After the album '' SXM '' with the rap group Sangue Misto , in 1996 Neffa started his solo career , with the successful album '' I messaggeri della dopa '' which was led by the single " Aspettando il sole " . In the following albums he spanned various styles including funky , pop , soul , jazz and R&B , getting his major success in 2001 with the summer hit " La mia signorina " and the relevant album '' Arrivi e partenze '' . The same year he was nominated as best Italian act at the MTV Europe Music Awards . In 2004 he entered the main competition at the 54th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival , placing ninth with the song " Le ore piccole " . In 2007 Neffa composed the musical score of Ferzan Özpetek 's '' Saturn in Opposition '' , for which he won a Globo d'oro for best score and a Nastro d'Argento and a Ciak d'oro for best original song ( " Passione " ) . In 2010 he started the musical project Due di Picche with the rapper J-Ax . In 2016 he returned to compete at the 66th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Sogni e nostalgia "
66th edition
Sanremo Music Festival 2016
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