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Born in 2006 in Vigevano, in the province of Pavia,[2] Sarah Toscano is the third and youngest child of Petra Polomsky, a German teacher originally from Stuttgart, Germany, and Marco Toscano, an entrepreneur in the leather sector; she has an older sister, Giulia, and an older brother, Lorenzo.[3][4] At the age of five, she began studying the piano and soon began participating in and winning international competitions.[5][6] Devoted to karaoke, her father decided to have her listen to Andrea Dulio, an international manager, who took her to a recording studio, where he had her record her first songs.[7][8]
Passionate about tennis, during her childhood she played in the women's C series, winning the provincial tennis championship in 2020 with the Sporting Club Selva Alta.[9][10] She attended the Bachelet linguistic high school in Abbiategrasso (MI),[11] interrupting her studies in the fifth year to participate in the twenty-third edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi.[12][13]
Career
Recording debut
In 2022 she was selected among the twenty finalists of the Area Sanremo[14] singing competition and although she was not selected as a competitor in Sanremo Giovani, she won the plaque dedicated to Vittorio De Scalzi.[15][16] On 21 October the same year his first EP, Riflesso, was released, containing six tracks and produced by the Universal Music Italia label, which included his first single "9 giugno".[17][18]
2023-2024: Participation in Amici 23 and Sarah
In September 2023 she participated in the auditions of the twenty-third edition of the musical talent show broadcast on Canale 5Amici di Maria De Filippi, then entering the initial phase.[19][20] In March 2023 she gained access to the evening phase of the program by joining the team led by professors Lorella Cuccarini and Emanuel Lo[21][22] and the following May she reached the final, emerging as the winner.[23][24]
From 15 June to 28 August 2024 Sarah Live Summer 2024, her first summer tour, took place from Rome to Monterosso al Mare (SP).[36] In the summer of the same year, she performed in music event, including the Future Hits Live,[37] RDS Summer Festival,[38] TIM Summer Hits, Battiti Live,[39] 105 Summer Festival[40] and Yoga Radio Bruno Estate.[41]
On 16 July 2024 he opened the concert of the Black Eyed Peas in Milan.[42] On 26 July he released the single "Roulette", included in the streaming reissue of his self-titled EP.[43][44]
On 29 September 2024, during the first episode of the twenty-fourth edition of Amici di Maria De Filippi,[51] he previewed his new single "Tacchi (fra le dita)", which will be released on 4 October.[52][53] In November, she teamed up with clothing brand Horda to launch her signature winter sweatshirts on the market, accompanied on the back by a quote from the song "Tacchi (fra le dita)".[54] On 22 November her first collaboration with British singer Bea and her Business was released in the song "Safety Net", the Italian version of the latter's song of the same name released on 13 September.[55][56] On 27 November she participated in the second episode of the program This Is Me, broadcast on Canale 5 with the conduction of Silvia Toffanin, where she performed first alone and then in duet with Il Volo on the notes of the song "Capolavoro".[57]
