25 years to build one voice.

Federico Paciotti made his debut at thirteen with Gazosa: in 2001 they won the Newcomers section of the Sanremo Music Festival with “Stai con me (Forever)”, the first all-minor band to win at the Ariston. The following year they returned to the Festival in the Champions section with “Ogni giorno di più” and finished tenth. That was the start of the path that would later lead to his training as a tenor.

In 2015 Carlo Conti invited him back to Sanremo, this time as a guest: he opened the third night with “E lucevan le stelle” and “Nessun dorma”, tenor voice and electric guitar. From the stage, Conti called him “an absolute phenomenon”.

Since then he has taken his voice to some of the world’s most prestigious stages: St Peter’s Basilica and the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest, the Luzhniki Auditorium in Moscow, the Arena di Verona. He has performed in more than fifteen countries across Europe and Asia.

He developed an original crossover vocal technique, built to unite operatic emission with modern amplified sound without compromise. He has collaborated with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, with Ramón Vargas and Giovanni Allevi, and played eight sold-out shows in South Korea alongside Grammy-winning soprano Sumi Jo.

Among his major projects: the opera-rock album Rosso Opera, which won the 2018 Premio Penisola Sorrentina “Arturo Esposito” for best debut work, and La Divina Commedia, performed before more than 80,000 spectators in Italian stadiums and arenas. He has also worked with Toscanini Next in Italian theatres and at the Teatro Regio di Parma.

Today he is also a composer, producer and educator: he regularly holds masterclasses and lessons at conservatoires and musical institutions in Italy and abroad. His latest album, LIRICA, was released in 2025.