Alessio Mininni (born 19 December 1997),[1][2] known professionally as Maninni, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Alessio Mininni was born and raised in Bitetto, a town in the Metropolitan City of Bari.[3][4] His father is a metalworker and his mother is a homemaker.[5] He has one brother.[6]
He fell in love with music after attending a U2 concert with his father at the age of nine, and took up guitar shortly thereafter.[3][5] He graduated from the Don Lorenzo Milani liceo musicale in Acquaviva delle Fonti.[7]
In 2016, Mininni competed in the 16th season of Amici di Maria De Filippi.[8] He released two singles, "Parlami di te" and "Peggio di ieri", in 2017 and 2019, respectively.[2]
In late 2022, Mininni took part in the Sanremo Giovani song contest with his song "Mille porte",[9][10] but did not advance to the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.[11] He competed at the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Spettacolare".[12][13]