Piotta is a stage name of Tommaso Zanello (born 26 April 1974 in Rome, Italy), an Italian rapper. Piotta, which in Roman slang means "100 lira

Lira

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s", became famous with his song "Supercafone" which describes the Coatto (suburban unpolite, politically incorrect

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 peasant).

Piotta's single "La Mossa del giaguaro" hit #15 on the Italian charts in 2000.

Now considered a "veteran" of Italian hip hop, Piotta set up a record label, La grande onda, with a focus on emerging Italian musicians.

Discography

• Comunque vada sarà un successo, 1998
• Comunque vada sarà un successo '99, 1999
• Democrazia del microfono, 2000
• La Grande Onda, 2002
• Tommaso, 2004
• Multi Culti, 2007
• S(u)ono Diverso, 2009