Coma Cose

Coma_Cose is an Italian indie pop-hip hop musical duo formed in 2017 by Fausto Zanardelli (born in Gavardo, on 21 November 1978), also known as Fausto Lama, or Edipo^[1][2] and Francesca Mesiano (born in Pordenone in 1990), known also as California.^[3]Aside from their musical collaboration, the pair married on 9 February 2023.^[4]

Coma_Cose
Coma_Cose in 2025
Background information
Origin	Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Genres	Indie pop pop rap
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Asian Fake
Members	Fausto Lama California

History

Zanardelli had temporarily given up on his music career before being convinced to relaunch it when he met Mesiano in the Navigli area of Milan, at the launch event for a mutual friend's shop.^[5]

In 2017 they signed to the label Asian Fake,^[6] before releasing their debut single "Cannibalismo". They reached a wider audience with 2018 single "Post concerto", which achieved a gold record certification.^[7] Their debut album Hype Aura was released on 15 March 2019.^[8]

In 2020, Coma_Cose also appeared as themselves in the Netflix's series Summertime, performing the song "Mancarsi".^[9]

The duo participated have made three appearances at the Sanremo Music Festival. The first was at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Fiamme negli occhi",^[10] finishing in 20th position.^[11] On the third night they sang the Lucio Battisti song "Il mio canto libero" alongside Alberto Radius and Mamakass.^[12] They appeared again at Sanremo 2023, with the song "L'addio", finishing in 13th position.^[13][14]On the fourth night they covered "Sarà perché ti amo" by Ricchi e Poveri alongside Baustelle.^[15] They made a third appearance at Sanremo in 2025 with the song "Cuoricini", with which they ultimately placed 10th.^[16][17]On the fourth night, they sang "L'estate sta finendo" alongside Johnson Righeira.^[18]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums with peak chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [19]
Hype aura	Released: 15 March 2019 Label: Asian Fake	9
Nostralgia	Released: 16 April 2021 Label: Asian Fake	5
Un meraviglioso modo di salvarsi	Released: 4 November 2022 Label: Asian Fake	16
Vita fusa	Released: 7 March 2025 Label: Asian Fake	5 [20]

Compilations

• Fondamenta (2019)

Extended plays

• Inverno ticinese (2017)
• Due (2020)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA [21]
"Cannibalismo"	2017	—		Non-album singles
"Golgota"		—
"Deserto"		—
"Jugoslavia"		—
"Post concerto"	2018	—	FIMI: Gold[22]
"Nudo integrale"		—
"Via Gola"	2019	—		Hype Aura
"Granata"		—
"Mancarsi"		—	FIMI: Platinum[22]
"Guerre fredde"	2020	—		Due
"Fiamme negli occhi"	2021	6	FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]	Nostralgia
"La canzone dei lupi"		—
"Chiamami"	2022	—		Un meraviglioso modo di salvarsi
"L'addio"	2023	10	FIMI: 2× Platinum[22]
"Agosto morsica"		—		Non-album single
"Malavita"	2024	7	FIMI: Platinum[22]	Vita fusa
"Posti vuoti"		58
"Cuoricini"	2025	4	FIMI: Platinum[22]
"La gelosia"		—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

• "Aurora sogna" with Subsonica (2019)
• "Riserva naturale" with Francesca Michielin (2020)
• "Una cosa bene" with Articolo 31 (2023)

Filmography

• Summertime (2020)