Alessandra Joan Thiele (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandra dʒon ˈtiːle, - ˈdʒɔːan -]; born 21 September 1991), known simply as Joan Thiele, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Joan Thiele
Thiele in 2017
Thiele in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAlessandra Joan Thiele
Born (1991-09-21) 21 September 1991 (age 33)
Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Italy
OriginMilan, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
Labels

Early life

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Alessandra Joan Thiele was born in Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, to an Italian mother from Naples and Swiss father of Colombian descent.[1][2] She has one brother.[3]

She spent her early childhood in Cartagena, Colombia, before moving back to Desenzano del Garda with her mother after her parents separated.[4] At the age of 18, she moved to London. She later moved back to Italy and settled in Milan.[5]

Career

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Thiele began pursuing music as a busker at the age of 16.[4] In 2015, she released a cover of Drake's "Hotline Bling". The following year, she released her first extended play, Joan Thiele.[6] In 2018, she performed at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas.[7] Later that year, she released her first studio album, Tango.[8]

"Le vacanze", her first single in Italian, was released in 2019.[9] In March 2020, she released Operazione oro, her second extended play and first in Italian.[1][10] In September 2021, she was featured on the song "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" by Elodie, included in the soundtrack of the film Burning Hearts, and was awarded with the David di Donatello for Best Original Song.[5][11]

In December 2024, she was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.[12]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Tango

Mixtapes

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Title Details
Atti
  • Release date: 20 May 2022
  • Label: Undamento
  • Formats: LP

Extended plays

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
ITA
[13]
Joan Thiele 91
Operazione oro

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Album
"Save Me" 2016 Joan Thiele
"Taxi Driver"
"Lost Ones"
"Armenia" 2017 Tango
"Fire"
"Polite" 2018
"Le vacanze" 2019 Operazione oro
"Puta" 2020
"Bambina"
"Sempre la stessa"
"Atto I – Memoria del futuro" 2021 Atti
"Atto II – Disordinato spazio"
"Atto III – L'errore"
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Title Year Album
"Le ragazze di Porta Venezia – The Manifesto"
(Myss Keta featuring La Pina, Elodie, Priestess, Joan Thiele and Roshelle)
2019 Paprika
"Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)"
(Elodie featuring Joan Thiele)
2022 OK. Respira
"Verdad"
(Golden Years with Joan Thiele and Ele A)
2023 Non-album single

Other charted songs

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List of songs, showing year released, selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak
chart
positions
Album
ITA[14]
"No Privacy/No Caption Needed"
(Nitro featuring Joan Thiele)
2020 58 GarbAge
"Senza fiato"
(Mace featuring Venerus and Joan Thiele)
2021 43 Obe
"Viaggio contro la paura"
(Mace featuring Joan Thiele and Gemitaiz)
2024 73 Māyā

References

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  1. ^ a b Pecci, Giulio (30 April 2021). "È iniziato il secondo atto della vita da cantautrice di Joan Thiele". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ D'Aprile, Donato (20 September 2021). "L'intervista a Joan Thiele: una carriera tra musica, moda ed arte". L'Officiel Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ Sisti, Carlotta (19 April 2018). "Sono stata al concerto di Cosmo con Joan Thiele". Vice (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b Bonazzi, Laila (27 February 2020). "Intervista a Joan Thiele: "Ho lottato per fare musica ed essere indipendente dai miei genitori"". Marie Claire (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b Corci, Corinne (7 October 2022). "Joan Thiele e i sogni che viaggiano come proiettili". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ^ Serini, Raffaella (22 June 2018). "Joan Thiele canta (e si racconta) per voi. In esclusiva". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ^ Brandle, Lars (10 January 2018). "SXSW Unveils Massive Batch of Performers for 2018 Music Fest". Billboard. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ^ Digiglio, Barbara (29 May 2018). "Chiacchierare con Joan Thiele è terapeutico, sarà per quel suo modo di essere gentile". Elle Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ^ Zaccagnini, Francesca (9 August 2019). "Generazione Z / Experience Is intervista Joan Thiele". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ^ Giorgi, Angela (28 August 2021). ""Ora che canto in italiano ho scoperto nuove sfumature nel modo in cui vivo la musica"". Domani (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  11. ^ Oliva, Selene (11 May 2023). "Elodie (con)vince ai David di Donatello 2023 con un nude look d'ispirazione boudoir, firmato Valentino". Vogue Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  12. ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (1 December 2024). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Italian Charts - Joan Thiele - Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Italian Charts - Joan Thiele - Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2024.