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| Birth name | Dennis Rizzi |
| Born | 14 September 2002 Settimo Torinese, Turin, Italy |
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| Years active | 2020–present |
| Labels | Warner Music Italy (2020–2023) M.A.S.T., Believe Music (2024–present) |
Dennis Rizzi (born 9 September 2002), known professionally as simply Dennis, formerly known as Deddy, is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Born in 2002 in Settimo Torinese and graduated from a technical institute in Turin, [1] he decided to pursue a musical career, studying piano and working as a barber to pay for his studies. [2] [3]
His first musical experience was in 2020 following the release of the single "Forti e fragili" on Spotify, then, during the same year, for the record label Warner Music Italy. [4] [5]
In November 2020, he auditioned for the twentieth edition of the Canale 5 music talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi , advancing to the initial stage. [6] [7] In March 2021, he gained access to the evening phase of the program, joining the team led by professors Alessandra Celentano and Rudy Zerbi. [8] The following May, he reached the final, placing third in the overall standings, [9] [10] tied with singer-songwriter Aka 7even and dancer Alessandro Cavallo. [11]
While participating in Amici, he released several unreleased songs, including "Il cielo contromano" [12] [13] (certified platinum [14] ), "Parole a caso", [15] "Ancora in due", "0 passi" [16] (certified double platinum [17] ) and "La prima estate" [18] (certified gold [19] ). He later compiled all five tracks into his first EP, Il cielo contromano, released on 14 May 2021, [20] and later certified platinum. [14] [21] He subsequently received an award at the SEAT Music Awards for the single "Il cielo contromano". [22] [23]
On August 15, 2021, he released the single "Pensa a te", [24] [25] followed on 24 September by the single "Giove". [26] [27] Both were included on his first studio album, Il cielo contromano su Giove, released on 8 October. [28] [29] The album also spawned the single " Mentre ti spoglio", released on 17 December. [30] [31] On 15 April 2022, he released the song "Non mi fa dormire", a collaboration with Caffelatte. [32] [33] The single "Luci addosso" was released on 17 June. [34] [35] In 2023, he released the singles "Casa gigante", [36] [37] "Balla (come la domenica)" [38] [39] and "Le regole del fuoco". [40] [41]
In 2024, the artist decided to change his stage name from Deddy to Dennis, his birth name. [42] [43] To mark the occasion, he released the single "Un altro nome", [44] which was released on 19 July. [45] [46] On 27 September the single "Persi per niente" was released, [47] [48] which won the Lunezia Award from the newspaper La Nazione . [49]
The single "Hooligans" was released on 28 February 2025, [50] [51] followed by the single "Pari o dispari" on 9 May. [52] [53] The single "Estate infinita" was released on 18 July. [54] [55]
Since 2024 he has been in a relationship with model and influencer Nicole Cena. [56]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| ITA [57] | ||
| Il cielo contromano su Giove [a] |
| 3 |
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| ITA [57] | |||
| Il cielo contromano [a] |
| 2 |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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| ITA [57] | ||||
| "Forti e fragili" [a] | 2020 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Il cielo contromano" [a] | 33 |
| Il cielo contromano | |
| "Parole a caso" [a] | 2021 | — | ||
| "Ancora in due" [a] | — | |||
| "0 passi" [a] | 8 |
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| "La prima estate" [a] | 41 |
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| "Pensa a te" [a] | — | Il cielo contromano su Giove | ||
| "Giove" [a] | — | |||
| "Mentre ti spoglio" [a] | — | |||
| "Non mi fa dormire" [a] (with Caffellatte) | 2022 | — | Non-album single | |
| "Luci addosso" [a] | — | |||
| "Casa gigante" [a] | 2023 | — | ||
| "Balla (come la domenica)" [a] | — | |||
| "Le regole del fuoco" [a] | — | |||
| "Un altro nome" | 2024 | — | ||
| "Persi per niente" | — | |||
| "Hooligans" | 2025 | — | ||
| "Pari o dispari" | — | |||
| "Estate infinita" | — | |||
| "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. | ||||
| Year | Title | Network | Notes | |
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| 2020–2021 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Canale 5 | Italia 1 | Contestant (season 20) |
| Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Notes |
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| 2021 | SEAT Music Awards | Multi-platinum single award | "Il cielo contromano" | Won | [22] |
| 2024 | Lunezia Award | Award from the newspaper La Nazione | "Persi per niente" | [49] |