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Tommaso Ottomano
Italian record producer, musician and filmmaker (born 1990) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tommaso Sabatini (born 6 August 1990), known professionally as Tommaso Ottomano, is an Italian record producer, songwriter, musician, singer, and filmmaker, best known for his frequent collaborations with Lucio Corsi and Chiello, and for his work as a music video director for various artists, including Måneskin. He co-wrote and produced Corsi's song "Volevo essere un duro", which placed second at Sanremo Music Festival 2025 and represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, where he also performed as guitarist and back vocalist.
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Early life and education
Born in 1990, Sabatini grew up in Porto Ercole, a small fishing village on Monte Argentario in the province of Grosseto, Tuscany. His father is a carpenter, and his mother owns a clothing store.[1] From an early age, he developed a passion for music—studying singing and guitar—as well as cinema, also experimenting with photography before creating his first videos.[2]
He began high school at the technical institute for surveyors in Grosseto but switched to the vocational school for tourism after one year.[1]
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Blind Fool Love
In 2007, Sabatini founded the band Blind Fool Love, serving as lead vocalist and guitarist under the name Scary, alongside Piero Cini on bass and Marco Ronconi on drums. Initially producing songs in English and covers, they later shifted to writing original Italian lyrics, blending influences from Italian singer-songwriters with a post-hardcore and emo style.[3] Their first official single, "Vampiro", was released in November 2009.[4]
In 2011, the band signed with Sony Music and released their debut EP Il pianto, which peaked at 5 of the FIMI Albums Chart.[5] Their studio album La strage di Cupido was released on 27 September 2011.[3] In November, the music video for "Com'eri un tempo", directed by Sabatini himself, was released.[6] They disbanded at the end of 2012 when Sabatini moved to Milan to start his career in videomaking.
As a filmmaker and music producer
In Milan, Sabatini adopted the name Tommaso Ottomano and connected with fellow Tuscan Lucio Corsi, who also had moved to the city to pursue his music career. Ottomano directed Corsi's music videos "Godzilla" (2014) and "Altalena Boy" (2015), starting a collaboration that led him to create all of Corsi's subsequent videos.[7][8] He also contributed as a musician to Corsi's debut album, Bestiario musicale.
In 2017, Ottomano sent to Francesco Bianconi a short music video for the "Intro" of Baustelle's album L'amore e la violenza. Bianconi appreciated the work and had it released in March of that year. As a result, Ottomano was also commissioned to direct the music video for the track "Il Vangelo di Giovanni", released on 28 April 2017.[1]
In 2021, Ottomano began collaborating with rapper and singer Chiello as both a songwriter and director. That same year, he directed the music video for Jovanotti's single "La primavera".[9][10] Between 2022 and 2023, he worked with Måneskin, directing the music videos for the singles "The Loneliest", "Gossip", and "Honey (Are U Coming?)".[2] Ottomano was awarded Director of the Year at the 2022 Videoclip Italia Awards,[11] and won Best Rock Video for "The Loneliest" at the 2023 edition.[12] That same year, the video won Best Rock Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.[13] In 2024, Ottomano was once again named Director of the Year at the Videoclip Italia Music Awards, and won Best Rock Video for Måneskin's "Gossip".[14][15] During this period, he also directed commercials and fashion campaign videos for brands such as Prada, Gucci, Missoni and Roberto Cavalli.[16][17][18]
As a producer and songwriter, Ottomano worked on Lucio Corsi's albums La gente che sogna (2023) and Volevo essere un duro (2025). He co-wrote and produced the latter's title track, which competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2025, where he accompanied Corsi on guitar and back vocals on the Ariston stage.[7][8] The song finished in second place, receiving the Critics' Award, and was later selected as Italy's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.[19][20] He once again backed Corsi at Eurovision in May, performing "Volevo essere un duro" and ranking at fifth place in the final.[21]
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