Pietro Basile is a Munich-born pop singer whose origins can be traced to
Calabria, Italy. He was raised in Germany in an Italian-speaking household and
he attributes this multicultural upbringing as being a key to success for his
music. A common feature in his material is the use of German language for the
verses and then singing the choruses in Italian, which has helped his popularity
grow in both countries.
His breakthrough came in 2008 with the song 'Scusami', a track which initially
went viral through YouTube and has since gone on to become a modern pop classic
often fea...