Davide Petrella

Davide Petrella
Born	6 August 1985 (1985-08-06) (age 40) Naples, Italy
Occupations	Singer songwriter composer lyricist

Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.

Life and career

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]}

Discography

Studio albums

• Litigare (2018)
• Non esiste amore a Napoli (2021)
• Chiamami quando la magia finisce (2023)

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written by Davide Petrella and performed by other artists

Title	Year	Artist	Album
"Logico n. 1" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)	2014	Cesare Cremonini	Logico
"GreyGoose" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Io e Anna" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"John Wayne" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Vent'anni per sempre" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Cuore di cane" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Cos'hai nella testa?" (Written by Cesare Cremonini, Davide Petrella and Alessandro Magnanini)
"Buon viaggio (Share the Love)" (Written by Cesare Cremonini, Davide Petrella and Alessandro Magnanini)	2015		Più che logico (Live)
"Lost in the Weekend" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Quasi quasi" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"46" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Vorrei ma non posto" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)	2016	J-Ax and Fedez	Comunisti col Rolex
"Il kaos è chiuso" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Davide Petrella, Dario Faini, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)	2017
"Devi morire" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)
"Perdere la testa" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		J-Ax and Fedez feat. Giò Sada
"Nuova luce" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Francesco Renga	Scriverò il tuo nome Live
"Pamplona" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Dario Faini and Vanni Casagrande)		Fabri Fibra feat. Thegiornalisti	Fenomeno
"Fenomenale" (Written by Gianna Nannini and Davide Petrella)		Gianna Nannini	Amore gigante
"Cinema" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)
"Ogni istante" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)		Elisa	Non-album single
"Poetica" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini	Possibili scenari
"Possibili scenari" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Kashmir-Kashmir" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Un uomo nuovo" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Silent Hill" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Il cielo era sereno" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"La isla" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Al tuo matrimonio" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"La macchina del tempo" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Ragazzini per strada" (Written by Lorenzo Cherubini and Davide Petrella)		Jovanotti	Oh, vita!
"Fame" (Written by Lorenzo Cherubini and Davide Petrella)
"Da sola/In the Night" (Written by Tommaso Paradiso, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)	2018	Takagi & Ketra feat. Tommaso Paradiso and Elisa	Non-album single
"Frida (mai, mai, mai)" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Alessandro Raina, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		The Kolors
"Le ragazze come me" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Emma	Essere qui
"Effetto domino" (Written by Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate and Fabio Gargiulo)
"Superare" (Written by Annalisa Scarrone and Davide Petrella)		Annalisa	Bye Bye
"Lungomare latino" (Written by Cosimo Fini, Davide Petrella, Luigi Florio and Isak Haziri)		Guè feat. Willy William	Non-album single
"Come le onde" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Alessandro Aleotti and Davide Petrella)		The Kolors feat. J-Ax
"Italiana" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Federico Lucia, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		J-Ax and Fedez
"Tua per sempre" (Written by Davide Petrella)		Elisa	Diari aperti
"L'estate è già fuori" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)
"Con te mi sento così" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Davide Petrella and Andrea Rigonat)
"Come fossimo cowboy" (Written by Emiliano Giambelli, Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate and Massimiliano Dagani)		Emis Killa	Supereroe
"Finalmente" (Written by Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella, Alfredo Rapetti, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Federica Abbate	Non-album single
"Pensare male" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Davide Petrella, Livio Giovannucci and Anna Romano)	2019	The Kolors and Elodie	This Is Elodie
"Rolls Royce" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Daniele Mungai and Edoardo Manozzi)		Achille Lauro	1969
"Bugie diverse" (Written by Corrado Migliaro, Rosario Castagnola and Davide Petrella)		CoCo	Acquario
"Vicinissimo" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Il Volo	Musica
"Calipso" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Gionata Boschetti, Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Paolo Alberto Monachetti and Dario Faini)		Charlie Charles and Dardust feat. Sfera Ebbasta, Mahmood and Fabri Fibra	Non-album single
"Camera con vista" (Written by Federica Abbate, Lorenzo Fragola, Davide Petrella, Alfredo Rapetti, Federico Palana, Stefano Tognini, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Federica Abbate and Lorenzo Fragola
"Playa" (Written by Claudia Nahum, Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Baby K	Donna sulla Luna
"Ostia Lido" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Daniele Del Pace, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		J-Ax	ReAle
"Una volta ancora" (Written by Federico Palana, Federica Abbate, Gianluca Ciccorelli, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Fred De Palma feat. Ana Mena	Uebe
"Fanfare" (Written by Davide Petrella, Cosimo Fini and Michele Canova)		Elettra Lamborghini feat. Guè	Twerking Queen
"Barrio" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella, Dario Faini and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Mahmood	Non-album single
"Tomorrow / Domani" (Written by Michael Holbrook Penniman Jr., Paul Dixon and Davide Petrella)		Mika	My Name Is Michael Holbrook
"Los Angeles" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Cosimo Fini and Davide Petrella)		The Kolors feat. Guè	Non-album single
"Mascara" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)		Emma	Fortuna
"Quelli che non pensano - Il cervello" (Written by Fabio Rizzo, Silvano Albanese, Giulia Puzzo, Sebastiano Ruocco, Francesco Di Gesù, Davide Petrella and Gianluca Cranco)		Marracash feat. Coez	Persona
"Bravi a cadere - I polmoni" (Written by Fabio Rizzo, Lorenzo Urciullo, Antonio Di Martino, Davide Petrella, Luca Serpenti, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Marracash
"Al telefono" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini	Cremonini 2C2C - The Best of
"Giovane stupida" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Se apro gli occhi" (Written by Corrado Grilli, Davide Petrella, Valerio Bulla, Alessandro Cianci and Luca Antonio Barker)		Mecna and Sick Luke	Neverland
"Pericoloso" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Chadia Darnakh Rodríguez, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)	2020	J-Ax feat. Chadia Rodríguez	ReAle
"Carioca" (Written by Raphael Gualazzi, Davide Petrella and Davide Pavanello)		Raphael Gualazzi	Ho un piano
"Me ne frego" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Daniele Dezi, Daniele Mungai, Edoardo Manozzi and Matteo Ciceroni)		Achille Lauro	1969 – Achille Idol Rebirth
"Maleducata" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Daniele Dezi, Gregorio Calculli and Mattia Ciceroni)
"16 marzo" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Daniele Dezi, Daniele Mungai and Mattia Ciceroni)
"Musica (e il resto scompare)" (Written by Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)		Elettra Lamborghini	Twerking Queen (el resto ed nada)
"Giu x terra" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella, Simone Benussi and Andrea Venerus)		Ghali	DNA
"DNA" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)
"Barcellona" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)
"Fallito" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)
"Saturno" (Written by Nicola Albera, Davide Petrella and Luca Galeandro)		Nitro	GarbAge
"Neon – Le ali" (Written by Fabio Rizzo, Elisa Toffoli, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Marracash feat. Elisa	Persona (Digital reissue)
"Buenos Aires" (Written by Claudia Nahum, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Baby K	Donna sulla Luna
"Non è vero" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino and Davide Petrella)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Guaranà" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Elodie	This Is Elodie
"Vivo" (Written by Matteo Professione, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Ernia	Gemelli
"Defuera" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Francesca Calearo, Fabio Rizzo, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Dardust feat. Ghali, Madame and Marracash	Non-album single
"Ciclone" (Written by Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate, Miky La Sensa, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Takagi & Ketra, Elodie, Mariah and Gipsy Kings
"Paloma" (Written by Federico Palana, Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella, Gianluca Ciccorelli, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Fred De Palma feat. Anitta	Unico
"Paura di me" (Written by Corrado Grilli, Davide Petrella, Stefano Tognini and Marco Ferrario)		Mecna	Mentre nessuno guarda
"Dorado" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Gionata Boschetti, Salomón Villada Hoyos, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Mahmood feat. Sfera Ebbasta and Feid	Ghettolimpo
"Latina" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Emma	Fortuna (Digital reissue)
"Una voglia assurda" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Daniele Del Pace, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		J-Ax	ReAle
"Pezzo di cuore" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)	2021	Emma and Alessandra Amoroso	Non-album single
"Zero" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Mahmood	Ghettolimpo
"Klan" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella, Xavier Pérez, Marc Seguí and Dario Faini)
"Pesche" (Written by Federico Rossi, Davide Petrella, Eugenio Maimone, Leonardo Grillotti, Federico Mercuri and Giordano Cremona)		Federico Rossi	Non-album single
"Mastroianni" (Written by Massimilaino Cellamaro, Michele Salvemini, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella, Massimiliano Dagani and Francesco Catitti)		Sottotono	Originali
"Cabriolet Panorama" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Xy" (Written by Margherita Vicario, Davide Petrella and Davide Pavanello)		Margherita Vicario feat. Elodie	Bingo
"Salsa" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Francesco Vigorelli, Davide Petrella, Daniele Lazzarin, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		J-Ax feat. Jake La Furia	SurreAle
"Che sogno incredibile" (Written by Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)		Emma and Loredana Bertè	Best of Me
"Ma stasera" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate and Francesco Catitti)		Marco Mengoni	Materia (Terra)
"Falene" (Written by Federica Abbate, Sophie Scott, Davide Petrella, Mike Kintish and Francesco Catitti)		Michele Bravi and Sophie and the Giants	La geografia del buio
"Piuma" (Written by Alessandra Amoroso, Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti)		Alessandra Amoroso	Tutto accade
"Sorriso grande" (Written by Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)
"Tutte le volte" (Written by Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti)
"Un altro ballo" (Written by Federico Palana, Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Fred De Palma feat. Anitta	Unico
"Vertigine" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Elodie	OK. Respira
"Come nelle canzoni" (Written by Silvano Albanese, Davide Petrella, Alfonso Climenti, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Coez	Volare
"Io" (Written by Fabio Rizzo, Vasco Rossi, Davide Petrella and Tullio Ferro)		Marracash	Noi, loro, gli altri
"Nemesi" (Written by Fabio Rizzo, Riccardo Fabbriconi, Davide Petrella, Michele Zocca, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Marracash feat. Blanco
"Seta" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Elisa	Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
"Leggeri leggeri" (Written by Federico Lucia, Jacopo D'Amico, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Fedez	Disumano
"Colibrì" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini	La ragazza del futuro
"La coda del diavolo" (Written by Mirko Martorana, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognino)		Rkomi feat. Elodie	Taxi Driver+
"Proibito" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella and Michele Canova)		Marco Mengoni	Materia (Terra)
"A mezzanotte (Christmas Song)" (Written by Davide Petrella, Luca Faraone and Pablo Miguel Lombroni Capalbo)		Elettra Lamborghini	Elettraton
"Domenica" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Simon Pietro Manzari, Gregorio Calculli, Matteo Ciceroni and Mattia Cutolo)	2022	Achille Lauro	Lauro – Achille Idol Superstar
"Miele" (Written by Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Giusy Ferreri	Cortometraggi
"Ogni volta è così" (Written by Emma Marrone, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Emma	Non-album single
"O forse sei tu" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)		Elisa	Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
"Come sei veramente" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Davide Petrella, Andrea Rigonat and William Medini)
"Litoranea" (Written by Elisa Toffoli, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella, Gaetano Scognamiglio and Simone Benussi)		Elisa feat. Matilda De Angelis
"Luglio" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)		Elisa feat. Elodie, Giorgia and Roshelle
"Come te nessuno mai" (Written by Elisa Toffoli and Davide Petrella)		Elisa
"La ragazza del futuro" (Written by Cesare Cremonini, Davide Petrella and Alessandro Magnanini)		Cesare Cremonini	La ragazza del futuro
"MoonWalk" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"La fine del mondo" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Chimica" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Stand Up Comedy" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Jeky" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Psyco" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Chiamala felicità" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Stripper" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Daniele Dezi, Francesco Viscoco, Davide Petrella, Gregorio Calculli, Marco Lanciotti,)		Achille Lauro	Non-album single
"Propaganda" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Fabri Fibra, Colapesce and Dimartino	Caos
"Nessuno" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Rosario Castagnola and Sarah Tartuffo)		Fabri Fibra
"Panico" (Written by Jacopo Lazzarini, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Lazza	Sirio
"Blackout" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino and Davide Petrella)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Fortuna" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella, Eugenio Maimone, Leonardo Grillotti, Federico Mercuri and Giordano Cremona)		Ghali	Sensazione ultra
"No Stress" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Marco Mengoni	Materia (Pelle)
"Camera 209" (Written by Davide Petrella, Monica Bragato, Alfred Azzetto, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Croquet, Frederic Moulin, Thomas Mars, Deck D'Arcy and Stefano Tognini)		Alessandra Amoroso feat. DB Boulevard	Tutto accade (Digital reissue)
"Zodiaco" (Written by Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate and Francesco Catitti)		Michele Bravi	Non-album single
"Piove in discoteca" (Written by Tommaso Paradiso, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Tommaso Paradiso
"Ossa rotte" (Written by Davide Petrella and Michele Zocca)		Rkomi	Taxi Driver+ (Deluxe)
"Caramello" (Written by Rocco Pagliarulo, Miriam Doblas Muñoz, Federica Abbate, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Rocco Hunt, Elettra Lamborghini and Lola Índigo	Rivoluzione (Digital reissue)
"Occhi grandi grandi" (Written by Francesca Michielin, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Francesca Michielin	Cani sciolti
"Chiagne" (Written by Emanuele Palumbo, Jacopo Lazzarini, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Geolier feat. Lazza and Takagi & Ketra	Il coraggio dei bambini
"Voce" (Written by Francesco Liccardo, Davide Petrella, Rocco Castagnola and Sarah Tartuffo)		Franco Ricciardi	Je
"Je" (Written by Francesco Liccardo, Davide Petrella, Rocco Castagnola and Sarah Tartuffo)
"Notti blu" (Written by Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Alessandra Amoroso	Tutto accade (Digital reissue)
"Bastava la metà" (Written by Matteo Professione, Gaia Gozzi, Cosimo Fini, Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate, Luca Faraone and Pablo Miguel Lombroni Capalbo)		Ernia feat. Gaia and Guè	Io non ho paura
"Fluo" (Written by Giovanni Damian, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Sangiovanni	Non-album single
"Quelli come noi" (Written by Alberto Cotta Ramusino, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Tananai	Rave, eclissi
"Crisi di stato" (Written by Federico Lucia, Paolo Antonacci, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Fedez	Disumano (Digital reissue)
"Per non sentire la noia" (Written by Dario Lombardi, Duccio Caponi, Pietro Serafini, Jacopo Adamo, Marco Vittiglio, Andrea Locci, Davide Petrella and Julien Boverod)	2023	Bnkr44	Fuoristrada
"Due vite" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Marco Mengoni	Materia (Prisma)
"Cenere" (Written by Jacopo Lazzarini, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Lazza	Sirio (Digital reissue)
"Purple in the Sky" (Written by Elodie Di Patrizi, Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Elodie	OK. Respira
"Strobo" (Written by Elodie Di Patrizi, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)
"Mai più" (Written by Elodie Di Patrizi, Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella, Stefano Tognini and Dario Faini)
"Ben & Jerry's" (Written by Ana Mena Rojas, Bruno Nicolas, David Augustave, Davide Petrella, José Luis de la Peña, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Ana Mena	Bellodrama
"Mañana Dios dirá" (Written by Ana Mena Rojos, Carlos Marrale, Piero Cassano, Bruno Nicolas, Davide Petrella, Davis Augustave, José Luis de la Peña and Stefano Tognini)
"Italodisco" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino and Davide Petrella)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Fragole" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Rosa Luini, Davide Petrella, Francesco Viscovo, Gregorio Calculli, Matteo Ciceroni and Simon Pietro Manzari)		Achille Lauro and Rose Villain
"Pazza musica" (Written by Paolo Antonacci, Davide Petrella, Davide Simonetta and Stefano Tognini)		Marco Mengoni and Elodie	Materia (Prisma)
"Parafulmini" (Written by Matteo Professione, Fabrizio Tarducci, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Ernia, Bresh and Fabri Fibra	Io non ho paura (Digital reissue)
"Obladi oblada" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Mattei, Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Alessio Buongiorno, Francesco Di Giovanni and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Charlie Charles feat. Ghali, thasup and Fabri Fibra	Non-album single
"Alta marea" (Written by Silvano Albanese, Francesco Servidei, Davide Petrella, Rosario Castagnola, Sarah Tartuffo and Pietro Paroletti)		Coez and Frah Quintale	Lovebars
"90 Special" (Written by Andrea Arrigoni, Gionata Boschetti, Davide Petrella, Cesare Cremonini, Luca Faraone and Diego Vincenzo Vettraino)		Drillionaire feat. Sfera Ebbasta and Shiva	10
"Melodia Criminal" (Written by Ana Mena Rojas, Federico Palana, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Fred De Palma and Ana Mena	Non-album single
"Un'altra storia" (Written by Federico Bertollini, Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti)		Marco Mengoni (solo or feat. Franco126)	Materia (Prisma)
"Tutti" (Written by Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Andrea Suriani)		Calcutta	Relax
"Bruciasse il cielo" (Written by Riccardo Fabbriconi, Davide Petrella and Michele Zocca)		Blanco	Innamorato
"Fragile" (Written by Gionata Boschetti, Davide Petrella and Diego Vincenzo Vettraino)		Sfera Ebbasta	X2VR
"Anche stasera" (Written by Gionata Boschetti, Elodie Di Patrizi, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli, Fabio Clemente, Luca Faraone and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Sfera Ebbasta feat. Elodie
"Casa mia" (Written by Ghali Amdouni, Davide Petrella and Michele Zocca)	2024	Ghali	Non-album single
"Un ragazzo una ragazza" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Alessandro Fiordispino, Davide Petrella and Francesco Catitti)		The Kolors
"Apnea" (Written by Emma Marrone, Paolo Antonacci, Davide Petrella and Julien Boverod)		Emma	Souvenir (Extended)
"Click Boom!" (Written by Rosa Luini, Davide Petrella and Andrea Ferrara)		Rose Villain	Radio Sakura
"Come un tuono" (Written by Rosa Luini, Cosimo Fini, Davide Petrella, Giorgio Pesenti and Andrea Ferrara)		Rose Villain feat. Guè
"Nel tuo mare" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Mahmood	Nei letti degli altri
"L'ultima poesia" (Written by Emanuele Palumbo, Niccolò Moriconi, Davide Petrella, Gennaro Petito, Alessandro Merli, Fabio Clemente and Julien Boverod)		Geolier and Ultimo	Dio lo sa
"Karma" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Fiordispino, Lorenzo Santarelli, Marco Salvaderi and Dario Iaculli)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Peyote" (Written by Alessandro Aleotti, Fabrizio Tarducci, Rocco Pagliarulo, Davide Petrella, Paolo Antonacci and Stefano Tognini)		Articolo 31 feat. Fabri Fibra and Rocco Hunt	Protomaranza
"Sesso e samba" (Written by Gaia Gozzi, Nicolò Rapisarda, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Tony Effe and Gaia	Icon
"Cinema spento" (Written by Ana Mena Rojas, Jacopo D'Amico, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Ana Mena feat. Dargen D'Amico	Non-album single
"Mezzo rotto" (Written by Davide Petrella, Marianna Mammone and Stefano Tognini)		Alessandra Amoroso feat. BigMama	Io non sarei
"I t'o giur" (Written by Emanuele Palumbo, Gionata Boschetti, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Geolier feat. Sfera Ebbasta	Dio lo sa
"Passione" (Written by Federico Palana, Paolo Antonacci, Davide Petrella, Michele Zocca and Julien Boverod)		Fred De Palma	Non-album single
"Certe cose" (Written by Jacopo Lazzarini, Davide Petrella, Riccardo Chiesa and Diego Vincenzo Vettraino)		Lazza	Locura
"Ora che non ho più te" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini	Alaska Baby
"Alaska Baby" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"San Luca" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini feat. Luca Carboni
"Streaming" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)		Cesare Cremonini
"Limoni" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Acrobati" (Written by Cesare Cremonini and Davide Petrella)
"Mai per sempre" (Written by Emanuele Palumbo, Davide Petrella and Dario Faini)		Geolier	Dio lo sa - Atto II
"Mandare tutto all'aria" (Written by Marco Mengoni, Davide Petrella, Edoardo D'Erme and Andrea Suriani)		Marco Mengoni	TBA
"Chiamo io chiami tu" (Written by Gaia Gozzi, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)	2025	Gaia	Rosa dei venti
"Dimenticarsi alle 7" (Written by Elodie Di Patrizi, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)		Elodie	Mi ami mi odi
"Damme 'na mano" (Written by Nicolò Rapisarda, Davide Petrella, Luca Faraone and Diego Vincenzo Vettraino)		Tony Effe	Icon (Digital reissue)
"Tu con chi fai l'amore" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Ancora no" (Written by Federico Bertollini, Davide Petrella and Pietro Paroletti)		Franco126	Futuri possibili
"Dirty Love" (Written by Lauro De Marinis, Davide Petrella, Francesco Viscovo, Simon Pietro Manzari, Gregorio Calculli, Matteo Ciceroni and Mattia Cutolo)		Achille Lauro	Comuni mortali
"Nessuna" (Written by Luca Imprudente, Davide Petrella and Stefano Tognini)		Luchè	Il mio lato peggiore
"Pronto come va" (Written by Antonio Fiordispino, Davide Petrella, Lorenzo Salvaderi, Alessandro Fiordispino and Dario Iaculli)		The Kolors	Non-album single
"Che gusto c'è" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Fabri Fibra feat. Tredici Pietro	Mentre Los Angeles brucia
"Stupidi" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, Matteo Di Falco, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Fabri Fibra feat. Papa V and Nerissima Serpe
"Salsa piccante" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Gaia Gozzi, Alessandro Vanetti, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Fabri Fibra feat. Gaia and Massimo Pericolo
"Milano Baby" (Written by Fabrizio Tarducci, Davide Petrella, Luca Giordano, Alessandro Pulga and Stefano Tognini)		Fabri Fibra feat. Joan Thiele
"In auto alle 6:00" (Written by Emiliano Giambelli, Jacopo Lazzarini, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Merli and Fabio Clemente)		Emis Killa feat. Lazza	TBA
"Golpe" (Written by Giorgia Todrani, Edoardo D'Erme, Davide Petrella, Gaetano Scognamiglio and Dario Faini)		Giorgia	G
"Da denuncia" (Written by Matteo Professione, Fabio Rizzo, Davide Petrella, Alessandro Pulga, Stefano Tognini and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Ernia feat. Marracash	Per soldi e per amore
"Giulia" (Written by Filippo Maria Fanti, Giuseppe Colonnelli, Davide Petrella, Giulio Nenna and Davide Epicoco)		Irama	Antologia della vita e della morte
"Paura" (Written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Davide Petrella, Alessio Buongiorno and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Charlie Charles feat. Mahmood	La bella confusione
"Attacchi di panico" (Written by Riccardo Fabbriconi, Davide Petrella, Alessio Buongiorno and Paolo Alberto Monachetti)		Charlie Charles feat. Blanco
"Fotografia" (Written by Emanuele Palumbo, Davide Petrella, Gennaro Petito and Vincenzo Marino)		Geolier	Tutto è possibile
"Anche a vent'anni si muore" (Written by Riccardo Fabbriconi, Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta)	2026	Blanco	TBA

Accolades

Ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
Sanremo Music Festival	2022	Best Music Composition	"O forse sei tu" (as a songwriter with Elisa Toffoli)	Won	[6]
Targa Tenco		Best Song		Won	[7]
SIAE Music Awards	2023	Video Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year	Himself	Won	[8]
		Audio Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year		Nominated
		Best Radio Song	"La ragazza del futuro"	Nominated
			"Litoranea"	Nominated
	2024		"Italodisco"	Won	[9]
			"Parafulmini"	Nominated
			"Pazza musica"	Nominated
			"Cenere"	Nominated
		Best Social Song		Won
			"Due vite"	Nominated
		Best Streaming Song	"Cenere"	Nominated
			"Due vite"	Nominated
		Best Song for Clubs with live music		Won

References

1. Zanetti, Franco (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, autore dominatore del Festival". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
2. Redazione (29 June 2021). "Davide Petrella, annuncia l'album di TROPICO: con Elisa, Calcutta, Franco126 e Coez". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
3. "Musica, Tropico esce con "Contrabbando": feat Cremonini e Fabri Fibra". Askanews (in Italian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
4. Delli Paoli, Giuliano (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, il paroliere di Mengoni e Lazza: il dominatore segreto di Sanremo". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
5. Vacalebre, Federico (13 February 2023). "Sanremo 2023, Davide Petrella re Mida dei testi: «E l'anno prossimo al festival ci vado anch'io»". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
6. "A Ranieri la critica, a Morandi la sala stampa Dalla. Per Elisa il Bigazzi, a Moro il Bardotti". Rai News (in Italian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
7. "I Premi Tenco 2022". Premio Tenco (in Italian). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
8. "SIAE Music Awards: ecco tutti i vincitori della prima edizione". Billboard Italia (in Italian). 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
9. "SIAE Music Awards 2024, l'elenco dei vincitori". Rockol (in Italian). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

External links

• Davide Petrella discography at Discogs
• Davide Petrella at AllMusic
• Davide Petrella at IMDb