Brunori Sas

Concert by Brunori Sas in Trento

Brunori Sas (born Dario Brunori) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and poli-instrumentalist (born 28 September 1977 in Cosenza, Calabria). He reached number one on the FIMI albums chart in 2020 with Cip!, his fifth album. ^[1]

Biography

Brunori spent his childhood in small towns in Calabria: first in Joggi, a hamlet of Santa Caterina Albanese, and then in Guardia Piemontese. He attended the University of Siena where he obtained a degree in economics and commerce. The name Brunori S.A.S. is a tribute to his parents' construction company. ^[2]

Vol. 1

In June 2009, Brunori released his first album Vol.1, containing simple and direct acoustic records that placed him among the emerging Italian indie scene, ^[3] receiving the "Premio Ciampi" as best debut album. ^[4] Accompanied by Simona Marrazzo (voice and percussions), Dario Della Rossa (piano and keyboards), Mirko Onofrio (sax and winds) and Massimo Palermo (drums), he promoted the album with a tour composed by over 140 concerts that leads him to win the "KeepOn Live's award" as "Best Live Character of the Season".

Vol. 2 – Poveri Cristi and È nata una star?

Two years after "Vol. 1" Dario Brunori publishes "Vol. 2 – Poveri Cristi". In this work he aims to describe the life stories of others. The new album has a more articulated structure, thanks to the collaboration with new musicians and the participation of Dente and Dimartino. ^[5] The song form takes inspiration from the traditional Italian songwriting style. The record marks the entry in the band of the cellist Stefano Amato and inaugurates Picicca Dischi, a new record label that Dario Brunori himself founded with Simona Marrazzo and Matteo Zanobini. In 2012 one of the songs, "Una Domenica Notte", inspires the feature film by Giuseppe Marco Albano in which Dario and the whole band also appear in a cameo. ^[6]

In the same year, Brunori Sas is the author of the soundtrack of "È nata una star?", a film by Lucio Pellegrini adapted from Nick Hornby's short story Not a star, starring Rocco Papaleo and Luciana Littizzetto. The soundtrack is a collection of unpublished songs and instrumental pieces that became part of a new LP, published by Picicca Dischi in 2013. In this period, Brunori started his career as a producer. His first records with this role are with the artists Maria Antonietta and Dimartino.

Vol. 3 – Il cammino di Santiago in taxi and the theatre tour

In October 2013, Brunori started the recording of the third album. The following 16 December, the date and title of his third studio album were announced: "Vol.3 – Il Cammino di Santiago in taxi, which was released on 4 February 2014. ^[7] The album was recorded in a convent in Belmonte Calabro with Japanese producer Taketo Gohara. ^[8] On 7 January the video of the first single "Kurt Cobain", dedicated to the singer of Nirvana, is released. The album debuts in fifth position in the FIMI sales chart, in second place on iTunes and in first place on Spotify as the most listened to artist. Brunori Sas participated to the Concerto del Primo Maggio in Rome. ^[9] In June, Ligabue chooses Brunori Sas as the open act for the concerts in Milan (San Siro Stadium) and Rome (Stadio Olimpico).

A Casa Tutto Bene, the TV show "Brunori Sa" and Sanremo 2019

On 24 November 2016, with an online article on the newspaper Il Sole 24 ore, ^[10] Dario Brunori anticipates the themes of his new album, announced on 5 December 2016 by Brunori himself with the title "A casa tutto bene" (Picicca Dischi). ^[11] "These are songs that have to do with the need to face small and big daily fears and with the natural tendency to seek shelter, a refuge, a place to feel safe". On 16 December 2016 the single "La Verità" is released, followed by the launch of the new music video created by Giacomo Triglia on the same day. ^[12] The album "A Casa Tutto Bene" is released on 20 January 2017, placing third in FIMI sales and first on the digital platforms iTunes and Spotify. FIMI will certify "La Verità" as Golden Single and "A Casa Tutto Bene" Gold Record. The album was recorded in San Marco Argentano at the "Masseria Perugini".

The winter live tour started on 24 February 2017 from Udine, ^[13] registering the sold-out on all 18 dates on the calendar, including the participation as a headline group at the "Primo Maggio" Concert in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome. On 16 June 2017 the summer tour covered 18 dates in Italy, starting from Padua. On 27 July 2017 he won "Pimi Speciale" prize of Mei, the meeting dedicated to Italian independent music, as the best independent artist of the year. ^[14] On 1 August 2017 FIMI certifies "La Verità" gold record. ^[15] On 2 September 2017, the video for the single La Verità, written by Dario Brunori and directed by Giacomo Triglia, wins the Mei's "Pivi 2017" award as the best independent video of the year. ^[16] On 1 July 2018 the FIMI certifies "Canzone Contro La Paura" as gold record. On 13 August 2018 the FIMI certifies "A Casa Tutto Bene" platinum record. ^[17]

On 28 June 2017, the Italian national broadcaster announces that Brunori will conduct a show called "Brunori Sa", broadcast from 6 April in the late evening on Rai 3 channel. On the same day, Brunori announces the new theatrical tour "Brunori a teatro – canzoni e monologhi sull'incertezza" starting in February 2018.

On 6 April 2018, the first episode of Brunori Sa is on air on Rai 3. The show, structured in five episodes, talk about desires, fears and apparent contradictions of the generation of forty-year-olds to whom he belongs. There are five existential themes: health, home, work, relationships and God. ^[18]

On 8 February 2019 Dario Brunori is on the stage of the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo Music Festival 2019 on the occasion of the evening dedicated to duets. Brunori performs with Zen Circus the song "L'amore è una dittatura", reaching the seventeenth place in the final ranking. ^[19]

Cip! and the live tour in the halls

On 18 September 2019 the new single "Al di là dell'amore" is released. A tour in concert halls is also announced ^[20] ., starting in March 2020, while the music video of "Al di là dell'amore", written by Dario Brunori and directed by Giacomo Triglia, is released on 27 September. ^[21] The single anticipates the release of the songwriter's fifth studio album, titled "Cip!", announced by Brunori on 4 December 2019 through a post on his Instagram profile. ^[22] The album is released on 10 January 2020 for the Island Records label. The release of the second single from the album, "Per due che come noi", is also announced for 13 December 2019, simultaneously with the music video directed by Duccio Chiarini.

On 9 March 2020 FIMI certifies "Cip!" as gold record with over 25,000 copies sold. ^[23]

On 8 June 2020 FIMI certifies "Per due come noi" as gold record with over 35,000 copies sold. ^[24]

On 1 February 2021 FIMI certifies "Al di là dell'amore" as gold record with over 35,000 copies sold. ^[25]

2024–present

In December 2024, Brunori Sas was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025. ^[26]

Discography

Albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA [27]
Vol. 1	2009	—
Vol. 2 – Poveri cristi	2011	98
Vol. 3 – Il cammino di Santiago in taxi	2014	5
A casa tutto bene	2017	3	FIMI: Platinum [28]
Cip!(re-issued as Baby Cip in 2021)	2020	1	FIMI: Platinum

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA [29]
"La verità"	2017	91	FIMI: Platinum	A casa tutto bene
"Al di là dell'amore"	2019	90	FIMI: Gold	Cip!
"Per due che come noi"		27	FIMI: Platinum

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		ITA [29]
"Capita così"	2020	65	Cip!

References

1. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 10.1.2020 al 16.1.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. "Cantautore in accomandita musicale" (in Italian). L'isola della musica Italiana . Retrieved 9 June 2021.
3. "Dalla Calabria ecco il nuovo Rino Gaetano: Brunori Sas". Affari Italiani. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
4. "A Brunori il premio per il miglior debutto discografico". Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
5. "Brunori S.A.S – Vol 2: Poveri cristi". Archived from the original on 28 November 2011.
6. "Una domenica notte". Archived from the original on 14 April 2015.
7. "Brunori Sas – Nuovo disco e tour nel 2014". 16 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
8. "Brunori S.A.S: "Vi racconto il mio nuovo disco "Vol. 3"". Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
9. "Brunori SAS – Concerto del Primo Maggio 2014". Archived from the original on 9 June 2021.
10. "Brunori Sas – Sono destinato a evaporare". 24 November 2016. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
11. "Nuovo album e prime date del tour per Brunori Sas". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
12. "Brunori Sas – la verità". Archived from the original on 21 January 2018.
13. "Brunori Sas – Annuncio Tour". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
14. "Brunori Sas artista indipendente". 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017.
15. "Certificazioni FIMI". August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
16. "Il miglior video è la Verità di Brunori Sas". Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
17. "Certificazioni FIMI 2018". 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019.
18. "Rai – Brunori Sa". Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
19. "Sanremo 2019 – Brunori Sas e Zen Circus". Archived from the original on 13 February 2019.
20. "Annuncio nuovo singolo di Brunori". Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
21. "Al di là dell'amore". YouTube . 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019.
22. "Annuncio Clip!" . Archived from the original on 26 December 2021.
23. "FIMI top10 certificazioni". 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020.
24. "Brunori Sas è disco d'oro". 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020.
25. "FIMI certificazioni". Archived from the original on 4 February 2019.
26. Laffranchi, Andrea (1 December 2024). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro" [Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
27. "Discography Brunori Sas". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
28. "Certificazioni - FIMI". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
29. "History – Brunori Sas" (Search "Brunori Sas") (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

External links

• Official website