# Clara (singer)
**Clara Soccini**, known professionally as **Clara**, is an Italian pop singer and actress born in 1999, best known for playing Crazy J in the television series *Mare Fuori* and for competing twice at the Sanremo Festival, in 2024 with "Diamanti Grezzi" and in 2025 with "Febbre".[1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) • [2](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/1707127885435_SANREMO%202024.pdf) She won the Sanremo Giovani competition in December 2023 with "Boulevard", released her debut album *PRIMO* in February 2024, and has accumulated six platinum and four gold certifications from FIMI, the Italian music industry federation.[3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) • [1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1999, Varese; raised in Travedona Monate, province of Varese[1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) • [4](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq) |
| Breakthrough role | Crazy J (Giulia) in *Mare Fuori* seasons 3 and 4; her song "Origami all'alba" reached No. 4 on the FIMI chart and stayed there 31 weeks[5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA) • [6](https://www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/mare-fuori-4-stagione/) |
| Sanremo record | Winner of Sanremo Giovani 2023 with "Boulevard"; in competition at the 74th (2024) and 75th (2025) Festivals[3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) • [1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) |
| Debut album | *PRIMO*, released 16 February 2024 on Warner Music Italy, certified gold; peaked at No. 4 on the FIMI artists chart[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf) • [5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA) |
| Certifications | Six platinum and four gold FIMI certifications as of 2026[1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) |
| Label | Warner Music Italy, signed after the success of "Origami all'alba"[8](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/clara-soccini-crazy-j-mare-fuori-canzoni/) |
## Early life and first recordings
Clara Soccini was born in 1999 and spent her adolescence in Travedona Monate, a small town in the province of Varese, before moving to Milan.[1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) • [4](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq) She began singing lessons at age 10, and at 16 started working in Milan as a model while approaching the recording industry.[3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) She attended the linguistic high school in Varese and has said that her grandmother gave her a player piano as a child, though she skipped practice to sing; her singing teacher Beatrice Binda opened the door to music for her.[9](https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/2023/12/21/news/clara_festival_sanremo_giovani_intervista-13946402/)
Her recording career began in 2020, during the first lockdown, with a collaboration on "Io e te" with the Neapolitan rapper Nicola Siciliano, followed by four singles: "Freak", "Ammirerò", "Bilico", and "Il tempo delle mele".[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf) • [10](https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/spettacoli/24_ottobre_05/clara-la-mia-carriera-parte-da-napoli-attrice-mi-sento-piu-cantautrice-51dcdc5e-8cd0-437e-a8e9-1a37af20dxlk.shtml) During the lockdown she also shared songs she had written over musical bases taken from YouTube, and it was on social media that her manager, Andrea De Simone, noticed her.[8](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/clara-soccini-crazy-j-mare-fuori-canzoni/) By her own account, shortly before her acting break her music was not going the way she hoped and she was close to abandoning it.[11](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/23_dicembre_20/clara-prima-mare-fuori-volevo-lasciare-musica-f9643eca-9f54-11ee-9c51-1d1800643026.shtml)
## Mare Fuori and "Origami all'alba"
The turning point came through television. Ivan Silvestrini, director of the Rai and Netflix prison drama *Mare Fuori*, was among her few Spotify listeners and contacted her privately on Instagram to offer an audition; after a trial in Rome, she was cast as Giulia, known as Crazy J, in the show's third season.[8](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/clara-soccini-crazy-j-mare-fuori-canzoni/) • [11](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/23_dicembre_20/clara-prima-mare-fuori-volevo-lasciare-musica-f9643eca-9f54-11ee-9c51-1d1800643026.shtml) Crazy J is a trapper from the Milan outskirts who enters the juvenile prison of Naples after a road homicide committed while driving under the influence of drugs, and who steals a song from the inmate Cardiotrap to launch her own career.[4](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq) • [12](https://www.vanityfair.it/article/clara-sto-piena-di-pare-mare-fuori-crazy-j-intervista)
The stolen song exists outside the fiction: "Origami all'alba", written and performed by Clara Soccini with the actor Matteo Paolillo, who plays Edoardo in the series. It entered the *Mare Fuori 3* soundtrack, reached third place on Spotify Italy by stream count, topped TikTok trends, and was certified triple platinum while remaining for months in the Top 20 of the FIMI/GfK and Spotify Italy charts.[12](https://www.vanityfair.it/article/clara-sto-piena-di-pare-mare-fuori-crazy-j-intervista) • [3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) On the FIMI singles chart it peaked at No. 4 and spent 31 weeks on the list.[5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA) One later promotional biography lists the song as quadruple platinum; most sources, including her Spotify profile and press coverage from 2023, give triple.[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf) • [3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) The role's popularity was double-edged: fans of the series initially resented the plot twist in which Crazy J takes credit for Cardiotrap's song, while Clara herself became one of the most followed new Italian artists.[12](https://www.vanityfair.it/article/clara-sto-piena-di-pare-mare-fuori-crazy-j-intervista)
After the series' success she signed her first record contract with Warner Music Italy.[8](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/clara-soccini-crazy-j-mare-fuori-canzoni/) She returned as Crazy J in the fourth season, broadcast from February 2024, for which she wrote and performed the new song "Ragazzi Fuori", later certified gold.[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf)
## Sanremo and the debut album
In December 2023 Clara won Sanremo Giovani, the youth selection of the Sanremo Festival, with "Boulevard", a song she has said is dedicated to her mother; the victory placed her first among the twelve participants and earned her a slot among the established artists at the 74th Festival.[11](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/23_dicembre_20/clara-prima-mare-fuori-volevo-lasciare-musica-f9643eca-9f54-11ee-9c51-1d1800643026.shtml) • [4](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq) At the February 2024 Festival she performed "Diamanti Grezzi", credited to Clara Soccini, A. La Cava, and F. Catitti and released by Warner Music; the song was later certified platinum.[2](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/1707127885435_SANREMO%202024.pdf) • [3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) She has described its message as a reminder that perfection does not exist and it is useless to strive for it.[4](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq)
Her debut album *PRIMO* was released on 16 February 2024 and certified gold; on the FIMI artists chart it entered at [No. 6](https://www.edgepedia.org/no-6), peaked at No. 4, and spent 24 weeks on the list.[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf) • [5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA) In interviews around the release she described the record as mixing melancholic songs with lighter tracks such as "Soldi, amore".[13](https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/clara-primo-album-intervista_77646600-202402k.shtml) A club tour across Italy followed in March 2024.[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf)
She returned to the Ariston stage at the 75th Festival in February 2025 with "Febbre", produced by Dardust and credited to Clara Soccini, Jacopo Ettorre, and Calearo.[14](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/2025/02/13/1739464663756_scsanremo_13.02.25.pdf) • [15](https://www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCTV6-DOWNLOAD.pdf) She described the song as experimental, with urban, almost rap verses, string lines, and a dense chorus, and said it was born from an internal dialogue with herself in front of a mirror.[16](https://style.corriere.it/video/sanremo-2025-i-cantanti-in-gara-clara-e-la-sua-febbre-scritta-allo-specchio/) On the cover-and-duets night she performed [Simon & Garfunkel](https://www.edgepedia.org/simon-and-garfunkel)'s "The Sound of Silence" with the trio [Il Volo](https://www.edgepedia.org/il-volo).[16](https://style.corriere.it/video/sanremo-2025-i-cantanti-in-gara-clara-e-la-sua-febbre-scritta-allo-specchio/) • [17](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/2025/02/14/1739550174464_scsanremo14.02.25.pdf) "Febbre" spent seven weeks on the FIMI digital chart, peaking at No. 23.[5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA)
## 2025 and 2026: singles and touring
The summer of 2025 brought "Scelte stupide", a duet with Fedez that spent 22 weeks on the FIMI digital chart, peaked at No. 13, and was certified gold; in September came "Uragani", a song about freedom that she recorded the morning after a night out.[3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ) • [5](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA) • [18](https://www.quotidiano.net/luce/evento/sch-festival-luce-due-giornate-rdilld9u/sul-palco-arriva-clara) The same year she recorded "Under the Sign of Winx", a new version of the theme song for the Netflix series *Winx Club: The Magic is Back*.[19](https://www.iodonna.it/spettacoli/musica/2025/10/11/clara-soccini-intervista-musica-amore-sesso/) In autumn 2025 she played two headline dates at the Orion in Rome and the Fabrique in Milan after a summer festival tour.[7](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf)
In 2026 she opened a new phase with the single "PRIMADONNA", released on 3 April on Warner and described by her label as a girl-empowerment track that plays with gender stereotypes through an ironic, irreverent attitude; it was credited to Clara Soccini and Francesco Catitti.[20](https://earone.com/post/850e5deffb58/clara-primadonna-radio-date-03-04-2026?locale=en) In May 2026 she released "Le ragazze" with Sangiovanni.[1](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara) Her Spotify profile listed about 1.5 million monthly listeners, with "Scelte stupide" as her most-streamed track at over 33 million plays.[3](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ)
## Acting and public appearances
Clara has consistently framed herself as a singer-songwriter first: she has said she accepted the role of Crazy J only because the character is tied to music, and that acting helped her songwriting without replacing it.[10](https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/spettacoli/24_ottobre_05/clara-la-mia-carriera-parte-da-napoli-attrice-mi-sento-piu-cantautrice-51dcdc5e-8cd0-437e-a8e9-1a37af20dxlk.shtml) In May 2024 she appeared at Cannes as godmother of the presentation of the Magna Graecia Film Festival.[21](https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/2024/05/20/news/clara_da_mare_fuori_alla_croisette-14317653/amp/) In September 2026 she received an award at the Forbes Unconventional Excellence event at the [Venice Film Festival](https://www.edgepedia.org/venice-film-festival), attending in an archive Trussardi leather dress from the house's 1996 collection chosen by her stylist Francesco Vavallo.[22](https://www.vogue.it/article/clara-festival-di-venezia-2026-look)
## References
1. [Clara: news, canzoni e concerti, All Music Italia](https://www.allmusicitalia.it/tag/clara)
2. [74ª Edizione del Festival di Sanremo, artisti in gara, Rai](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/1707127885435_SANREMO%202024.pdf)
3. [CLARA, artist profile and biography, Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/6FPxOArEPVZUDv925qq8IQ)
4. [Chi è Clara, da 'Mare Fuori' a Sanremo 2024, Quotidiano Nazionale](https://www.quotidiano.net/magazine/sanremo/chi-e-clara-itudzmqq)
5. [Pagina artista CLARA, FIMI Top of the Music](https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/artist/?title=CLARA)
6. [Mare Fuori 4, personaggi e interpreti, RadioCorriereTV](https://www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/mare-fuori-4-stagione/)
7. [Catalogo Concerto di Natale 2025, biografia di Clara Soccini](https://www.concertodinatale.it/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Catalogo-Concerto-2025-digital.pdf)
8. [Clara Soccini: da Crazy J in Mare fuori alle canzoni, Radio Deejay](https://www.deejay.it/articoli/clara-soccini-crazy-j-mare-fuori-canzoni/)
9. [Sanremo Giovani, Clara "Mamma è grazie a te se vado al Festival", La Stampa](https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/2023/12/21/news/clara_festival_sanremo_giovani_intervista-13946402/)
10. [Clara: «La mia carriera è iniziata a Napoli», Corriere del Mezzogiorno](https://napoli.corriere.it/notizie/spettacoli/24_ottobre_05/clara-la-mia-carriera-parte-da-napoli-attrice-mi-sento-piu-cantautrice-51dcdc5e-8cd0-437e-a8e9-1a37af20dxlk.shtml)
11. [Clara: «Prima di "Mare fuori" stavo per mollare la musica», Corriere della Sera](https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/23_dicembre_20/clara-prima-mare-fuori-volevo-lasciare-musica-f9643eca-9f54-11ee-9c51-1d1800643026.shtml)
12. [Clara: «Sto piena di pare!», Vanity Fair Italia](https://www.vanityfair.it/article/clara-sto-piena-di-pare-mare-fuori-crazy-j-intervista)
13. [Clara racconta il suo primo album a Tgcom24](https://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/clara-primo-album-intervista_77646600-202402k.shtml)
14. [Scaletta definitiva Sanremo 2025, 13 febbraio 2025, Rai](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/2025/02/13/1739464663756_scsanremo_13.02.25.pdf)
15. [RadioCorriereTV Sanremo 2025, brani e autori](https://www.radiocorrieretv.rai.it/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RCTV6-DOWNLOAD.pdf)
16. [Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: Clara e la sua "Febbre", Corriere Style](https://style.corriere.it/video/sanremo-2025-i-cantanti-in-gara-clara-e-la-sua-febbre-scritta-allo-specchio/)
17. [Scaletta definitiva Sanremo 2025, serata cover, Rai](https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/2025/02/14/1739550174464_scsanremo14.02.25.pdf)
18. [Sul palco arriva Clara, Quotidiano.net Luce](https://www.quotidiano.net/luce/evento/sch-festival-luce-due-giornate-rdilld9u/sul-palco-arriva-clara)
19. [Clara Soccini, età, amori, musica, Fedez, iO Donna](https://www.iodonna.it/spettacoli/musica/2025/10/11/clara-soccini-intervista-musica-amore-sesso/)
20. [PRIMADONNA - CLARA, EarOne radio date](https://earone.com/post/850e5deffb58/clara-primadonna-radio-date-03-04-2026?locale=en)
21. [Clara da "Mare fuori" alla Croisette, La Stampa](https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/2024/05/20/news/clara_da_mare_fuori_alla_croisette-14317653/amp/)
22. [Clara al Festival di Venezia 2026 con un audace abito in pelle, Vogue Italia](https://www.vogue.it/article/clara-festival-di-venezia-2026-look)
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