Alessio Mininni (born 19 December 1997),[1][2] known professionally as Maninni, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Alessio Mininni was born and raised in Bitetto, a town in the Metropolitan City of Bari.

[6] He fell in love with music after attending a U2 concert with his father at the age of nine, and took up guitar shortly thereafter.

[3][5] He graduated from the Don Lorenzo Milani liceo musicale in Acquaviva delle Fonti.

[7] In 2016, Mininni competed in the 16th season of Amici di Maria De Filippi.