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Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.
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Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.
Born in Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he recorded three albums. [1] [2] In 2014, he collaborated with Cesare Cremonini on the album Logico , and since then he became one of the most requested songwriters in Italy. [1] [3] Artists with whom he collaborated include Gianna Nannini, Elisa, Marracash, Jovanotti, Elodie, Mahmood, Sophie and the Giants, Giusy Ferreri, Emma Marrone, Alessandra Amoroso, Fabri Fibra, Achille Lauro, The Kolors, Fedez, J-Ax, Fred De Palma and Anitta. [1] [2] [3] [4]
At the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival two songs co-written by Petrella, Marco Mengoni's "Due vite" and Lazza's "Cenere", took the lead in the final ranking, respectively in first and second place; together with Mogol, Alberto Testa, Franco Migliacci, Cristiano Minellono and Zucchero Fornaciari, he is one of the few songwriters to hold this record. [1] [5]
Beyond his career as a songwriter for other artists, Petrella is also active as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Tropico. [1] [3]
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