Sfera Ebbasta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sfera Ebbasta
Sfera Ebbasta in 2022
Born	Gionata Boschetti (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 32) Sesto San Giovanni, Lombardy, Italy
Other names	Sfera, $€
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2011–present
Partner(s)	Angelina Lacour (s. 2019)
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Trap hip hop pop rap gangsta rap
Labels	BillionHeadz Music Group Def Jam Universal
Associated acts	Charlie Charles Ghali Tedua Gué Pequeno Drefgold Quebonafide Rich the Kid Lacrim Tinie Tempah Offset Lil Mosey J Balvin Future Quavo

Gionata Boschetti (born December 7, 1992), who is famous by his stage name Sfera Ebbasta, is an Italian rapper. He is known as one of the biggest stars in Italian music.

Sfera Ebbasta became very popular after releasing his album XDVR in 2015. He worked on it with the music producer Charlie Charles. His later albums, like Sfera Ebbasta (2016), Rockstar (2018), and Famoso (2020), were also huge hits. He was the best-selling artist in Italy during the 2010s. He also holds the record for having the most songs reach number one in the country, with 24 hits.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Sfera Ebbasta was born in Sesto San Giovanni, a town near Milan, Italy. He grew up in another nearby town called Cinisello Balsamo. When he was young, his parents separated, and his father passed away when he was 13.

Around 2011, he started making music and posting videos on YouTube. At first, he didn't get much attention. During this time, he met producer Charlie Charles. Together, they started a music group called Billion Headz Money Gang, or BHMG for short. In 2013, he released his first project, called Emergenza Mixtape Vol. 1.

Rise to Fame

XDVR and the Start of Success

Starting in 2014, Sfera Ebbasta and Charlie Charles released several songs and music videos on YouTube. After their song "Panette" came out, record labels started to notice them.

On June 11, 2015, he released his first album, XDVR. The title stands for "per davvero," which means "for real" in English. At first, the album was free to download. Later, it was re-released with new songs. The album was a big hit in the underground music world. It helped make trap music very popular in Italy. Some of the songs talked about life in his hometown of Cinisello Balsamo, which got people talking.

In 2016, he also worked with the French rapper SCH on a song. This showed that his music was starting to be noticed outside of Italy.

Sfera Ebbasta Album

On September 9, 2016, Sfera Ebbasta released his first solo album with a major record label. It was called Sfera Ebbasta. The album had hit singles like "Figli di papà." In this album, he wrote about different topics, not just the neighborhood life from XDVR.

The album was a huge success. It went to number one on the Italian album charts and was also popular in other European countries. To promote the album, Sfera Ebbasta went on tour across Italy from 2016 to 2017.

Rockstar and International Fame

In 2018, Sfera Ebbasta released his third album, Rockstar. It was produced again by Charlie Charles. The album came in two versions: one for Italy and an international one with famous artists like Tinie Tempah, Rich the Kid, and Quavo.

Rockstar was a massive hit. When it was released, all 11 songs from the album were in the top 12 of the Italian music charts. Sfera Ebbasta became the first Italian artist to make it into the top 100 on Spotify's global chart.

Later that year, he released a new version of the album called Rockstar (Popstar Edition). It had new songs and remixes. He also started his own record label with Charlie Charles, called Billion Headz Music Group.

More Albums and Collaborations

Famoso Album

After the success of Rockstar, Sfera Ebbasta worked with many different artists. In 2020, he announced his next album, FAMO$O, which means "FAMOU$".

This album featured many world-famous artists, including Offset, Future, Steve Aoki, and J Balvin. It was a big project that showed how much his fame had grown. He even released a documentary on Prime Video about the making of the album. The first single from the album was "Bottiglie Privè". When Famoso was released, Sfera Ebbasta also did a special collaboration with the fast-food chain KFC.

X2VR and Recent Work

In 2021, Sfera Ebbasta released the song "Mi fai impazzire" with Italian rapper Blanco. The song went to number one in Italy, giving him his 18th number-one single.

On November 17, 2023, he released his album X2VR. It also went to number one in Italy and featured collaborations with many popular Italian artists.

In 2025, he released a joint album with the rapper Shiva called Santana Money Gang.

Discography

Studio albums

See also

In Spanish: Sfera Ebbasta para niños