Born Joseph Carta, on Spotify, on the radio and in advertising Friends, simply Holden, reached the final stages of the twenty-third edition of the program, despite some disagreements. His talent was rewarded and it was decided not to rely too much on the sometimes somewhat complex character of the young son of art (his father is Paolo Carta, guitarist and husband of Laura Pausini). Today he releases his new EP with Warner Joseph, which takes its name from the singer himself, which contains two singles already certified gold: “TELL ME IT’S NOT GOODBYE”which in less than 24 hours after its publication totaled over 162 thousand streams, thus becoming the song with the best debut in the history of the program Friends, And “CLOUD”an intense and melancholy single written together with Angelina Mango and co-produced with Zef.
The songs are also present on the EP “TONIGHT ONLY” And “STRAYS”written with Alessandro La Cava and Daniele Fossatelli, with a fast-paced rhythm and an energetic beat which in 10 days reached over 1.5M audio and video streams. “JOSEPH” it also contains the two unreleased songs: “WE ARE NO LONGER US” feat. Gaia And “OBSIDIAN”. We spoke with him to ask him about the emotions of his first project, without missing the opportunity to ask him something about the adventures in the Program House. Here’s what he told us.
What has this edition of Amici taught you?
«My journey to Friends I believe he taught me a lot, both from a human and personal point of view, and from an artistic and professional point of view. However, it is a challenge, it is a long and demanding journey. Nice, but certainly challenging, so the lessons were many, I learned a lot.”
What’s the first thing you did when you left the program?
« I saw my family and my brothers, I had a drink, because I missed them a little (laughs). I had fun, I met my friends, I saw all the people I love, it was beautiful.
Many have considered you a “rebel” in the House of Friends, do you agree?
«Have I been considered a rebel in the house? Maybe yes. I bonded a lot with many, in reality, mainly I would say Simone, but also a lot with Cumo, a lot with Petit, with Sarah, with many. In the end we all got to know each other well, to really get to know each other, then clearly there are those who maybe we don’t get along with, but in the end we were all in tune.”
What does this EP represent?
«The fact that I was also able to overcome certain challenges, even the time was, because the dedicated work of the week was clearly dedicated to the preparation of the episode, to the lessons we had, so a real challenge was to be able to complete all the aspects therefore also following the production, the mix & master, being able to do both is a great thing for me and I am very happy with this”.
Is there a song in this project that you are most fond of?
The song on the EP that I am most fond of is probably “Dimmi che non è un addio”, even if I am attached for different reasons to all the pieces that make up the EP, however “Dimmi che non è un addio” is However, it was the presentation, the first piece I brought, so in my opinion it is a bit of a snapshot of my journey within the program”.
If you could duet with someone from the Italian music scene, who would you ask for a feat?
«There are many Italian artists with whom I would like to collaborate, in reality also with many producers, I really like Mace, there are really many with whom I would like to collaborate, I like Hirama very much, I really like Mahmood, Lazza, there are many artists for who I truly have a lot of respect for and with whom I would also like to have just an exchange of ideas, an exchange… there are many.”
