Participated as Paolo Laganá in the Romanian version of "The X Factor" in 2013 and reached the final level. Then he outed himself as a homosexual, which eventually drew ire and epithets from judge Cheloo. The offending remarks were edited from the broadcast, but may have affected the outcome of the contest in which Laganá was eliminated early. The event drew outcries from the Italian LGBT community, with calls for action from the Italian Ministry of the Exterior.