a deep connection to music, starting to play guitar and exploring other instruments throughout his life. His passion for punk rock was rooted in his innate sense of justice and desire to address injustices through music.[2]
However, while music became a form of expression for Giovi early on, his identity as a trans man was something he kept hidden for a long time. He believed he would have to live a life of pretending, hiding his true self. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to confront his deepest thoughts and feelings and eventually decided it was time to be authentic and begin his gender transition.[2][3]
Career
His relationship with music began when he was just a child, and at six years old, he convinced his father to buy him his first classical guitar, even though music store clerks doubted his small hands. Since then, Giovi explored various musical influences, but it was punk rock that truly captivated him for its energy, protest, and constant rebellion.[4]
At age 12, Giovi began his music career in the band Censorshit in 2006, a journey that lasted sixteen years and resulted in three albums. However, with the beginning of his gender transition, he felt the need to close that chapter and embark on a new stage.[5]
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Giovi founded Vomitan Glitter, together with Julia Pagnutti and Mely Dvylle, a band he defines as dissident punk rock, where he is the singer and guitarist. The project was born from a personal need to express his experiences during his transition process and became a platform to give visibility to trans people in music.[1]
