Mattia is the winner of the twenty-second edition of Friends Of Maria DeFilippi, the talent branded Canale 5 and officially ended with the final broadcast on Sunday 14 May. Member of the TodArisa team Raymond Todaro And Ariseepisode after episode, the dancer specializing in Latin American has been able to win over the public and judges, winning countless challenges until he reaches the top step of the podium.
Nineteen years old, from Puglia, Mattia Zenzola is the classic example of “he who lasts wins”: trained from a very young age with Alberto ‘Beto’ PerezColombian dancer and choreographer founder of Zumba Fitness, in 2017 he participated in the Latin dance world championships in Bucharest, finishing first in the Italian championships of Fids (Italian Federation of sports dance) and then entering the school of Friends in the 2021/2022 edition.
Forced to retire due to an injury just a few steps from the evening, Mattia was able to enjoy a second chance thanks to the teacher Raimondo Todaro, who got him back in September for the current edition, finally beating the competition and positioning himself first.
“In the misfortune and in so much suffering I tried to do everything possible to get better” he confessed, “It was difficult, there were times when I thought I couldn’t make it because the pain was so much”. And Mattia did it all right, instead, distinguishing himself for her performances (often paired with his colleague Benedetta) and managing to enter the good graces of the public at home, who crowned him so last night. “I dance because it doesn’t make me think of anything” are the words of the dancer who, after the bad moods after breaking up with Maddalena, with whom a certain understanding was born within the school, is now at the beginning of a great adventure: ” When I grow up? I want to do what I’m doing right now.”
