In 2007 Scanu participated in various auditions such as the French version American Idol, Italian version X-Factor, and the musical Giulietta e Romeo by Riccardo Cocciante.
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In 2008 Scanu took part in the eighth edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he ended up in second place.
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In February 2010, Scanu became the winner of the 60th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with his song "Per tutte le volte che", written by Pierdavide Carone.
Valerio Zurlini | Valerio Colotti | Valerio Zanone | Valerio Massimo Manfredi | Valerio Meletti | Junio Valerio Borghese | Valerio Scanu | Valerio of Bierzo | Valerio Morucci | Valerio Fioravanti | Marcos Valério |
The Rapino Brothers are record producers Charlie Mallozzi and Marco Sabiu known for their work during the 1990s with artists like Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, Paola e Chiara, Valerio Scanu and Primal Scream.