Matteo Professione (born 29 November 1993, in Milan),^[1] better known as Ernia, is an Italian rapper. Together with fellow hip hop artist Ghali, he founded the crew Troupe D'Elite, also including Maite and producer Fawzi.^[2] The group released the eponymous extended play in 2012 under label Tanta Roba, and the album Il mio giorno preferito in free download under Honiro Records label, in 2014.^[3][4][5]

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Ernia
Background information
Birth name	Matteo Professione
Born	(1993-11-29) 29 November 1993 (age 30) Milan, Italy
Genres	Hip hop pop rap conscious hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2011–present

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After the group's dissolution, he moved to London.^[6] When he came back to Italy, he debuted as a solo artist in 2017, releasing the album Come uccidere un usignolo, named after a literal translation of the title of Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird.^[6] One year later, his second studio album, 68, debuted at number one on the FIMI Italian Albums Chart.^[7][8] In 2020, he increased his fame with the album Gemelli, which became his second number-one studio set in Italy, and spawned the chart-topping single "Superclassico", certified sextuple platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.^[9][10]

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