Born January 25, 1984 - Latina 
 Simone Di Matteo is an italian journalist, author and songwriter who rose to fame thanks to an italian reality tv show called Pechino Express - Le civiltà perdute. It aired on RAI2 in 2016 and followed the adventures of the former writer alongside is friend, colleague and tv personality Tina Cipollari. 
 In 2022 he released "Racconto d’inverno", a song with the songwriter Andrea Crimi which pays homage to Fabrizio De André and which is featured in "L'Amore Dietro Ogni Cosa", the album expected to be published this summer under the New Music International label. This is the first concept album ever to be entirely inspired by a book, in this case the homonymous Di Matteo's one. 
 Racconto d'inverno presents itself as a debut in music for Di Matteo, since this is the first time he borrowes is voice for a musical performance.