Lorenzo Cherubini, better known as Jovanotti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒovaˈnɔtti]), is an Italian singer-songwriter.

The name Jovanotti derives from the plural form of the Italian word giovanotto ("young man"), i. e., giovanotti. Lorenzo Cherubini originally auditioned a band with the name "I Giovanotti," but the record producer was interested only in him. He then decided to Italo-Americanize his name as "Joe Vanotti" before conjugating it to his famous moniker "Jovanotti." The spelling Jovanotti is anglicized; the letter J is not often used in Italian, as it does not belong to its current alphabet.