Joseph Carta, aka Holden, is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and producer born in 2000.
He began his musical journey at a very young age, developing a passion for the Pop/EDM world and playing in Roman discos. His pseudonym takes inspiration from the protagonist of the famous novel by J. D. Salinger, “The catcher in the rye” (in Italian, “Il giovane Holden”), one of the masterpieces of the Beat generation, a book in which millions of people found themselves, with which they wandered around New York, and in which the The artist sees himself again and identifies himself through the strong sense of rebellion and anguish towards what surrounds him.
His official recording debut took place in 2019, with the publication of his first EP entitled “Il giorno Holden”, to which were added, a few months later, the songs “Come le altre” and “Non fa per me”, which together they recorded already over 20 million streams. But the real success came thanks to the platinum-certified single “Na Na Na” which currently has over 49 million streams.
Subsequently came “Cadiamo Insieme” (over 19 million streams), “Frate” and “Barriere”, up to his debut album “Prologo”. In 2022 he released the singles “Farmi a pezzi”, “Tu lo sai già” and “Neon”.
In his career he has already collaborated with artists such as Coez, Quentin40 and Gemello. Within the Amici broadcast, after the great success of “Dimmi che non è un addio”, he released the unreleased “Nuvola” in December, both already certified gold with respectively over 12 million streams and 11 million of streams. Holden is the only competitor to have already obtained two certifications during the television experience.
The third unpublished work published within the school is “Solo stanotte”, followed by “Randagi”. His new EP “Joseph” will be released on May 24th. “Holden” is already scheduled for autumn 2024, the first club tour which includes more than ten stops in the main Italian cities.
