6 6 th ▁San rem o ▁Music ▁Festival ▁and ▁represented ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Mich iel in ▁released ▁her ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁ 2 6 4 0 , ▁which ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁singles ▁" V ul cano " ▁and ▁" I o ▁non ▁ab ito ▁al ▁mare ". ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Mich iel in ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Bass ano ▁del ▁Gra ppa , ▁to ▁V anna ▁Mor o ▁and ▁T iz iano ▁Mich iel in . ▁She ▁has ▁an ▁older ▁brother , ▁Fil ipp o . ▁Her ▁first ▁experience ▁with ▁playing ▁music ▁came ▁from ▁studying ▁piano , ▁and ▁she ▁later ▁started ▁studying ▁bass . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen , ▁she ▁started ▁singing ▁in ▁her ▁h omet own ' s ▁g ospel ▁cho ir . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁her ▁brother , ▁she ▁developed ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁rock ▁music , ▁and ▁she ▁later ▁focused ▁on ▁artists ▁like ▁Bon ▁I ver , ▁Jeff ▁Buck ley ▁and ▁Dam ien ▁R ice . ▁After ▁listening ▁to ▁A de le ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁ 1 9 , ▁Mich iel in ▁started ▁writing ▁her ▁own ▁songs ▁on ▁piano . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 : ▁X ▁F actor ▁and ▁R if less i ▁di ▁me ▁ ▁Mich iel in ▁aud ition ed ▁for ▁the ▁fifth ▁series ▁of ▁X ▁F actor ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁singing ▁Led ▁Ze