LDA & AKA 7even @Straborgo 2026

LDA, born in 2003, took his first steps in the Italian music scene at the age of 13, releasing his first unpublished song “Resta” in 2017. In 2020, he was featured among the artists involved in “Buongiorno”, Gigi D’Alessio’s single, along with Geolier, Clementino, Enzo Dong, Franco Ricciardi, Lele Blade, MV Killa, Samurai Jay and Vale Lambo. In the same year, he collaborated with Astol and Robledo on the song “Vediamoci stasera”. In 2021, shortly after the release of his second single “Vivimi”, he became part of the Amici di Maria De Filippi’s school. During the journey, four new songs were released, earning him over 60 million streams: “Quello che fa male” (certified PLATINUM), “Sai”, “Scusa” and “Io volevo solo te”. In 2022, LDA released the single “Bandana” (certified GOLD) and the eponymous debut album. In July of the same year, he released “Lo que mas nos duele”, the Spanish version of the hit “Quello che fa male”, and in November the single “Cado” feat. Albe. In 2023, he participated in the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Festival with “Se poi domani” (certified GOLD), included in the album “Quello che fa bene” (2023, Columbia Records/Sony Music Italy), followed by his LDA TOUR 2023 (produced by Friends & Partners together with GGD). In 2023, he released the single “Granita”, the songs “Castello di sabbia”, the theme song of the second season of “DI4RI”, and “Promesse”, also included in the soundtrack of the Netflix original series. In 2024, he released the single “Rosso lampone” and, in 2025, followed by the singles “Shalla” and “Attimo eterno”, marking a new R&B phase for the young singer-songwriter.

In 2026, LDA returned to compete in the 76th edition of the Sanremo Festival with AKA7EVEN with the song “Poesie Clandestine”. Furthermore, their first shared album, “Poesie Clandestine”, will be released on March 6.

AKA 7EVEN

Born in 2000, Luca Marzano, aka AKA 7EVEN, approached music at a very young age. In 2020, he became known to the general public during the 20th edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi, standing out for his singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist skills. During his journey in the school, he wrote and released the singles “Mi manchi” (certified DOUBLE PLATINUM), “Yellow”, “Mille parole” and “Loca” (certified TRIPLE PLATINUM), debuting in the international market with the Spanish version of the latter. In 2021, he released the debut album “AKA 7EVEN” (certified PLATINUM), followed by “AKA 7EVEN – SUMMER EDITION”, containing remixes of the songs “Black”, “Blue” and “Luna”. In the same year, he composed the soundtrack of the short film “LA REGINA DI CUORI”, participated in the Venice Film Festival, released the single “6PM”, published his first book “7 vite” (Mondadori) and won the “Best Italian Act” award at the MTV EMAs. Also in 2021, his participation in the 72nd edition of the Sanremo Festival was announced with the song ”

Perfetta così” (certified PLATINUM). In April 2022, he won the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award as “Best Italian Artist”, and later released the singles “Come la prima volta”, “Toca” feat. Guè (certified GOLD) and “Non piove più”. He then presented the singles “Rock’n’roll” (2023), “Non dimenticare” (2024) and “Notte fonda” (2024). In 2025, after a year-long hiatus, he returned with the new EP “Non x soldi”. With over 300 million audio and video streams, AKA7EVEN is considered one of the most promising voices of the new urban-pop singer-songwriter scene in Italy.

In 2026, AKA7EVEN returned to compete in the 76th edition of the Sanremo Festival with LDA with the song “Poesie Clandestine”. Their first shared album, “Poesie Clandestine”, will be released on March 6.