Lorenzo Fragola ( born 26 April 1995 ) is an Italian singer-songwriter . He rose to fame after winning the eighth series of the Italian talent show '' X Factor '' . His winner 's single , " The Reason Why " , debuted atop the Italian Singles Chart , and was later certified double platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry . Fragola competed both in the 65th and 66th Sanremo Music Festival , performing the songs " Siamo uguali " and " Infinite volte " , and placing tenth and fifth , respectively . Both his debut album '' 1995 '' , released in Italy on 31 March 2015 , and its follow-up , '' Zero Gravity '' ( 2016 ) debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart
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Sanremo Music Festival 2015
Lorenzo Fragola