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Tommaso Ottomano
Ottomano performing with Lucio Corsi at Eurovision 2025
Ottomano performing with Lucio Corsi at Eurovision 2025
Background information
Birth nameTommaso Sabatini
Born (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 34)
Orbetello, Tuscany, Italy
OriginPorto Ercole, Tuscany, Italy
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • singer
  • filmmaker
Years active2007–present

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.

Early life and education

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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]

Career

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Blind Fool Love

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Main article: 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

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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]

Selected filmography

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Film

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Year Title Notes
2021 Paura: La vergine nella fontana Short film; also writer
2022 Paura: La notte di Evelyn Short film; also writer

Music videos

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Title Artist(s) Release date
Com'eri un tempo Blind Fool Love 11 November 2011
Migrazione generale dalle campagne alle città Lucio Corsi 2 November 2014
Godzilla 9 December 2014
Altalena Boy (versione "tranquilla") 17 February 2015
Altalena Boy (versione "sgravata")
Grande raccordo animale Appino 7 May 2015
Love Baustelle 24 March 2017
Il Vangelo di Giovanni 28 April 2017
Botox Myss Keta 13 April 2018
Cosa faremo da grandi? Lucio Corsi 28 October 2019
Freccia Bianca 17 January 2020
Puta Joan Thiele 23 January 2020
Trieste Lucio Corsi 22 April 2020
Club Ginevra 22 June 2021
Quanto ti vorrei Chiello 24 September 2021
Damerino Chiello and Taxi B 15 October 2021
Sul fondo dello scrigno Chiello
Golfo paradiso Chiello and Mace
La primavera Jovanotti 17 December 2021
Dove vai? Chiello 24 June 2022
The Loneliest Måneskin 12 October 2022
Gossip Måneskin featuring Tom Morello 13 January 2023
Milano dannata Chiello 17 March 2023
Astronave giradisco Lucio Corsi 22 March 2023
La bocca della verità 3 April 2023
Magia nera 18 April 2023
Radio Mayday 21 April 2023
Honey (Are U Coming?) Måneskin 5 September 2023
Limone Chiello 26 April 2024
Stanza 107 17 July 2024
Chiudi gli occhi Marianne Mirage 21 October 2024
Ho sbagliato ancora Chiello 4 November 2024
Tu sei il mattino Lucio Corsi 15 November 2024
Nel cuore della notte 24 December 2024
Amore mio Chiello 29 January 2025
Volevo essere un duro Lucio Corsi 12 February 2025
Pirati Chiello 28 March 2025

Selected songwriting discography

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Song title, year of release, original artist, and album of release
Song Year Artist(s) Album Ref.
"Dove vai" 2022 Chiello Non-album single [22]
"Cuore tra le stelle" [23]
"Astronave giradisco" 2023 Lucio Corsi La gente che sogna [24]
"La bocca della verità"
"Magia nera" [25]
"Orme"
"Radio Mayday" [26]
"La gente che sogna" [27]
"Glam Party"
"Danza classica"
"Un altro mondo"
"Tutti quanti dormono" Chiello Mela marcia [28]
"Glugluglu"
"Tutti i miei idoli sono morti"
"Limone" 2024 Scarabocchi [29]
"Stanza 107" [30]
"Tu sei il mattino" Lucio Corsi Volevo essere un duro [31]
"Amore mio" 2025 Chiello Scarabocchi [32]
"Volevo essere un duro" Lucio Corsi Volevo essere un duro [33]
"Sigarette" [34]
"Francis Delacroix"
"Let There Be Rocko"
"Il re del rave"
"Situazione complicata"
"Questa vita"
"Nel cuore della notte"
"Insetti" Chiello Scarabocchi [35]
"Scintille"
"Stupida anima"
"I miei occhi erano tuoi" Chiello and Rose Villain
"Maledirò" Chiello
"Nessuno ti crede"

Awards and nominations

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Year Ceremony Award Result Ref.
2022 Videoclip Italia Awards Director of the Year Won
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2024 Won
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References

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  1. ^ a b c Lanza, Alessandra (21 September 2023). "Tommaso Ottomano - Chi troppo vuole, spacca tutto". Wu Magazine.
  2. ^ a b Capitani, Andrea (17 January 2023). "Tommaso Sabatini firma il video dei Maneskin". La Nazione. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b Rigamonti, Fabio (5 October 2011). "Blind Fool Love (Tommaso Sabatini)". Spazio Rock. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  4. ^ Braghiroli, Eleonora (4 February 2010). "Il morso del vampiro". Newsic. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Blind Fool Love, è 'Il pianto' l'Ep d'esordio". Rockol. 20 April 2011.
  6. ^ Wongher, Renzo. "Occhio ai "Blind Fool Love" Dall'Argentario all'album Sony". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b Cherubini, Jori Diego (16 February 2025). "Tommaso Ottomano, il chitarrista e amico di Lucio Corsi, che ha suonato con lui a Sanremo: "L'unico con cui riesco a scrivere canzoni"". Corriere Fiorentino.
  8. ^ a b Fazio, Gabriele. "Lucio Corsi, parla Tommaso Ottomano, il chitarrista con lui sul palco: "Topo Gigio? Il ratto è per tutti immondizia, noi l'abbiamo portato a Sanremo"". Open. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ^ Capitani, Andrea (20 December 2021). "Tommaso 'Ottomano': da Porto Ercole al video di Jovanotti. "Io e Lorenzo, che intesa fortissima"". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  10. ^ Ciavarelli, Giulia (17 December 2021). "'La primavera' di Jovanotti con cinque nuovi brani". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Videoclip Italia Awards, i vincitori della prima edizione". Sky TG24. 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ Ranzani, Paolo. "Tommaso Ottomano - Il regista dei Maneskin". Phocus Magazine.
  13. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 2023: Maneskin wins Best Rock Video for their song 'The Loneliest'". The Economic Times. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Videoclip Italia Awards 2024: ecco tutti i vincitori". Billboard. 3 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Maremmani di successo, Sabatini e quel video coi Maneskin. Ora è "miglior regista"". La Nazione. 12 June 2024.
  16. ^ Cascone, Sebastiano (12 February 2025). "Tommaso Ottomano: chi è il musicista sul palco assieme a Lucio Corsi a Sanremo 2025". TVBlog.
  17. ^ "Chi è Tommaso Ottomano: il musicista e regista, a Sanremo come chitarrista di Lucio Corsi". l'Unità. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  18. ^ ""Arte è riuscire a fare una cosa personale ma comprensibile a chiunque" intervista a Tommaso Ottomano". NSS Magazine. 15 February 2024.
  19. ^ "Sanremo 2025: vince Olly! Classifica finale e premi assegnati". Radio 105. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  20. ^ Agostini, Ivana (23 February 2025). "Lucio Corsi all'Eurovision, sul palco con lui anche un 'pirata': chi è Tommaso Ottomano e il legame tra i due". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  21. ^ "La Toscana applaude Lucio Corsi e Tommaso Ottomano. Quinti all'Eurovision: "Per noi avete vinto"". La Nazione. 18 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Chiello - Dove vai (Radio Date: 24-06-2022)". Earone. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Chiello - Cuore tra le stelle (Radio Date: 28-10-2022)". Earone. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Lucio Corsi torna con il singolo "Astronave giradisco / La bocca della verità"". WeReporter. 16 March 2023.
  25. ^ "Lucio Corsi continua a sognare con Magia nera e Orme fuori oggi venerdì 14 aprile". Index Music. 14 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Lucio Corsi - Radio Mayday (Radio Date: 28-04-2023)". Earone. 24 April 2023.
  27. ^ Falcini, Dario (14 April 2023). "Lucio Corsi ci dimostra come si costruisce la carriera di un vero artista". Rockit. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  28. ^ Ruviglioni, Patrizio (30 June 2023). "La mela marcia della musica italiana". Esquire. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  29. ^ "Chiello - Limone (Radio Date: 26-04-2024)". Earone. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  30. ^ "Chiello - Stanza 107 (Radio Date: 12-07-2024)". Earone. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  31. ^ "Lucio Corsi - Tu sei il mattino (Radio Date: 12-11-2024)". EarOne. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  32. ^ "Chiello - Amore mio (Radio Date: 24-01-2025)". Earone. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  33. ^ Visentin, Barbara (5 February 2025). ""Volevo essere un duro" di Lucio Corsi, il significato del testo a Sanremo 2025". Corriere della Sera.
  34. ^ "Lucio Corsi racconta il nuovo album, "Volevo essere un duro", canzone per canzone". All Music Italia. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  35. ^ "Chiello, i miei brani 'Scarabocchi' per riflettere sulla vita". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 11 April 2025.
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