Antologia della vita e della morte

Antologia della vita e della morte (transl. Anthology of Life and Death) is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Irama, released on 17 October 2025 by Warner Music Italy.^[2][3]

The album contains the songs "Tu no" and "Lentamente", with which the singer-songwriter competed respectively at the 74th Sanremo Music Festival,^[4][5] finishing in fifth place,^[6] and at the 75th Sanremo Music Festival,^[7][8] finishing in ninth place.^[9]

The album, which is mainly based on the pop genre with influences from country pop, dance-pop, electropop, pop rock and urban,^[1] is made up of fourteen tracks written by the singer-songwriter himself with the collaboration of artists and producers.^[10] The album features three collaborations with Achille Lauro, Giorgia and Elodie.^[11][12] Interviewed by Cosmopolitan Italia, Irama explained the meaning and choice of the album's title:^[13]

The title came later, and on the one hand, it stems from the admiration I've always had for Fabrizio De André; it's a tribute to his work on Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. On the other hand, this title was a logical consequence for me, also because this album is a collection of stories, in this case stories of life and death, which is, let's say, this eternal dualism that is part of humanity and a thousand cultures. Think of Yin and Yang, the balance between darkness and light, good and evil.

Interviewed by Billboard Italia, Irama talked about the creative process for the album:^[14]

After I wrote Il giorno in cui ho smesso di pensare, I started working on the album, the next one, actually. It took me a long time. Or rather, in my opinion, it's not much, but for today's recording industry, it's a lot, because we have a different pace and sometimes it doesn't allow you, in my opinion, to study, to research. I didn't care a bit, to be honest, but not out of disrespect for the people who follow me, but because I needed to do a job to give them something I cared about. Then I didn't hide the fact that I had insecurities and I was afraid, also because perfection is utopian, therefore impossible to achieve, but at a certain point I tried to become aware and ensure that this work of years reached people as it was. [...] The album revolves around what home is, the concept of home, the intimacy that a home can have. A place where you can undress, let's say, and where you should be alone in theory, but in this case not.

The album's first single, "Tu no", was released on 7 February 2024, coinciding with the singer-songwriter's participation in the 74th Sanremo Music Festival.^[15][16]

"Galassie" was released as the album's second single on 17 May 2024.^[17][18]

The third single from the album, "Lentamente", was released on 12 February 2025, coinciding with the singer-songwriter's participation in the 75th Sanremo Music Festival.^[19][20]

On 29 August 2025, "Ex", featuring Elodie, was released as the album's fourth single.^[21][22]

On 7 November 2025, the second track "Senz'anima" entered radio rotation as the fifth single from the album.^[23][24]

To promote the album, the singer-songwriter embarked on a five-date in-store tour from 17 to 23 October 2025, from Milan to Turin.^[25] This will be followed by a 11 June 2026, date when the artist will perform for the first time at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium in Milan.^[26]