Daniele Silvestri

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Daniele Silvestri
Daniele Silvestri, "Festival Canzoni & Parole", Espace Jemmapes, Paris, France (03-05-2024) * (c) Danilo Sama.jpg
Daniele Silvestri in concert in Paris in 2024
Background information
Born (1968-08-18) 18 August 1968 (age 56)
Rome, Italy
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active1994–present
LabelsRicordi, BMG Ricordi, Sony Music
Website danielesilvestri.it

Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.

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Career

Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. [1] In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo col megafono". [2] The track was included in his second studio album, Prima di essere uomo, whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year. [3]

In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, Il dado. [4] His following studio set, Sig. Dapatas, was released in 1999, after Silvestri's appearance as a contestant of the Big Artists section in the Sanremo Music Festival with the track "Aria", which received the Mia Martini Critics' Award. [5] [6] In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, Occhi da orientale, launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year. [7]

In 2002, Silvestri released the single "Salirò", which won the Critics' Award at the Sanremo Music Festival of the same year and became a top 5 hit in Italy. [8] [9] In December of the same year, the song received four Italian Music Awards for Song of the Year, Composition of the Year, Best Italian Arrangement and Best Italian Music Video. [10]

Discography

Soloist

with Fabi Silvestri Gazzè

Notes

  1. ↑ "Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). MTV Italy. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Ernesto Assante (20 February 1995). "Giovani, belli e (poco) dannati". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Biografia di Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). Italica. RAI. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Marco 'Joe' Giovannelli (24 March 1997). "Daniele Silvestri – Recensione – Il dado" (in Italian). Rockit.it. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "I vincitori del Premio della Critica" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Le poesie rap di Daniele Silvestri". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 23 October 1999. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Raccolta di successi con inediti per Daniele Silvestri" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 6 September 2000. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Italian Charts – Saniele Silvestri – Salirò (song)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Giorgio Dell'Arti. "Daniele Silvestri". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Italian Music Awards, vincono Ligabue, Planet Funk e Silvestri" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
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