Lodo Guenzi
Italian singer and actor (born 1986)
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Lodovico "Lodo" Guenzi (Italian pronunciation: [lodoˈviːko ˈlɔːdo ˈɡwɛntsi]; born 1 July 1986) is an Italian singer, musician and actor, former member of the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale.
- Singer
- songwriter
- actor
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| Born | Lodovico Guenzi 1 July 1986 (age 39) |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Formerly of | Lo Stato Sociale |
Early life and education
Guenzi was born in the Santo Stefano neighborhood of Bologna on 1 July 1986. His father, Alberto, is a professor of Economic History at the University of Parma and director of the Department of Economics, while his mother is a judge.[1]
He graduated from the Liceo Classico Galvani in Bologna and briefly moved to Udine to study acting at the Nico Pepe Academy of Dramatic Art.[1]
Career
Music career
Upon returning to Bologna, he decided to focus on music and began working as a DJ at the local radio station Radio Città Fujiko.[2] At the radio station, he met Alberto Guidetti (Bebo) and Alberto Cazzola (Albi), and they formed the indie rock band Lo Stato Sociale in 2009.[1] Guenzi, in addition to singing, also plays guitar, piano, and synthesizer.[1] The trio, which later expanded to a quintet with Enrico Roberto and Francesco Draicchio, was noticed by the record label Garrincha Dischi, which produced their first album Turisti della democrazia in 2012.[1]
The band achieved considerable success in Italy and released five more albums and several EPs. They performed multiple times at the Concerto del Primo Maggio, a televised concert promoted by Italian trade unions to celebrate the International Workers' Day,[3] with Guenzi hosting it alongside Ambra Angiolini in 2018 and in 2019.[4][5] In 2018, they placed second at the 68th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Una vita in vacanza".[2][6] That same year, Guenzi replaced Asia Argento as a judge in the twelfth edition of X Factor.[7]
In 2021, they returned to the Sanremo Music Festival with "Combat Pop".[8] In 2024, following the death of their manager and mentor Matteo Romagnoli, the group announced their disbandment.[9][10]
Acting career
In 2020, Guenzi made his acting debut with a leading role in the film Adventures Italian Style (Est - Dittatura Last Minute) by Antonio Pisu.[11][12][13] In 2022, he starred in the comedy Il giorno più bello by Andrea Zalone,[14] in the drama film La California by Cinzia Bomoll,[15] and in the Amazon Christmas comedy Improvvisamente Natale by Francesco Patierno.[16]
In 2023, he starred in the film The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, directed by Pupi Avati.[17][18] In 2025, he was part of Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded, the sequel to the 2020 movie.
Discography
With Lo Stato Sociale
- Turisti della democrazia (2012)
- L'Italia peggiore (2014)
- Amore, lavoro e altri miti da sfatare (2017)
- Primati (2018)
- Lodo (EP, 2021)
- Attentato alla musica italiana (2021)
- Stupido sexy futuro (2023)
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2020 | Adventures Italian Style | Rice | Film debut |
| 2021 | Criminali si diventa | Arduino | |
| 2022 | Il giorno più bello | Billy | |
| La California | Yuri | ||
| Improvvisamente Natale | Giacomo | ||
| 2023 | Gaspare Spontini celeste amore | Gaspare Spontini | Documentary |
| The Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time | Young Marzio Barreca | ||
| 2025 | Adventures Italian Style: Reloaded | Rice | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | I Hate Christmas | Bruno | Episode "Anyone Will Do" |
| 2026–present | Imma Tataranni: Deputy Prosecutor | Edoardo Fossati | 4 episodes |
