Emilio Munda
Emilio Munda is an Italian songwriter, arranger, composer and producer.
Conquer the podium of the 69th Sanremo Festival as an author and composer of the song :it:Musica che resta|Musica che resta for the international group Il Volo.
He composed songs for Umberto Tozzi, Francesco Renga, Nina Zilli, Gemelli Diversi, Nomadi, Il Volo, Dear Jack, :it:Pquadro|Pquadro, Michele Bravi, Valerio Scanu, :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte, :it:Alina Nicosia|Alina Nicosia, :it:Simonetta Spiri|Simonetta Spiri and for other artists of Italian television talent: The Voice of Italy, Amici di Maria De Filippi and X Factor
Life and career
Emilio Munda was born in :it:Fermo|Fermo, Middle Italy, in 1982.His family introduced him to music at the age of four, when he started to learn to play drums.
Later, at the age of twelve, he started to write his first songs and through the years he learned to play piano, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar and drums, by self-education. Subsequently, he started to experiment with modern singing.
His first significant collaboration started when some of his compositions were chosen by :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte to be featured in her solo album ":it:Lunatica |Lunatica" in 2008. The song ":it:Non c'è contatto|Non c'è contatto", in particular, was selected as the album's debut single which was accompanied by a video starring actress Carolina Crescentini. Emilio also arranged Mezzanotte's summer single "Nell'aria", as well as creating the live performance arrangements for her "Lunatica Tour", such as "Intro", "Sequencer" and other instrumental parts.
Always in 2008, another one of his songs "Un tuffo nel vuoto" was released as part of the album "A24" by :it:Pquadro|Pquadro: a duo hailing from popular TV talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi that figured among the winners at the 57th Sanremo Festival.
Later on, Emilio acted as co-author and arranger for their single ":it:Anime di vetro|Anime di vetro", featuring the collaboration of Nomadi violinist :it:Sergio Reggioli|Sergio Reggioli. Emilio wrote more music for the show Amici, including the show's first original single "Il gusto del caffè", the song was performed by Valeria Romitelli; the first singer chosen to participate in the show's primetime slot.
In the same year Munda wrote for Umberto Tozzi the single ":it:Cerco ancora te|Cerco ancora te", which was included in the album ":it:Non solo live|Non solo live". The song was later re-released in France, Belgium and Switzerland as part of ":it:Yesterday,today|Yesterday", the singer's international greatest hits collection.
More recent collaborations
In 2010 Emilio Munda won an international songwriting competition held by singer Francesco Renga. After his victory, he was offered a 3-year exclusive contract to work with Renga himself.Munda's original songs were released as part of Renga's ":it:Un giorno bellissimo |Un giorno bellissimo" album. The song was awarded a golden record at the 2011 Wind Music Awards. One of Emilio's songs, "Di sogni e illusioni", was also included in ":it:Fermoimmagine|Fermoimmagine Deluxe", Renga's first hits collection, released after the singer's participation in the 62nd Sanremo edition.
Since 2013, Munda collaborates with the Italian record label Sugar Music.
In 2014 Emilio Munda's song "Puoi scegliere" was chosen by The Voice of Italy finalist and Sanremo participant Veronica De Simone to be included in her album "Ti presento Maverick". Shortly afterwards, a new album/collection by Francesco Renga, named "The Platinum Collection" was released, featuring two songs composed by Munda himself.
On 10 June 2014 Emilio Munda publishes his song "Un mondo più vero" as the fourth track of the new album ":it:A passi piccoli|A passi piccoli" by Michele Bravi, winner of the seventh edition of X-Factor Italy.
On 12 February 2015 the new album of ":it:Dear Jack|Dear Jack": ":it:Domani è un altro film |Domani è un altro film " is released, containing the song "Le strade del mio tempo" written by Emilio Munda. The album was certified platinum on 29 May 2015 by FIMI.
On 7 April 2015 he wrote the single "La vita è una danza" along with "Nella bocca della gente" as part of the album "Colori primari" by Manuel Foresta, finalist at The Voice of Italy, which will be aired on the radiophonic station Radio Italia for two months.
On 11 May 2015 the Sky Italia show "Parole che restano" presented by Stefano Accorsi makes use of musical themes composed by Munda himself.
In the summer 2015 he was also artistic producer, author and composer of the single ":it:C'è ancora tempo|C'è ancora tempo" performed by :it:Davide Mogavero|Davide Mogavero, frequently aired on the radio after the singer's participation at the 14th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi.
On 31 August 2015 ":it:Dear Jack|Dear Jack" performed "Le strade del mio tempo" in a duo with the Italian rapper :it:Briga |Briga at the Arena di Verona. The event was broadcast on RTL 102.5 TV and watched by 6.7 million viewers.
On 19 January 2016 he released the single :it:Semplicemente sarebbe più vero|Semplicemente sarebbe più vero for :it:Alina Nicosia|Alina Nicosia, winner of the Castrocaro Festival in 2014. The song reached the 8th position in the Radio Airplay Italia chart.
On 30 September 2016 he was the author and composer of the song :it:La fiamma |La Fiamma, which is included in the Gemelli Diversi’s album Uppercat, released on 21 October. Munda also writes the fifth track of that album, Un soffio dal traguardo.
On 20 October he released the second single for :it:Alina Nicosia|Alina Nicosia in digital distribution titled :it:Immagina|Immagina. For both the singles is the sole author and composer and artistic director.
In early 2017 the single Basta, of which Munda himself is producer and composer, is released and it’s performed by :it:Claudia Megrè|Claudia Megrè and :it:Lorenzo Campani|Lorenzo Campani.
The album A Big Dream II by :it:FranK Ricci|Frank Ricci was released on 22 February. It featured worldwide know artists such as :it:Andrea Braido|Andrea Braido, Stuart Hamm, Tony Esposito and :it:Antonio Righetti|Antonio Righetti. Emilio Munda arranged the track City on the Lake, played by :it:FranK Ricci|Frank Ricci feat Tony Esposito.
In the same year he released the new single of :it:Simonetta Spiri|Simonetta Spiri in digital distribution titled "Il tempo di reagire".
Later he becomes author and composer for Nina Zilli, composing the song Per un niente published in the album Modern art. According to the website "All Music", the song is the best album's track. On 12 October 2017 he wrote the single Follia indolore for Frances Alina Ascione, semi-finalist of the 4th edition of :it:The Voice of Italy |The voice of Italy and permanent singer in the program :it:Radio 2 Social Club|Radio 2 Social Club, broadcast by Rai Radio 2.
In October he collaborated with Nomadi for the realization of the album :it:Nomadi dentro|Nomadi dentro. He also wrote, along with Beppe Carletti, the song Può succedere, of which Munda is author and composer.
Later he reconfirms the collaboration with Michele Bravi, writing the song entitled Il sole contro, which is inserted in the album :it:Anime di carta|Anime di carta - Nuove Pagine and the song written for Nina Zilli is republished in the new album :it:Modern Art Sanremo Edition|Modern Art Sanremo Edition, released in conjunction with the Sanremo Festival.
In 2018 he wrote the summer single for the singer Valerio Scanu entitled: Capovolgo il mondo and is composer of the song L'ultimo spettacolo, both unpublished contained in the new album released 5 October 2018 entitled ''DIECI".
Discography
Major songs
;The collaborations are listed in parentheses in the title section.| Year | Song | Artist | Album |
| 2008 | :it:Non c'è contatto|Non c'è contatto | :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte | :it:Lunatica |Lunatica |
| 2008 | Ma il buio | :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte | :it:Lunatica |Lunatica |
| 2008 | Un tuffo nel vuoto | :it:Pquadro|Pquadro | A24 |
| 2009 | :it:Cerco ancora te|Cerco ancora te | Umberto Tozzi | :it:Non solo live|Non solo live |
| 2010 | :it:Anime di vetro|Anime di vetro | :it:Pquadro|Pquadro | Anime di vetro |
| 2010 | Stai con me | Francesco Renga | :it:Un giorno bellissimo |Un giorno bellissimo |
| 2010 | Di sogni e illusioni | Francesco Renga | :it:Un giorno bellissimo |Un giorno bellissimo |
| 2012 | Il gusto del caffè | :it:Amici |Valeria Romitelli | Single song |
| 2014 | Puoi scegliere | :it:The Voice of Italy|Veronica De Simone | Ti presento Maverick |
| 2014 | Un mondo più vero | Michele Bravi | :it:A passi piccoli|A passi piccoli |
| 2015 | Le strade del mio tempo | Dear Jack | :it:Domani è un altro film |Domani è un altro film |
| 2015 | La vita è una danza | :it:The Voice of Italy|Manuel Foresta | Colori primari |
| 2015 | Nella bocca della gente | :it:The Voice of Italy|Manuel Foresta | Colori primari |
| 2015 | :it:C'è ancora tempo|C'è ancora tempo | :it:Davide Mogavero|Davide Mogavero | Davide Mogavero |
| 2016 | :it:Semplicemente sarebbe più vero|Semplicemente sarebbe più vero | :it:Alina Nicosia|Alina Nicosia | Single song |
| 2016 | :it:Immagina |Immagina | :it:Alina Nicosia|Alina Nicosia | Single song |
| 2016 | :it:La fiamma |La fiamma | Gemelli Diversi | Uppercut |
| 2016 | Un soffio dal traguardo | Gemelli Diversi | Uppercut |
| 2017 | :it:Basta |Basta | :it:Lorenzo Campani|Lorenzo Campani feat :it:Claudia Megrè|Claudia Megrè | Single song |
| 2017 | City on the Lake | :it:Frank Ricci|Frank Ricci feat Tony Esposito | A Big Dream II |
| 2017 | Riverbero | Ylenia Lucisano | Single song |
| 2017 | :it:Il tempo di reagire|Il tempo di reagire | :it:Simonetta Spiri|Simonetta Spiri | Single song |
| 2017 | Solo un bacio | Ylenia Lucisano | Single song |
| 2017 | Per un niente | Nina Zilli | :it:Modern Art |Modern Art |
| 2017 | Follia indolore | :it:The Voice of Italy |Frances Ascione | Single song |
| 2017 | Può succedere | Nomadi | :it:Nomadi dentro|Nomadi dentro |
| 2017 | Il sole contro | Michele Bravi | :it:Anime di carta|Anime di carta - Nuove pagine |
| 2018 | Capovolgo il mondo | Valerio Scanu | :it:Dieci |DIECI |
| 2018 | L'ultimo spettacolo | Valerio Scanu | :it:Dieci |DIECI |
| 2019 | :it:Musica che resta|Musica che resta | Il Volo | Musica |
Major albums / compilations
| Year | Album | Artist |
| 2008 | :it:Lunatica |Lunatica | :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte |
| 2008 | A24 | :it:Pquadro|Pquadro |
| 2009 | :it:Non solo live|Non solo live | Umberto Tozzi |
| 2010 | :it:Anime di vetro|Anime di vetro | :it:Pquadro|Pquadro |
| 2010 | Nell'aria | :it:Silvia Mezzanotte|Silvia Mezzanotte |
| 2010 | :it:Un giorno bellissimo |Un giorno bellissimo | Francesco Renga |
| 2012 | :it:Fermoimmagine|Fermoimmagine Deluxe | Francesco Renga |
| 2012 | :it:Yesterday,today|Yesterday | Umberto Tozzi |
| 2014 | Ti presento Maverick | :it:The Voice of Italy|Veronica De Simone |
| 2014 | The Platinum Collection | Francesco Renga |
| 2014 | :it:A passi piccoli|A passi piccoli | Michele Bravi |
| 2014 | :it:Il meglio |Il Meglio | Francesco Renga |
| 2015 | :it:Domani è un altro film |Domani è un altro film | :it:Dear Jack|Dear Jack |
| 2015 | Colori Primari | :it:The Voice of Italy|Manuel Foresta |
| 2015 | Davide Mogavero | :it:Davide Mogavero|Davide Mogavero |
| 2016 | :it:Mezzo respiro|Mezzo respiro | :it:Dear Jack|Dear Jack |
| 2016 | Uppercut | :it:Gemelli Diversi|Gemelli Diversi |
| 2017 | A Big Dream II | :it:Frank Ricci|Frank Ricci |
| 2017 | :it:Modern Art |Modern Art | Nina Zilli |
| 2017 | :it:Nomadi dentro|Nomadi dentro | Nomadi |
| 2017 | :it:Anime di carta|Anime di carta - Nuove pagine | Michele Bravi |
| 2018 | :it:Modern Art Sanremo Edition|Modern Art Sanremo Edition | Nina Zilli |
| 2018 | :it:Dieci |DIECI | Valerio Scanu |
| 2019 | Musica | Il Volo |