Umberto Alongi, born on July 26, 1976, in Italy, is a Swiss Italian singer. He began his music career by living between Italy and Switzerland. In 2014, he released his first EP Cómo estás and started producing solo albums through record labels Im Digital, Auditoria Records, and Me & U Records based in London. Alongi sings in Italian, Spanish, and English, and plays guitar. He participated in the Swiss pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 and reached the semi-finals of the Ghedi Festival with "Come stai" in November 2015. The song peaked at seventh place on the Italian airplay ranking. Alongi has released several albums including 3 minuti (2016), Illimitatamente (2017), Se amore c'è (2019), and Equidistanti (2020). Notable singles include "A due passi dal cielo" which reached number 2 in the Italian radio charts.
