Italian singer Maria Tomba was born in Verona on October 3, 2002, and was only sixteen when her parents died of cancer. After taking singing lessons and acting classes, she tried her luck at the Zecchino d'oro and sang in a high school band, before winning a young talent contest at the Garda festival. In 2023, she entered the X Factor competition and reached the semi-finals with the track "Crush", which heralded the release of the EP of the same name. Following the release of the single "Malefica", 2024 saw the singer take part in the Area Sanremo competition and win her qualification for Sanremo Giovani with the song "Goodbye (Voglio Good Vibes)", which reached the semi-final of the 75th Sanremo Festival and reached No. 57 in the Italian charts. February 2025 sees the release of his debut album Requiem (per un sogno), co-written by himself and featuring a cover of Bon Jovi's "Always".
