Urban Strangers
Italian musical duo
The Urban Strangers were an Italian musical duo formed by Gennaro Raia and Alessio Iodice.
01History
The duo, active since 2012, achieved success after participating in the ninth edition of the Italian X Factor in 2015, where they finished in second place. Signed to Sony Music, they released their debut studio album Runaway, which was certified gold, featuring the eponymous single that topped the FIMI Singles Chart and achieved platinum certification.
In 2016, they released their second album Detachment. In 2018, they launched their first single in Italian, "Non so", which preceded the album U.S, released on 7 September. In March 2020, they announced a hiatus from their musical project.
In March 2025, Raia debuted as a solo artist under the name Genn Butch.
02Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | |||
| Runaway |
|
6 |
|
| Detachment |
|
4 | |
| U.S |
|
31 |
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||
| Urban Strangers |
|
16 |
Singles
| Song | Year | Peak positions | Certifications | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | ||||
| "Runaway" | 2015 | 1 |
|
Runaway |
| "Last Part" | 2016 | 57 |
||
| "Bones" | , | Detachment | ||
| "Stronger" | 2017 | , | ||
| "Non so" | 2018 | , | U.S | |
| "Non andrò via" | , |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | |||
| "Cupid's Chokehold" | 2015 | 34 | Runaway |
| "Oceans" | 25 | ||
| "Rape Me" | 66 |
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