Mattia is the winner of the twenty-second edition of Amici di Maria DeFilippi, the talent branded Canale 5 and officially ended with the final airing on Sunday 14th May. Member of the TodArisa team Raymond Todaro And DevelopEpisode after episode, the Latin American dancer won over the audience and the jury, overcoming countless challenges to reach the top step of the podium.
The 19-year-old Mattia Zenzola from Apulia is the classic example of “he who perseveres wins”: he trained with them from an early age Alberto “Beto” PerezColombian dancer and choreographer, founder of Zumba Fitness, participated in the World Latin American Dance Championships in Bucharest in 2017, took first place in the Italian Championships of the Fids (Italian Sport Dance Federation) and then entered the Amici school in the 2021/2022 edition a.
Just a few steps before the evening, Mattia had to retire due to injury and was given a second chance thanks to the teacher Raimondo Todaro, who brought him back in September for the current edition, finally prevailing over the competition and positioning himself first.
“In the misfortune and in so much suffering, I tried to do everything to get better,” he confessed, “It was difficult, there were times I thought I couldn’t do it because the pain was so great .” And Mattia instead did everything right, excelling in his performances (often alongside his colleague Benedetta) and managing to win the favor of the home crowd that so crowned him last night. “I dance because it doesn’t let me think about anything,” are the words of the dancer who, after the bad mood after separating from Maddalena, with whom a certain understanding has developed within the school, is now at the beginning of a great adventure: “If am I tall? I want to do what I’m doing right now.