Immanuel Casto

Manuel Cuni (born September 16, 1983), known professionally as Immanuel Casto, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Biography.
1983–2008: Early works.
Born in Alzano Lombardo, Manuel Cuni moved to Bologna in 2002, to work as an art director. Between 2003 and 2004, with the stage name Immanuel, Cuni produced and released the EPs "On the Road", "Voyeur" and "Vento di erezioni". The songs showed an ironic take on sex and pornography, in a dance/electronic style. According to Casto, his work belongs in the porn groove music genre. In 2005, the song "Io la do" got to be broadcast nationally on Radio Deejay.
The 2008 music video for "Anal Beat" was Casto's big break. He became a regular guest on MTV Italia's "Loveline" and got to be featured on "El País". In the same year Casto signed with Jle Management. In June Casto performed at the National Gay Pride and published his first greatest hits "The Hits".
2009–2014: "Adult Music" and "Freak & Chic".
In 2009 Casto went on his first national tour and released the single "Touché (Par l'amour)", his first song available on digital stores and produced by his future main collaborator, Keen.
In 2010 he began his collaboration with singer-songwriter Romina Falconi, releasing "Crash", one of Casto's most successful singles, later included in his first studio album, "Adult Music" (Universal 2011).
On September 13, 2013 Immanuel Casto published his second studio album "Freak & Chic", which included the singles "Tropicanal" and "Sexual Navigator" (featuring the drag queen Minerva Lowenthal). Romina Falconi is featured on the third single, "Sognando Cracovia", which became the title for Casto and Falconi's joint tour in 2014-2015. In turn, Casto appeared on the song "Eyeliner", included in Falconi's album "Certi sogni si fanno attraverso un filo d'odio".
2015–present: "The Pink Album" and "L'età del consenso".
In 2015 Casto released "Deepthroat Revolution" and announced his third studio work, "The Pink Album", published on September 25. With "Rosico" Casto begins his collaboration with Tying Tiffany, while "Rosso oro e nero" is a cover of Einstürzende Neubauten's "Sabrina", performed with Italian post punk band Soviet Soviet, and "Horror Vacui" features once again Romina Falconi. The video for "Alphabet of Love", featuring adult performer , has been officially released in September 2016 on Pornhub. According to a statement released by Casto's production company, it is the first time a European artist gets to release their video on the site. 
On September 14, 2018, Casto released the greatest hits "L'età del consenso". The lead single, "Piromane", featuring Romina Falconi, was released on June 5, 2018. 
On November 1, 2019, Casto became president of the organization Mensa Italia.