Fil Bo Riva is an artist who is impossible to pigeonhole. The moniker for Italian born Filippo Bonamici, is not what you would call a regular solo project. Bonamici was born and grew up in Rome before moving to Ireland in his early teens, with his musical education forming and developing gradually. Eventually, this passion pushed him to Berlin in 2012, where after several years of study and musical abstinence, he discovered fresh inspiration and positive distractions that shaped his songwriting. Such new motivation led to the formation of Fil Bo Riva in 2016. The Berlin based artist started to garner significant attention with the release of his debut single ‘Like Eye Did’ that same year, and after multiple support slots – most notably with Matt Corby, Milky Chance and Imagine Dragons – the next step had to be taken. 2017 and 2018 proved to be watershed years – his first headline shows, three sold-out tours, and playing at some of the most important European festivals brought him some serious acclaim and a raft of new fans. 2019 finally saw the release of his long awaited debut album „Beautiful Sadness“, paired with his biggest sold-out headline tour to date. Currently he is working on new material and teasing fans with new music. After three single releases in 2022, „Modern Melancholia“ is Fil Bo Riva’s first song this year and it’s likely looking like an album will be released soon.
