Maninni

Alessio Mininni (born 19 December 1997), known professionally as Maninni, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Early life
Alessio Mininni was born and raised in Bitetto, a town in the Metropolitan City of Bari. His father is a metalworker and his mother is a homemaker. He has one brother.

He fell in love with music after attending a U2 concert with his father at the age of nine, and took up guitar shortly thereafter. He graduated from the Don Lorenzo Milani liceo musicale in Acquaviva delle Fonti.

Career
In 2016, Mininni competed in the 16th season of Amici di Maria De Filippi. He released two singles, "Parlami di te" and "Peggio di ieri", in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

In late 2022, Mininni took part in the Sanremo Giovani song contest with his song "Mille porte", but did not advance to the Sanremo Music Festival 2023. He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Spettacolare".