Claudia Lagona, known as Levante, is a Sicilian-born Italian singer-songwriter who moved to Turin as a teenager. Her recorded work discussed in the reviews includes Manuale distruzione, Abbi cura di te, Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti and Magmamemoria. Critics highlight her lyric writing, voice, and recurring themes of memory and nostalgia.

Birth name: Claudia Lagona. Born in Caltagirone (Sicily). Stage name: Levante. Early-career breakthrough with the single "Alfonso"; subsequent albums include Manuale distruzione (debut), Abbi cura di te (2015), Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti (2017) and Magmamemoria (2020). Collaborations mentioned in reviews include Max Gazzè and Carmen Consoli.

DeBaser reviews present Levante (Claudia Lagona) as an Italian singer-songwriter notable for incisive lyrics and a distinctive, evocative voice. Critics praise her handling of themes like memory and nostalgia while noting occasional unevenness in production and stylistic experiments. Key albums reviewed include Manuale distruzione, Abbi cura di te, Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti, and Magmamemoria.

For:Listeners of Italian singer-songwriters, indie-pop and pop-rock audiences.

 "Magmamemoria is the name I knew how to give to my nostalgia. It is the memory that burns inside. So much of what has passed becomes Magmamemoria which, although a result of the past, develops in the present and finds fulfillment in the future."

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 There is a lot of talk about Levante these days, and almost always for the wrong reasons.

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 Sicilian by birth and transplanted to Turin at the age of 14, Claudia Lagona, known as Levante, is a unique case in our musical landscape: straddling mainstream and the independent scene, she first made an impression a couple of years ago with a single, "Alfonso," which at first, casual listen might have seemed like yet another short-lived radio phenomenon, especially because it stood out more for the "What a shitty life!" line in the chorus than for its tragicomic performance or well-crafted arrangement.

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