Angelica Paola Ibba (born 14 April 2001), known professionally as Angie, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
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Early life and education
Born in 2001 in Uta (CA), Sardinia, she is the daughter of Paola and Giuseppe Ibba and has a brother, Alessio, who is an aeroplane pilot.
Dedicated to music since childhood, Angie revealed her focus was on international pop and cited several artists, including Ariana Grande, Madison Beer, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae. She also cited Italian artists, including Mahmood and Tiziano Ferro.
After high school, she decided to move to Milan to study modern singing at Loretta Martinez's VMS Italia academy. Once she earned her degree, she began to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter, sharing her music on social media.
Career
Having been interested in music since childhood, at the age of nine she joined the cast of the fourth season of the Rai 1 music talent show Ti lascio una canzone, hosted by Antonella Clerici. In 2018, at the age of sixteen, she participated in the fifth season of the Rai 2 talent show The Voice of Italy, again hosted by Antonella Clerici, where she was part of J-Ax's team and was eliminated during the sixth episode.
In 2021 – under the pseudonym "Angie World" – she participated in the second edition of the Boh Talent contest, in which she won the final against Sara De Villa. On 12 February 2022, she released her first official single, "Scema", followed on 27 May by the single "Fake", both of which preceded her debut EP, Per te, released on 18 November. On 1 July she released the single "Melanina" together with the Cedraux. On 14 July 2023 she released the single "Giuda", followed on 27 October by the single "Caramelle" together with Blame.
On 30 January 2024, she released the single "Frasi mai dette", followed on 12 April by the single "Serata iconica?" by Piazzabologna, on which she collaborated. She subsequently signed a new recording contract with EMI, the label of Universal Music Italia, with which she released the single "Vent'anni" on 3 May.
In October 2024 she was selected to participate in Sanremo Giovani 2024, the youth competition for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, with the song "Scorpione", with which she was eliminated in the first round.
On 10 January 2025 the single "Amarti a 100 all'ora" by CanovA, on which she collaborated, was released. On 11 April she released the single "Se ci lasciassimo domani", followed on 27 June by the single "Dolcedolcemente".
In October 2025, after overcoming a challenge, she entered the twenty-five season of the Canale 5 music talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, advancing to the initial round. In February 2026 she gained access to the evening phase of the program by joining the team led by Lorella Cuccarini, being eliminated during the final on 18 May, during which she won the Radio Award.
During the program, she released several new songs, including "Poco poco", "Millemila missili", "Lettere al paradiso" and "Signorina", all four of which were later included in her debut studio album, Sogni di vetro, released on 22 May by EMI, which also includes the songs "Controcorrente", "Meglio di me", "Smielate canzoni d'amore" and "Sogni di vetro".
Personal life
She is romantically linked to the singer-songwriter Mattia Poggetti, aka Saturno.
Discography
Participation in singing events
Sanremo Giovani (Rai 2)
2024 – Not a finalist with "Scorpione"