In 2011, Cremonini signed with Universal Music Italia publishing his fourth studio album La teoria dei colori promoted by the singles "Il comico (Sai che risate)" and "La nuova stella di Broadway".
"[1][2] In 2013, he won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song writing and composing "Amor mio", performed by Gianni Morandi, for the film The Landlords directed by Edoardo Gabbriellini.
[5] In 1996, along with some friends and classmates at the liceo scientifico Sabin, he formed a group called Senza filtro, with whom he performed at parties and clubs in Bologna, singing covers of The Beatles, Oasis, Radiohead and Queen.
[7] In 1999, he became the frontman of Italian band Lùnapop, with Nicola Balestri, Gabriele Galassi, Alessandro De Simone and Michele Giuliani,[8] publishing the album …Squérez?
[9][10] In 2002, for management and contractual reasons, the group stopped producing music, leading the members to take different working directions.
In 2011, Cremonini signed with Universal Music Italia with the singer company that owns his recording rights Trecuori srl.
[23][24] It was promoted by several commercial successful singles, including "Il comico (Sai che risate)" and "La nuova stella di Broadway"; the latter peaked at number nine and was certified quadruple platinum.
[36] On 29 November 2019, he published his second greatest hits Cremonini 2C2C - The Best Of,[37] becoming his third number one chart project, promoted by the new songs "Al telefono" and "Giovane stupida".
[42] The album was anticipated by the singles "Colibr'" and "La ragazza del futuro", both performed live on the night the singer-songwriter was a guest artist at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022.