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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]
| Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 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 |
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