Soul System (Italian group)
Soul System | |
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| Origin | Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Verona, Veneto, Italy |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Members |
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Soul System is an Italian group who won the tenth season of the Italian version of the X Factor.[2]
History[edit]
Four of the band members have Ghanaian origins, but they were born in Verona and Brescia, Italy. They met in local Ghanaian and evangelical communities and eventually decided to form a band. The opportunity came when they met at the recording studio of Joel Ainoo, one of the members. In the summer of 2016 they had a number of live performances. After that, the band participated to the selection of The X Factor: first refused, the judge Álvaro Soler brought them back after the band Jarvis had left the show.[3] Soul System reached the final and finally won the competition. They presented the song "She's Like a Star".[2]
Together with Sergio Sylvestre, the band performed Nino Ferrer's "La pelle nera" during the third evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017.[4] At the beginning of July they released a new song called "Liquido", which contains a sample of "Narcotic" by the German band Liquido.[5] Their first studio album titled Back to the Future was released in September 2017.[1][6]
Discography[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [7] | ||||
| Back to the Future |
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52 | — | [1][6] |
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country. | ||||
Extended plays[edit]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [7] | ||||
| She's Like a Star |
|
20 | — | [8] |
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country. | ||||
Singles[edit]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [7][9] | |||||
| "She's Like a Star" | 2016 | 7 |
|
She's Like a Star | [10] |
| "Liquido" | 2017 | — | — | Back to the Future | [5] |
| "White Niggas" | — | — | [11] | ||
| "Coma" | 2019 | — | — | Non-album single | [12] |
| "Topless" | 2020 | — | — | [13] | |
| "Starlights" | — | — | [14] | ||
| "Double Identity" (featuring Arya) | 2021 | — | — | [15] | |
| "—" denotes an item that did not chart in that country. | |||||
As featured artist[edit]
- "Stammi bene (On My Mind)" with Deborah Iurato (2019)[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "SOUL SYSTEM: arriva a settembre il primo disco di inediti. Ecco la tracklist!". allmusicitalia.it. 8 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Soul System win 10th Italian X Factor - Lifestyle". ansa.it. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "X Factor, Jarvis Band rinunciano, ripescati i Soul System". ANSA. 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
- ^ "Sanremo: Sergio Sylvestre canterà "Vorrei La Pelle Nera" con i Soul System". Radio 105 (in Italian). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ a b SkyUno (30 June 2017). "Tornano i Soul System con Liquido: il video in anteprima su SkyUno.it". sky.it. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b "I Soul System, Back to the future - Musica". ansa.it. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Italian Charts - Soul System - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Soul System (9) - She's Like A Star". Discogs. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Database Top of the Music - Classifiche" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Yes Radio - Home Page". Yes Radio - Home Page. Archived from the original on 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ ""White Niggas" il nuovo singolo dei Soul System in radio da venerdì 15 settembre". radiodate.it. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "I Soul System tornano con il loro nuovo singolo: Coma". tg24.sky.it. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Soul System, il nuovo singolo è Topless. Il video su Sky Uno". tg24.sky.it. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Soul System: 'Starlights' è il nuovo singolo". musictraks.com. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Soul System, fuori il video del singolo "Double Identity" (Feat. Arya)". Onda Musicale. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Nuovo singolo per i veronesi Soul System che affiancano Deborah Iurato in "Stammi bene (on my mind)"". Verona Sera. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.