Giuseppe Anastasi, born on August 23, 1976, in Palermo, Sicily, is an Italian composer. At age 21, he was admitted to the music school Centro Europeo di Toscolano (CET) di Mogol in Rome. In 2001, Anastasi collaborated with Francesco Baccini, co-writing "Son resuscitato". Five years later, he participated in the Musicultura festival, reaching the final with "Lo specchio". While working at CET, he met Italian singer and actress Arisa and composed "Sincerità" for her. The song won the "Newcomers' section" and the "Critics' prize" at the Sanremo Music Festival in 2009. In 2014, Anastasi won the Sanremo Music Festival as a composer with Arisa's "Controvento". His debut album Canzoni ravvicinate del vecchio tipo was released in 2018.