{"id":8930,"date":"2021-03-04T02:16:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T02:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8930"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:06:06","slug":"great-pop-artist-matteo-brento-on-his-dream-to-sing-in-sanremo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=8930","title":{"rendered":"Great Pop Artist Matteo Brento on his dream to sing in Sanremo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Born in Puglia, Italy, Matteo Brento is a pop star, who gained international fame in 2015 after his appearance at the X-Factor Albania, where he made it to the top as semi-finalist. His U.S.A. debut was the following year, where he performed at a sold-out show in New York City in 2016.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matteo is currently experimenting more with the with electro-pop sound. He recently collaborated with the talented Yami (singer) and Palma (pianist) to release the \u201cCos\u00ec Celeste\u201d music video in December 2020. His dream is to perform in the Sanremo music festival in Italy and hopes to attend the \u201cK\u00ebnga Magjike\u201d and the \u201cFestival i K\u00ebng\u00ebs\u201d in Albania. In an exclusive Interview with 1212 Magazine, Matteo Brento talks about his career highlights and recent projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tell us about\nyour career as a musician. How did your career unfold to where you are today? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento:<\/strong> Since I was a child, I have always dreamed to be able to convey my emotions through music. By singing I was able to best express my emotions and feelings; what I could not say with words I was able to say with my voice and my music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How would you\ndescribe your current sound and music? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento: <\/strong>Currently my sound is electropop, I would like to continue experimenting on this path with my new projects as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-Live-Perfromance-X-Factor-Albania.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What instruments do\nyou play? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>I&#8217;ll admit, I&#8217;m not a very good instrumentalist, but\nI have taken piano and guitar lessons in the past. I would like to have been a\ngood instrumentalist as well as a singer. However, I have a very good musical\near, which helped a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What are you currently\nworking on? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>I am currently working on my new album which will be\nreleased in spring 2021 with &#8220;Hikaru Label&#8221;, an independent Italian\nrecord label. In the future I will also be releasing other songs and my EP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What has been a\ncareer highlight so far? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento: <\/strong>Certainly, my fantastic and long experience on X Factor Albania in 2015, where I reached the semifinals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Matteo-Brento-in-New-York_Photo-by-Mir-Rudi-Studios_2-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What other\nsongs\/albums have you released? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento:<\/strong> My first original song is titled &#8220;Between the pages&#8221;, it&#8217;s available on Spotify and YouTube. I have also worked on Italian and international covers. The last cover I did for Christmas is called &#8220;So Celeste&#8221; which you can also listen to on YouTube, in a duet with Yami and the pianist Palma, two very talented artists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is your next\ngoal as a musician? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Matteo Brento:<\/strong> Surely next year I would like to present myself at the Sanremo Youth Selections in Italy, while in Albania I would like to attend the &#8220;K\u00ebnga Magjike&#8221; and the &#8220;Festival i K\u00ebng\u00ebs&#8221;. Then, as I said before, my main goal is to come out with a series of original songs and get people to know my new music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yami - Cos\u00ec Celeste (official videoclip) ft. Matteo Brento, Palma\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YFJEKPPKxqM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Born in Puglia, Italy, Matteo Brento is a pop star, who gained international fame in 2015 after his appearance at the X-Factor Albania, where he made it to the top as semi-finalist. 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