Joan Thiele

2015–2018: Career beginnings and Tango

Thiele began pursuing music as a busker at the age of 16.^[1] In 2015, she released a cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling".^[13] The following year, she released her first single, "Save Me", and her first extended play, Joan Thiele.^[5][14] Two more radio singles, "Taxi Driver" and "Armenia", followed suit, the latter of which was featured in the second season of the Spanish teen drama television series Elite.^[15][16][17] In 2018, she performed at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.^[18] Later that year, she released her first studio album, Tango [it],^[19][20] which was preceded by the singles "Fire" and "Polite".^[21] In 2019, she collaborated with Myss Keta, together with Elodie and Priestess, on a new version of the song "Le ragazze di Porta Venezia".^[22][23]

2019–2024: Artist collaborations and Atti

In March 2020, she collaborated with rapper Nitro on the song "No Privacy / No Caption Needed". She also released Operazione oro [it], her second extended play and first in Italian, which was preceded by the singles "Le vacanze", "Puta", and "Bambina".^[8][24][25]

In February 2021, she was featured on Mace [it]'s album OBE, appearing on the song "Senza fiato" alongside Venerus [it].^[26] Later that year, she released Atto I - Memoria del futuro, Atto II - Disordinato spazio, and Atto III - L'errore, a three-part project which was eventually released as one collection, Atti [it], in May 2022.^[8][27][28] In September 2022, she was featured on the song "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" by Elodie, which was included on the soundtrack of the film Burning Hearts; the song later won the David di Donatello for Best Original Song and was nominated for the Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song [it].^[6][29][30]

In April 2024, she once again collaborated with producer Mace on the song "Viaggio contro la paura" with rapper Gemitaiz. That December, she released the single "Veleno".^[31]

2025–present: Sanremo Music Festival and Joanita

In February 2025, she competed in the 75th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Eco", which finished in twentieth place.^[32] During the fourth evening dedicated to covers, she duetted with Frah Quintale, singing Gino Paoli's song "Che cosa c'è [it]".^[5][33] That month, she released Joanita, her second studio album and first project performed entirely in Italian.^[34][35][36] That May, she performed at the Concerto del Primo Maggio [it] in Rome, and later embarked on Joanita Tour 2025, an eight-date summer tour from 24 May to 14 August.^[37][38][39] On 27 June, she released the single "Allucinazione".^[7] Later that year, she collaborated with Shablo on the track "Che storia sei?" with Joshua and Nayt.^[40] She also collaborated with Fabri Fibra on the single "Milano baby" and with Frah Quintale on the track "Occhi diamanti".^[41][42] On 26 November, she won Singer-Songwriter of the Year at Billboard Italia Women in Music.^[43]

At the Rockol Awards in January 2026, she won Best Artist of the Year and the SIAE Special Award.^[44] The following month, she appeared in the film Franco Battiato - Il lungo viaggio [it], directed by Renato De Maria.^[45] She also performed a cover of Jimmy Fontana's "Il mondo" at the 2026 Winter Olympics closing ceremony and sang a duet of Fabrizio De André's "La canzone dell'amore perduto [it]" with Nayt at the Sanremo Music Festival 2026.^[4][46][47]