Piji wins Tenco 2026 license plate as best first work. The Roman singer-songwriter wins recognition with his debut album It's recording audio…published by Azzurra Music, which collected 81 votes in the category, the most voted among the finalists. The party then continues immediately live: Monday July 13th Piji will be on stage at Testaccio Summerin Rome.
The award comes at the end of a long and unconventional journey: almost a thousand concerts, twenty-three awards won as a singer-songwriter and a career built between music, theatre, radio, writing and artistic direction, up to the unconventional choice of waiting for the right moment before recording a first album.
This is the comment of Piji after the victory:
«It's the best day of my life. The most important thing that can happen to a songwriter. I think of all the effort, all the work of these years. And everything takes on a deeper meaning. I officially declare the first part of my apprenticeship completed and, equally officially, I declare apprenticeship 2 has begun. But first, let's toast for at least a month…”
Piji, the album is recording audio…
It's recording audio… it is a work that crosses songwriting, pop-jazz, swing, jazz manouche, tango and cinematographic suggestions, alternating irony and poetry, lightness and commitment, imagination and reflection on the present. A record full of contaminations and embellished with guests like Simona Molinari, Sergio Cammariere And Stefano Di Battistawhich won over critics and audiences.
The Targa Tenco represents not only the culmination of an artistic journey, but also the recognition of a personal voice, capable of narrating the present with intelligence and irony. Piji thus joins the list of this year's winners, led by Caparezza for the overall album: here you will find all the winners of the 2026 Tenco Plaques. The awards will be presented during the Tenco Awardscheduled from 22 to 24 October at the Ariston Theater in Sanremo.
Piji live at Testaccio Estate on July 13th
The victory celebration finds its stage in Rome. Monday July 13th Piji will take the stage at Testaccio Summer mixing two of its summer formats: Piji 4et – It's playing unplugged…the acoustic version of the album, and Everyone says I Love Woodya choral marathon of comic monologues to celebrate Woody Allen's 90th birthday, born from a track on the album, Like Woody Allen.
On stage the Piji 4etformed by Piji (voice and manouche guitar), Gian Piero Lo Piccolo (clarinet), Egidio Marchitelli (manouche guitar) and Francesco Saverio Capo (double bass). Numerous guests will speak during the evening: Jodie Alivernini, Elda Alvigini, Stefano Antonucci, Claudia Campagnola, Simone Colombari, Pietro De Silva, Stefano Disegno, Toni Fornari, Dino Giarrusso, Margot Sikabonyi and Sara Valerio.
Photo by Tamara Casula
