Achille Lauro

Lauro De Marinis (; born July 11, 1990), known professionally as Achille Lauro, is an Italian singer, songwriter and rapper. He gained popularity in the Italian hip hop scene and he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rolls Royce", at the 2020 edition with the song "Me ne frego", and at the 2022 edition with the song "Domenica". He represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stripper", after winning Una voce per San Marino, but failed to qualify for the final. Early life Lauro De Marinis was born on July 11, 1990 in Verona. His father, Nicola De Marinis, is a professor and a magistrate on the Supreme Court of Cassation. His mother, Cristina Zambon, is now the administrator of Achille Lauro's holding company De Marinis Group. He grew up in Rome and at age 14 lived with his older brother, Federico, after his parents moved to another city. Career 2012–2014: Career beginnings, Barabba, Harvard, and Achille Idol Immortale Achille Lauro's brother, Federico, was a producer for Quarto Blocco and introduced Lauro to the world of underground rap music. De Marinis decided to use the stage name Achille Lauro after people associated his name Lauro with Achille Lauro, the owner of a cruise ship with the same name that was hijacked in 1985 and sank in 1994, throughout his childhood.