Emis Killa

Emis Killa
Emis Killa in 2024
Born
Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli

(1989-11-14) 14 November 1989 (age 36)
Vimercate, Lombardy, Italy
OccupationRapper
Years active2006–present
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Websitewww.emiskilla.it

Emiliano Rudolf Giambelli (born 14 November 1989), known professionally as Emis Killa, is an Italian rapper.

Early and personal life

Emiliano Giambelli was born in Vimercate, Lombardy, to a Sicilian mother from Palermo who worked as a metalworker and a Lombard father who also performed as a musician. His father struggled with bipolar disorder and died due to cardiac arrest in 2010.

Since late 2019, Emis Killa has been in a relationship with fashion model and designer Martina Bottiglieri. He has a daughter, Perla Blue, born on 17 August 2018 to his former partner Tiffany Fortini, and a son, Romeo, born 18 June 2024 to Bottiglieri.

Career

2007–2010: The beginnings

In 2007, at just 17 years old, Emis Killa was the winner of an Italian freestyle competition called TecnichePerfette.

2024–present

In December 2024, Emis Killa was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. He was due to compete with the song "Demoni". However, he ultimately withdrew from the competition in late January amid legal issues. In December 2025, he released the album Musica triste, which was certified gold. In 2026, his single "LA TESTA GIRA", recorded with Anitta and Fred De Palma, topped the Italian singles chart. The song continued dominating the charts into the summer.

Awards and nominations

On 5 May 2012, Emis Killa won "Best emerging artist of 2012" at the TRL awards.

On 12 December 2012, during the Hip Hop Awards in the category of Best New Artist and Best Collaboration he won along with Club Dogo, J-Ax and Marracash with his song "Se il mondo fosse".

In January 2015, Mercurio received a nomination for IMPALA's European Independent Album of the Year Award.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Sorrisi IT". Archived from the original on 2014-10-23. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  2. ↑ MonrifNet (21 December 2013). "Emis Killa, da Vimercate al top: "Vengo dal nulla e lo canto a ritmo di rap" - Il Giorno - Milano". www.ilgiorno.it.
  3. ↑ "Emis Killa, è nato il figlio Romeo. L'annuncio sui social insieme alla compagna Martina Bottiglieri". Il Giorno (in Italian). 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  4. ↑ "Emis Killa". New Generation. Archived from the original on 2014-08-29. Retrieved 2012-12-08.
  5. ↑ Laffranchi, Andrea (2024-12-01). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro" [Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  6. ↑ "Emis Killa rinuncia a Sanremo: 'Preferisco fare un passo indietro'" [Emis Killa gives up on Sanremo: 'I prefer to step back'] (in Italian). ANSA. 2025-01-29. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  7. ↑ Redazione (12 November 2025). "Musica Triste di Emis Killa conquista il disco d'oro". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "J-Ax domina la radio. Fred De Palma, Emis Killa e Anitta in vetta alla FIMI". Radio Italia. 11 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Donvito, Nico (June 29, 2026). "Summer Chart 2026, la classifica dei tormentoni dell'estate – SETTIMANA 4". recensiamomusica.com. Italy: Recensiamo Musica. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Vincitori | TRL Awards 2012 - MTV.it". Archived from the original on 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
  11. ↑ "23 albums up for European Independent Album of the Year Award". IMPALA. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.