Amici di Maria De Filippi known simply as Amici and known until 2003 as Saranno famosi is an Italian talent show. Created by Maria De Filippi, the show began in 2001 and has since aired annually. The show is produced by Fascino P.G.T. s.r.l. (owned by De Filippi) and is broadcast on Canale 5. Since the thirteenth edition, daytime and casting have been broadcast on the television network Real Time and on the online streaming platform Witty TV by Fascino. Amici is an academy school involving a class of about 20 young students (16–30 age), who aspire to become professional singers, songwriters and dancers (ballet, modern, contemporary, latin and hip-hop). Additional original categories of "actors", "musicians" and "TV presenters" have since been dropped after 2009.

Series overview

Cast

Singing teachers

Dance teachers

Acting teachers

Non-judging teachers

Coaches (final stage)

Judges (final stage)

Dance crew

Notable guests

Contestants

Season 1 (2001–2002)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessia Natale (dancer); Alessandra Piras (dancer); Alfredo "Fred" Avitaia (actor); Chiara Bigioni (dancer); Dalila Timaco (dancer); Daniela Romano (dancer); Erika Parisi (dancer); Francesca Caselli (singer); Francesco Giannini (singer); Gabriele Carbotti (singer); Gian Marco Careddu (singer-songwriter); Giuseppe Giannico (singer); Graziano Pimpolari (singer-songwriter); Irene Humburg (actress); Marco Campanale (singer); Marco Maestrelli (actor); Mario Crocetta (dancer); Manuele Morroni (singer); Mirna Brancotti (singer); Pierpaolo Astolfi (actor); Stefano Veronese (dancer); Zita Fusco (actress)

Season 2 (2002–2003)

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Initial stage

Andrea Veschini (singer); Antonio Grosso (singer); Consuelo Varini (singer); Ettore Romano (singer); Fabio Villanis (singer); Fabio Morici (actor); Francesca Paganucci (singer); Giacomo Milli (dancer); Giovanna Martini (actress); Luca Basto (dancer); Luca Militello (singer); Marcella Di Vita (singer); Salvatore Andreoli (singer); Sara Donadelli (dancer)

Season 3 (2003–2004)

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Initial stage

Alessia Pizzichemi (dancer); Danilo Musci (dancer); Emanuela Boldetti (dancer); Emiliano D'Angelo (dancer); Katia Ancellotti (singer); Maria Letizia Arcudi (dancer); Martina Ardizzoni (singer); Michael Schermi (actor); Morena Martini (singer); Nicola Traversa (singer-songwriter); Raffaella Iavarone (dancer)

Season 4 (2004–2005)

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Initial stage

Alessandro Rende (dancer); Alexandra Fiaschini (singer); Antonio Propato (singer); Antonio Tagnani (singer); Claudia Dongu (dancer); Claudia Gusmano (actress); Immacolata Allozzi (singer); Mariangela Cafagna (dancer); Marika Vezzola (singer); Michele Manfredini (dancer); Thomas Grazioso (singer); Valentina Campani (dancer); Veronica Montali (singer)

Season 5 (2005–2006)

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Initial stage

Alberto Poletti (dancer); Albina Bondarenko (dancer); Annavita Romano (dancer); Antonello Mastrangelo (dancer); Brigida Cacciatore (singer); Fabio De Martino (singer); Filomena Caciapuoti (singer); Giovanni Fusco (dancer); Giuseppe Forlini (singer); Luca Borro (singer); Serena Silvani (actress); Viviana Filippello (dancer)

Season 6 (2006–2007)

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Initial stage

Alessio Paddeu (singer); Chiara Martegiani (actress); Corinne Marchini (singer); Emanuel Caserio (actor); Michi Pohoata (gymnast); Pamela Buggiani (dancer); Stefano Villani (singer)

Season 7 (2007–2008)

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Initial stage

Alessandra Valenti (dancer); Cristina Da Villanova (dancer); Gianluca Conversano (dancer); Luca Barbagallo (dancer); Mattia De Salve (dancer); Saverio D'Amelio (actor); Sebastiano Formica (actor); Valentina Tarsitano (dancer); Vincenzo Mingolla (dancer)

Season 8 (2008–2009)

Final stage

Initial stage

Angelo Marotta (actor); Arturo Caccavale (singer); Beatrice Zancanaro (dancer); Carlo De Martino (dancer); Daniele Smeraldi (singer); Francesca Maiozzi (dancer); Francesco Di Nicola (singer); Iacopo Di Stefano (singer); Leonardo Marki Monteiro (dancer); Pamela Scarponi (singer); Piero Campanale (actor); Serena Carassai (dancer)

Season 9 (2009–2010)

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Initial stage

Antonio Sisca (dancer); Arianna Mereu (singer); Denis Mascia (singer); Gabriele Manzo (dancer); Giorgio Miceli (dancer); Januaria Carito (singer); Maddalena Malizia (dancer); Nicholas Poggiali (dancer); Nicolò Marchionni (dancer); Riccardo Occhilupo (dancer); Rosolino Schillaci (singer-songwriter); Stella Ancona (dancer); William Di Lello (singer); Valeria Valente (singer)

Season 10 (2010–2011)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessandro Paparusso (singer); Andrea Condorelli (dancer); Andrea Vigentini (singer-songwriter); Arnaldo Santoro (singer-songwriter); Gabriella Culletta (singer); Gessica Notaro (singer); Giorgia Urrico (singer); Michelle Vitrano (dancer); Paolo Cervellera (dancer); Stefan Di Maria Poole (singer)

Season 11 (2011–2012)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessandra Procacci (singer); Alessia Di Francesco (singer); Caterina Licini (dancer); Chiara Giuli (dancer); Daniele Sibilli (dancer); Ilario Frigione (dancer); Legra Yunieska Sanchez (dancer); Lidia Pastorello (singer); Lorenzo Tognocchi (singer); Nicola Di Trapani (singer); Pamela Gueli (singer); Ruben Filipe Mendes Dos Santos Felizardo (singer); Sergio Nigro (dancer); Veronica Paradiso (dancer)

Season 12 (2012–2013)

Final stage

Initial stage

Andrea Attila Felice (dancer); Antonio Minini (dancer); Cristina Sangiorgio (singer); Davide Carella (singer); Etienne Pezzuto (dancer); Federica Filannino (singer-songwriter); Giacomo Garavini (dancer); Giosuè Amato (singer); Irene Rausa (singer); Leonardo Bizzarri (dancer); Lorenzo "Amnesia" Venera (rapper); Marika Calabrese (singer); Martina Monaco (dancer); Nicola Rosafio (singer); Nicole Marin (dancer); Ruben Mendes (singer)

Season 13 (2013–2014)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessio Trimboli (singer); Angelo D'Aiello (dancer); Cesare Cernigliaro (rapper); Cristian Lo Presti (dancer); Emiliano Serra (dancer); Exxtra (rapper); Francesca Del Toro (dancer); Francesco Bertini (dancer); Giacomo Paci (singer-songwriter); Gloria Atzeni (singer); Greta Giampietro (dancer); Human Evolution (dance crew); Jacopo Paone (dancer); Letizia Rizzoni (dancer); Michael Dakhil (singer); Naomi Mele (dancer); Paolo Busti (dancer); Simons (band); Valerio Moro (dancer); Vincenzo Ficicchia (singer)

Season 14 (2014–2015)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alice Paba (singer-songwriter); Attika (band); Danilo Aiello (dancer); Esteban Morales (singer); Federico Urgesi (singer-songwriter); Francesca Miola (singer); Francesco Bax (dancer); Francesco Porcelluzzi (dancer); Gabriele Tufi (singer); Graziano Di Prima (dancer); La Gente (band); Leslie Sackey (singer); Luana Fraccalvieri (singer); Silvia Boreale (singer); Simone Baroni (dancer); Vanessa Guidolin (dancer)

Season 15 (2015–2016)

Final stage

Initial stage

Andreas Müller (dancer); Arianna Di Francesco (dancer); Aula 39 (band); Benedetta Orlandini and Luca Favilla (dance duo); Carmela Senatore (singer); Daniela Ribezzo (dancer); Floriana Poma (singer); Francesco Crimi (dancer); Gessica Taghetti (dancer); Joshua Jack (singer); Luca D'Arbenzio (singer); Metrò (band); Nevenera (band); Nick Zaramella (singer); Paolo Barbonaglia (dancer); Raft (band); Yvonne Tocci (singer)

Season 16 (2016–2017)

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Initial stage

Alessio Minnini (singer-songwriter); Elisa Vismara (singer); Erik Locatelli (dancer); Francesco Parrino (singer-songwriter); Giada Pilloni (singer); Giulia Pelegatti (dancer); Lorenzo Sorice (dancer); Marc Lee (singer); Marta Mason (singer); Raffaella Prisco (dancer); Rosario Canale (singer-songwriter); Serena De Bari (singer); Simone Frazzetta (dancer); Valentina Giardullo (singer-songwriter)

Season 17 (2017–2018)

Final stage

Initial stage

Audjah Syarifam Rachmi (singer); Claudia Manto (dancer); Elliot Horne (singer); Emanuele Avino (singer-songwriter); Federico Baroni (singer-songwriter); Grace Cambria (singer); Luca Vismara (singer); Nicolas De Souza (dancer); Nicole Vergani (singer); Orion Pico (dancer); Paola De Filippis (dancer); Silvia Belluco (singer); Simone "Mose" Reo (rapper); The Jab (band); Vittorio Ardovino (dancer)

Season 18 (2018–2019)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessandro Casillo (singer); Anna Maria "Mimmi" Cicarelli (dancer); Arianna Forte (dancer); Bad Matty (dancer); Daniel Piccirillo (singer); Daniele Nocchi (dancer); Ellynora (singer); Federica Marinari (singer); Federico Milan (dancer); Giacomo Eva (singer-songwriter); Gianmarco Galati (dancer); Giusy Romaldi (dancer); Kevin Payne (singer); Matteo "Yamatt" Galvani (rapper); Marco Alimenti (dancer); Miguel Chavez (dancer); Noemi Cainero (singer); Samuel Santarelli (dancer)

Season 19 (2019–2020)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alioscia Grossi (dancer); Ayoub Haraka (dancer); Devil Angelo (rapper); Federico Pietrucci (dancer); Francesca Sarasso (singer); Giorgia Lopez (dancer); Giorgio "Skioffi" Iacobelli (rapper); Giuseppe Preziosa (dancer); Inico (band); Karina Samoylenko (dancer); Matteo Cogliandro (dancer); Michelangelo Vizzini (singer-songwriter); Sofia Di Benedetto (dancer); Stefano Farinetti (singer)

Season 20 (2020–2021)

Final stage

Initial stage

Arianna Gianfelici (singer); Elisabetta Ivankovich (singer); Evandro Ciaccia (singer-songwriter); Federica "Kika" La Rocca (singer); Giulio Musca (singer); Letizia Bertoldi (singer); Riccardo Guarnaccia (dancer)

Season 21 (2021–2022)

Final stage

Initial stage

Alessandra "Ale" Cicariello (singer-songwriter); Andrea "Kandy" Curiale (singer); Andrea Siragusa (singer); Cosmary Fasanelli (dancer); Cristiano La Bozzetta (dancer); Elena Manuele (singer); Elisabetta Ivankovich (singer); Flavia "Flaza" Zardetto (singer-songwriter); Giacomo Vianello (singer); Guido Sarnataro (dancer); Inder Singh (trapper); Maria "Rea" Mircea (singer-songwriter); Mattias Nigiotti (dancer); Mattia Zenzola (dancer); Mirko Masia (dancer); Nicol Castagna (singer-songwriter); Simone Russo (singer-songwriter); Tommaso Cesana (singer); Virginia Vorraro (dancer)

Season 22 (2022–2023)

Final stage

Initial stage

Andre Mandelli (singer); Andrea Ascanio (singer-songwriter); Asia Bigolin (dancer); Benedetta Vari (dancer); Claudia Bentrovato (dancer); Eleonora Cabras (dancer); Lorenzo "Jore" Longoni (singer-songwriter); Ludovica Grimaldi (dancer); Diego "Mezkal" Taralletto De Falco (singer-songwriter); Marco "Niveo" Fasano (singer-songwriter); Pasquale "Paky" Brunetti (dancer); Rita Pompili (dancer); Samuel Antinelli (dancer); Tommy Dali (singer-songwriter); Valeria "Guera" Mancini (singer-songwriter); Vanessa Bellini (dancer)

Season 23 (2023–2024)

Final stage

Initial stage

Chiara "Kia" Faedda (singer); Chiara Porchianello (dancer); Elia Fiore (dancer); Ezio Liberatore (singer-songwriter); Francesco "Holy Francisco" Guarnera (singer-songwriter); Leonardo "Spacehippiez" Rossi (singer-songwriter); Matthew Rota (singer-songwriter); Mattia "Malìa" Gattoni (singer-songwriter); Nahaze (singer-songwriter); Samuele Spina (singer-songwriter); Simone Galluzzo (dancer); Stella Cardone (singer); Valentina "Mew" Turchetto (singer-songwriter)

Season 24 (2024–2025)

Running for final stage

Initial stage

Alena Casarino (rapper); Gabriele Baio (dancer); Rebecca Ferreri (dancer); Sienna Osborne (dancer)

'Final stage' ratings

Amici Speciali

Amici Speciali was a spin-off of the talent show Amici, hosted by Maria De Filippi, aired in primetime on Canale 5 from 15 May 2020 to 5 June 2020, with the intention of financing the Italian Civil Protection during the COVID-19 pandemic. The talent show included some former competitors from past editions of Amici and from other talent shows, divided into two teams, white and blue. The two teams were judged by professionals from the world of entertainment and television, including Sabrina Ferilli, Gerry Scotti, Eleonora Abbagnato and Giorgio Panariello. The contestant were the singers Alberto Urso, Gaia, Giordana Angi, The Kolors, Irama, Michele Bravi, Random, and the dancers Andreas Müller, Alessio Gaudino, Gabriele Esposito, Javier Rojas, Umberto Gaudino.

Sanremo participation and singers sales

The singers launched by the television program have sold over 30.000.000 copies certified by Fimi combined, becoming the talent show with the highest number of sales in Italy.