Dario Faini

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Faini performing in Ascoli Piceno in 2015
Background information
Birth nameDario Faini
Also known asDRD
Born (1976-03-17) 17 March 1976 (age 48)
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument Piano

Dario Faini (born 17 March 1976), known professionally as Dardust or DRD, is an Italian songwriter, record producer and pianist. [1] He composed songs for several recording artists, including Marco Mengoni, Francesco Renga, Emma, Annalisa, Thegiornalisti, Giusy Ferreri, Levante, Elodie, Fabri Fibra, Ermal Meta and Rancore. [2] [3] [4]

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In 2019, he co-wrote and co-produced the song "Soldi" for Mahmood, with which he won the 69th Sanremo Music Festival. Faini also conducted the orchestra during Mahmood's performance. [5] After placing second in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, "Soldi" also became a hit in Europe.

During his career, he also released a trilogy of instrumental albums, composed of 7 (2015), Birth (2016) and S.A.D. Storms and Drugs. [6] As a lead artist, he released the hit singles "Calipso" (2019), produced with Charlie Charles and performed by Mahmood, Fabri Fibra and Sfera Ebbasta, and "Defuera" (2020), with vocals by Ghali, Marracash and Madame. [7] [8] He performed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin as an interval act alongside Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants. [9]

Faini co-authored "Fighter", with which Tali represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, as well as "La noia", the winning song of the Sanremo Music Festival 2024, with which Angelina Mango represented Italy.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Production and writing credits

YearTitleArtistAlbum
2002"Style" Ivana Spagna Woman
2007"Le tue parole"
(co-authored with Irene Grandi; sole musical composer)		 Irene Grandi Irenegrandi.hits
2008"Ogni istante che vivrai"Mario NunzianteOgni istante che vivrai
2010"Punto di domanda"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)		 Alessandra Amoroso Il mondo in un secondo
"Il mondo in un secondo"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)
"Semplicemente così"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)
"Il cuore non dimentica"
(sole author of the lyrics; composer Antonio Galbiati)		 Marco Carta Il cuore muove
"Con le nuvole"
(author Roberto Casalino; musical composer with Roberto Casalino)		 Emma Marrone A me piace così
"Dimmi che senso ha"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)
"Petali"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)
2011"Nelle mie favole"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)		 Diana Del Bufalo Amici 10
"Pioggia cadrà"
(author and composer with Massimo Greco)		 Antonino Spadaccino Costellazioni
"Ovest"
(author and composer with Massimo Greco)
"Cado giù"
(author Roberto Casalino; sole musical composer; Original title: Cado giù come neve)		 Annalisa Nali
"Inverno"
"Dove finisce la notte"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)		Emma Marrone Sarò libera
"Protagonista"
(author and composer with Andrea Amati)
"Com'è semplice"
(author and composer with Roberto Casalino)		Francesca NicolìKekka
"Improvvisamente piove"
"Quante volte"
(author and composer with Andrea Amati)
"Dentro me" Luca Napolitano Fino a tre
"Risvegli"
(author and composer with Massimo Greco)
2012"La tua bellezza"
(author and composer with Francesco Renga e Diego Mancino)		 Francesco Renga Fermoimmagine
"Senza sorridere"
(author and composer with Francesco Renga e Diego Mancino)
"La mail che non ti ho scritto"
(author with Giulia Anania; composer with Giulia Anania and Emiliano Cecere)		Giulia AnaniaGiulia Anania
"La bella stagione"
(author with Giulia Anania)
"Non cambiare mai"
(author Giulia Anania; sole musical composer)		Annalisa Mentre tutto cambia
"Ancora un'altra volta"
(author and composer with Roberto Casalino)
"Per te"
(author and composer with Roberto Casalino)
"Lucciole"
(author and composer with Andrea Amati)
"Ottovolante"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)
"Tra due minuti è primavera"
(author Roberto Kunstler; sole musical composer)
"Prato di orchidee"
(author Roberto Casalino; composer with Roberto Casalino)
"Chiudi gli occhi"
(author and composer with Antonio Galbiati)		Marco CartaNecessità lunatica
"Non sarà lo stesso"
(co-written with Roberto Casalino)		Valeria RomitelliAmici 2012
"Solo un'ora"
(co-written with Emiliano Cecere)		Ottavio De StefanoSolo un'ora
"L'amore più grande che c'è"
2013"Scintille"
(co-authored and composed with Antonio Galbiati)		Annalisa Non so ballare
"Alice e il blu"
"Ed è ancora settembre"
(co-authored and composed with Emiliano Cecere, Fabio Campedelli and Andrea Amati)
"Spara amore mio"
(co-authored and composed with Ermal Meta)
"Meraviglioso addio"
(co-authored with Fabio Campedelli; sole musical composer)
"Vieni con me"
(co-authored with Ermal Meta)		 Chiara Galiazzo Un posto nel mondo
"Qualcosa da fare"
(autore con Diego Mancino)
"In ogni angolo di me"
(co-authored and composed with Alessandro Raina and Emma)		Emma Marrone Schiena
"Se rinasci"
(written by Niccolò Agliardi; sole musical composer)
"Non me ne accorgo"
(co-authored and composed with Marco Mengoni and Piero Romitelli)		 Marco Mengoni Pronto a correre
2014"Ricomincio da me"
(co-authored and composed with Piero Romitelli)		Dear JackDomani è un altro film (prima parte)
"Un uomo è un albero" Noemi Made in London
"Ti porto a cena con me" Giusy Ferreri L'attesa
"Il cielo è vuoto" Cristiano De André Come in cielo così in guerra
2015"Magnifico" Fedez featuring Francesca Michielin Sig. Brainwash - L'arte di accontentare
"Io ti aspetto"Marco Mengoni Parole in circolo
"Occhi profondi"Emma MarroneAdesso
"Luca lo stesso" Luca Carboni Pop-up
2016"Noi siamo infinito"
(co-authored and composed with Ivan Amatucci and Roberto Casalino)		 Alessio Bernabei Noi siamo infinito
"Luce che entra" Lorenzo Fragola Zero Gravity
"Il paradiso non esiste"Emma MarroneAdesso
2017"Il cielo non mi basta" Lodovica Comello Non-album single
"Non me ne frega niente" Levante Nel caos di stanze stupefacenti
"Pezzo di me" (feat. Max Gazzè)
"Gesù Cristo sono io"
"Assenzio" (feat. Stash and Levante) J-Ax and Fedez Comunisti col Rolex
"Meglio tardi che noi"
"Pamplona" Fabri Fibra featuring Thegiornalisti Fenomeno
"Riccione"ThegiornalistiNon-album singles
"Senza"
"Vulcano"Francesca Michielin 2640
"Tropicale"
"Partiti adesso" Giusy Ferreri Girotondo
"I miei rimedi"NoemiLa luna
2018"New York"
(co-authored and composed with Tommaso Paradiso)		ThegiornalistiLove
"Questa nostra stupida canzone d'amore"
"Felicità puttana"
"Se piovesse il tuo nome" Elisa Diari aperti
"Dall'alba al tramonto" Ermal Meta Non abbiamo armi
"Nero Bali" Elodie, Michele Bravi, Gué Pequeno This Is Elodie
"Uh Ah Hey" Sfera Ebbasta Rockstar
2019"Gli amanti sono pazzi"
(co-written with Matteo Buzzanca and Diego Mancino)		 Arisa Una nuova Rosalba in città
"La domenica dell'anima"
(co-written with Diego Mancino)
"Soldi"
(co-written and produced with Charlie Charles)		 Mahmood Gioventù bruciata
"Nuova era" Jovanotti Jova Beach Party
"Maradona y Pelé"ThegiornalistiNon-album single
"Visti dall'alto" Rkomi Dove gli occhi non arrivano
"Prima di partire" Luca Carboni featuring Giorgio Poi Sputnik
"Barrio"
(co-written and produced with Charlie Charles)		MahmoodNon-album singles
"Non avere paura"Tommaso Paradiso
"Tsunami" Eugenio in Via Di Gioia Tsunami (Forse vi ricorderete di noi per canzoni come)
"Vento sulla luna"Annalisa featuring Rkomi Nuda
2020"Rapide"

(music composed with Francesco Catitti)

Mahmood Ghettolimpo
"Andromeda"Elodie This Is Elodie
"Ma il cielo è sempre blu" (with Takagi & Ketra)Italian AllStars 4 LifeNon-album single
"Yo no tengo nada"Francesca Michielin featuring Elisa and Dardust Feat (stato di natura)
"Ma lo vuoi capire?"Tommaso ParadisoNon-album single
"Guaranà"ElodieThis Is Elodie
"Dorado"Mahmood feat. Sfera Ebbasta e Feid Ghettolimpo
2021"Pezzo di cuore"Emma Marrone and Alessandra Amoroso Best of Me
"Il mio amico" Madame featuring Fabri Fibra Madame
"Inuyasha"MahmoodGhettolimpo
"Voce"MadameMadame
"Incubo"PsicologiMillennium Bug X
"Tutta la notte" Sangiovanni Sangiovanni
"Quando trovo te"Francesco RengaNon-album singles
"La genesi del tuo colore" Irama
"Amare"La Rappresentante Di Lista My Mamma
"Glicine"NoemiMetamorfosi
"Orione"Leonardo LamacchiaNon-album single
"Sorriso grande"Alessandra AmorosoTutto accade
"Ho spento il cielo" Rkomi feat. Tommaso Paradiso Taxi Driver
"Zero"MahmoodGhettolimpo
"Malibu"SangiovanniSangiovanni
"Marea"MadameMadame
"Klan"MahmoodGhettolimpo
"Kobra" (composed with Francesco Catitti)
"Baci dalla Tunisia" (composed with Josh Rosinet)
"Rubini"Mahmood featuring Elisa
"Talata (٣)"Mahmood
"Melodia proibita"IramaNon-album single
"Vita"La Rappresentante di ListaMy Mamma
"Vertigine"Elodie OK. Respira
"Raggi gamma"SangiovanniSangiovanni
"Leoni al sole" The Kolors Non-album single
"AleAleAle"Alessandra AmorosoTutto accade
"Il bisogno che ho di te"
"Tutto accade"
"Canzone inutile"
"Seta"Elisa Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
"La coda del diavolo"Rkomi featuring ElodieTaxi Driver
2022"Ogni volta è così"Emma MarroneNon-album singles
"Virale" Matteo Romano
"Ti amo non lo so dire"Noemi
"Palla al centro"Elisa and Jovanotti Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
"Cadere volare"SangiovanniCadere volare
"Parolacce"
"L'eccezione"MadameNon-album single
"Stelle"Fabri Fibra feat. Maurizio CarucciCaos
"Tutti i miei ricordi"Marco Mengoni Materia (Pelle)
"Normale" Giorgia Blu
2023"Purple in the Sky"ElodieOK. Respira
"Due"
"Danse la vie"
"Strobo"
"Mai più"
"Apocalisse"
"Una come cento"
"Mare di guai" Ariete La notte
"Cenere" Lazza Sirio
"Senza confine"GiorgiaBlu
"Tutte le volte" Laura Pausini Anime parallele/Almas paralelas
"Todas las veces"
"Quando nevica"Elisa Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios
2024"Fighter"
(co-authored with Ana Zimmer, Manon Romiti and Silvio Lisbonne)		 Tali Non-album single
"La noia"
(co-authored with Angelina Mango and Madame)		 Angelina Mango Poké melodrama

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References

  1. ↑ Alessio Lana (13 August 2020). "Dario Faini tra Dardust e Drd, le tre vite del re delle hit". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Sandro Giorello (10 July 2015). "Il lavoro dell'autore. L'intervista a Dario Faini" (in Italian). Rockit.it.
  3. ↑ Lorenza Cappelli (23 January 2020). "Sanremo 2020, Dario Faini ci riprova. Ospite all'Ariston e tre canzoni". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "Dardust, le canzoni famose del pianista e produttore" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mahmood vince Sanremo 2019, l'ascolano Dario Faini ha scritto la canzone". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 10 February 2019.
  6. ↑ Massimilano Longo (27 November 2018). "Dardust: Sumblime anticipa il disco S.A.D. Storn and Drugs (Tracklist)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  7. ↑ Fabrizio Basso (17 July 2020). "L'anima Pop di Dardust si chiama DRD e si presenta con DeFuera" (in Italian). Sky Italia.
  8. ↑ "Calipso: il nuovo singolo di Charlie Charles con Dardust, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood e Sfera Ebbasta". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 23 April 2019.
  9. ↑ "Italo-Disco Interval: Dardust, Benny Benassi + Sophie & The Giants 🇮🇹". eurovision.tv. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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