Calcutta (singer)
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Edoardo D'Erme (born 19 April 1989), better known as Calcutta, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He debuted with the album Forse… (Maybe...), released by Geograph Records in 2012. Its follow-up, Mainstream, was released by Bomba Dischi on 30 November 2015, preceded by the single "Cosa mi manchi a fare". Initially ignored by Italian media, the album started to achieve success after a few months, when its lead single received airplay by Italian radio networks. The song "Oroscopo", produced by Takagi & Ketra, was released as a stand-alone single in May 2016. Since its release, Calcutta considered the song as something which did not represent himself; despite this, it became his first commercial success and his first single to be certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
In 2018, Calcutta's third studio album, Evergreen, became his first number-one on the Italian Albums Chart. The album spawned singles including "Orgasmo", "Paracetamolo" and "Pesto". The album was re-released in 2019, with the singles "Punto" and "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)".
In 2019, Calcutta recorded the single "La luna e la gatta" with producers Takagi & Ketra and fellow singer-songwriters Jovanotti and Tommaso Paradiso. During his career, he also appeared as a featured artist on the singles "Se piovesse il tuo nome", released in 2018 with Elisa, and "Blue Jeans" (2020), recorded as a duet with Franco126. He also penned songs for other Italian recording artists, including Francesca Michielin's "Io non abito al mare", Fabri Fibra's "Come mai", Emma's "Latina", Nina Zilli's "Mi hai fatto fare tardi" and Luca Carboni's "Io non voglio".
In 2021, Marracash and Calcutta released the song "Laurea ad honorem" by Marracash, from the album Noi, loro, gli altri. The song was certified Gold by FIMI.
In May 2023, Calcutta announced his new album "Relax" on his Instagram account, also promoting an 8 date tour in Italy. It came out in October 2023, the fourth record in his discography.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | SWI | |||
| Forse... | Released: 18 December 2012 Label: Geograph Records Format: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | |
| Mainstream | Released: 30 November 2015 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 7 | — | FIMI: 3× Platinum |
| Evergreen | Released: 25 May 2018 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 1 | — | FIMI: 2× Platinum |
| Relax | Released: 20 October 2023 Label: Bomba Dischi Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 1 | 36 | FIMI: 2× Platinum |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||||
| "Cosa mi manchi a fare" | 2015 | 98 | FIMI: 3× Platinum | Mainstream |
| "Gaetano" | — | FIMI: 2× Platinum | ||
| "Frosinone" | — | FIMI: Platinum | ||
| "Oroscopo" (featuring Takagi & Ketra) | 2016 | 80 | FIMI: 3× Platinum | |
| "Orgasmo" | 2017 | 11 | FIMI: Platinum | Evergreen |
| "Pesto" | 2018 | 10 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | |
| "Paracetamolo" | 12 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | ||
| "Kiwi" | 31 | FIMI: Gold | ||
| "Sorriso (Milano Dateo)" | 2019 | 17 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | |
| "2minuti" | 2023 | 3 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | Relax |
| "Giro con te" | 2024 | 13 | FIMI: Gold | |
| "Controtempo" | 16 | FIMI: Platinum | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||||
| "Se piovesse il tuo nome" (Elisa featuring Calcutta) | 2018 | 4 | FIMI: 4× Platinum | Diari aperti |
| "La musica italiana" (Giorgio Poi featuring Calcutta) | 2019 | — | Smog | |
| "La luna e la gatta" (Takagi & Ketra featuring Tommaso Paradiso, Jovanotti and Calcutta) | 9 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | Non-album single | |
| "Mia" (Giovanni Truppi featuring Calcutta) | — | 5 | ||
| "Blue Jeans" (Franco126 featuring Calcutta) | 2020 | 33 | FIMI: Platinum | Multisala |
| "Laurea ad honorem" (Marracash featuring Calcutta) | 2022 | 8 | FIMI: 2× Platinum | Noi, loro, gli altri |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. |
Other charted or certified songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||||
| "Limonata" | 2016 | — | FIMI: Gold | Mainstream |
| "Del verde" | 85 | FIMI: Platinum | ||
| "Briciole" | 2018 | 40 | Evergreen | |
| "Saliva" | 45 | |||
| "Dateo" | 88 | |||
| "Hübner" | 44 | FIMI: Gold | ||
| "Nuda nudissima" | 67 | |||
| "Rai" | 92 | |||
| "Due punti" | 2019 | 89 | ||
| "Coro" | 2023 | 57 | Relax | |
| "Tutti" | 9 | FIMI: Platinum | ||
| "Intermezzo3" | 55 | |||
| "SSD" | 35 | |||
| "Loneliness" | 34 | |||
| "Ghiaccioli" | 46 | |||
| "Preoccuparmi" | 45 | |||
| "Allegria..." | 72 | |||
| "—" denotes a song that did not chart or was not released. |
Songwriting credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Il postino" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme) | 2016 | I Camillas | Tennis d'amor |
| "Milano intorno" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Edoardo D'Erme, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente) | 2017 | J-Ax and Fedez | Comunisti col Rolex |
| "Allegria" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Edoardo D'Erme, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente) | J-Ax and Fedez featuring Loredana Bertè | ||
| "Mi hai fatto fare tardi" (Written by Maria Chiara Fraschetta, Tommaso Paradiso, Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | Nina Zilli | Modern Art | |
| "Io non abito al mare" (Written by Francesca Michielin and Edoardo D'Erme) | Francesca Michielin | 2640 | |
| "Tropicale" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | 2018 | ||
| "La serie B" (Written by Francesca Michielin and Edoardo D'Erme) | |||
| "Tapioca" (Written by Francesca Michielin, Edoardo D'Erme and Marco Jacopo Bianchi) | |||
| "Io non voglio" (Written by Luca Carboni, Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | Luca Carboni | Sputnik | |
| "Femme" (Written by Francesca Michielin and Edoardo D'Erme) | Francesca Michielin | 2640 (physical reissue) | |
| "Se piovesse il tuo nome" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme, Vanni Casagrande and Dario Faini) | Elisa | Diari aperti | |
| "Tequila e San Miguel" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme, Tommaso Paradiso, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente) | 2019 | Loredana Bertè | Non-album single |
| "Come mai" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Federico Bertollini, Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | Fabri Fibra featuring Franco126 | Il tempo vola 2002–2020 | |
| "Latina" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini) | 2020 | Emma | Fortuna (digital reissue) |
| "Mastroianni" (Written by Massimiliano Cellamaro, Davide Petrella, Edoardo D'Erme, Massimiliano Dagani and Francesco Catitti) | 2021 | Sottotono | Originali |
| "Litoranea" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella, Gaetano Scognamiglio and Simone Benussi) | 2022 | Elisa featuring Matilda De Angelis | Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future |
| "Mare di guai" (Written by Arianna Del Ghiaccio, Edoardo D'Erme, Vincenzo Centrella and Dario Faini) | 2023 | Ariete | La notte |
| "Parafulmini" (Written by Matteo Professione, Andrea Brasi, Fabrizio Tarducci, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini) | Ernia, Bresh and Fabri Fibra | Io non ho paura | |
| "A capo il mondo" (Written by Federica Abbate, Edoardo D'Erme and Francesco Catitti) | Federica Abbate and Francesca Michielin | Canzoni per gli altri | |
| "Due nuvole" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme and Marta Venturini) | Marco Mengoni | Materia (Prisma) | |
| "SOS" (Written by Angelica Schiatti and Edoardo D'Erme) | Angelica | Sconosciuti superstar | |
| "Quando nevica" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | Elisa | Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios | |
| "Sconosciuti superstar" (Written by Angelica Schiatti and Edoardo D'Erme) | 2024 | Angelica | Sconosciuti superstar |
| "Me lo tengo per me" (Written by Angelica Schiatti and Edoardo D'Erme) | |||
| "Mandare tutto all'aria" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Andrea Suriani) | Marco Mengoni | Non-album single | |
| "Tu con chi fai l'amore" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini) | 2025 | The Kolors | |
| "Luna rossa" (Written by Dario Lombardi, Duccio Caponi, Pietro Serafini, Edoardo D'Erme and Davide Petrella) | Bnkr44 | Tocca il cielo | |
| "Il mio giorno preferito" (Written by Eros Ramazzotti, Edoardo D'Erme, Tommaso Paradiso, Antonio Cirigliano and Michele Canova) | Eros Ramazzotti | Una storia importante | |
| "Golpe" (Written by Giorgia Todrani, Davide Petrella, Edoardo D'Erme, Gaetano Scognamiglio and Dario Faini) | Giorgia | G | |
| "Dai che fai" (Written by Andrea Brasi, Edoardo D'Ermea and Rosario Lenzo) | Bresh | Mediterraneo | |
| "Aiaiai" (Written by Angelina Mango, Edoardo D'Erme and Dario Faini) | Angelina Mango | Caramé |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Meeting Italiano delle Etichette Indipendenti (MEI) | Italian Independent Music Video | "Cosa mi manchi a fare" | Won |
| 2018 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Italian Act | Himself | Nominated |
| 2018 | Rockol Awards | Best Italian Music Video – Critic's Choice | "Paracetamolo" | Nominated |
External links
- at IMDb