Jesto

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Jesto
Jesto in January 2015
Background information
Born	Justin Rossi Yamanouchi (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 Rome, Italy
Died	31 July 2025(2025-07-31) (aged 40) Rome, Italy

Justin Rossi Yamanouchi (25 November 1984 – 31 July 2025), better known by the pseudonym Jesto, was an Italian rapper.

Early life, family and education

Yamanouchi was born on 25 November 1984 to radio and television announcer and TG3 speaker Teresa Piazza and singer-songwriter Stefano Rosso. Actor Haruhiko Yamanouchi was Piazza's husband when Jesto was born; hence his surname.

Career

He released his first EP Coming Soon in 2003, shortly followed by his debut album Il mio primo e ultimo disco ('My first and last record'), produced by Piotta. During the summer of 2006 he released the mixtape Radio Jesto libero Vol. 1.

In 2008, Jesto released the second studio album Estremo. Between the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009 two mixtapes were released: Cenni di sequilibrio and Segni di squilibrio.

Death

Jesto died of a heart attack on 31 July 2025, at age 40. The funeral was held on 5 August at Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Discography

References

External links

• Jesto discography at Discogs
• Jesto at AllMusic