1) Clara Soccini (born 25 October 1999), known professionally by the mononym Clara, is an Italian singer and actress. In December 2023, she won the Sanremo Giovani song contest. In 2020, Soccini began her music career and was featured on the song "Io e te" by Nicola Siciliano. She subsequently released three singles: "Freak", "Ammirò", and "Bilico" in 2020 and 2021. In early 2023, Soccini made her acting debut as Crazy J on the teen drama television series "The Sea Beyond" after being approached by the series' director. Later that year, she won the Sanremo Giovani song contest with her song "Boulevard", earning her a spot in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 where she performed "Diamanti grezzi". 2) Clara Toft Simonsen (born 24 August 2000 in Aarhus, Denmark) known as Clara, is a Danish singer-songwriter. As a 15-year-old, Clara got a development contract with Sony Music. In November 2017, she debuted with her single "What They Say" and later the EP Dress Like You're Already Famous. In August 2018, she released her debut album August Eighteen with i.a. the singles "Foolish" and "Slippin". During 2019, Clara was nominated at various Danish awards; P3 Gold, the GAFFA Prize, the Zulu Awards and the Danish Music Awards, where she last won the prize for "New Danish Name of the Year". In November 2019, she played 12 concerts around Denmark in connection with her tour of Denmark. Clara is the niece of author Renée Toft Simonsen, who is married to singer Thomas Helmig. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.