Diodato

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Diodato
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Background information
Birth nameAntonio Diodato
Born (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 43)
Aosta, Italy
Origin Taranto, Italy
Genres Pop rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2007–present

Antonio Diodato (born 30 August 1981), known simply as Diodato, is an Italian singer-songwriter. [1] He won the 70th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Fai rumore" and was scheduled to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam before the event's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Biography

Born in Aosta, he grew up in Taranto and later moved to Rome. [2]

His first works were made in Stockholm with Swedish DJs Sebastian Ingrosso and Steve Angello. Back in Italy, he graduated from the DAMS at Roma Tre University in cinema, television and new media.

Among his most important musical influences Diodato mentioned Pink Floyd, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, Domenico Modugno and Radiohead. [3]

Career

He has released five studio albums, E forse sono pazzo (LeNarcisse/Goodfellas), [4] A ritrovar bellezza (LeNarcisse/RCA/SonyMusic), [5] Cosa siamo diventati , Che vita meravigliosa and Così speciale .

In December 2013, he was selected to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival 2014 (in the "Newcomers" section) with the song "Babilonia". On 19 and 21 February 2014 he performed on the stage of the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo, placing runner-up behind Rocco Hunt. He received the prize of the jury chaired by Paolo Virzì. [1]

In 2014, he won the MTV Italian Music Awards for Best New Generation, The Deezer Band of the Year Award and the Fabrizio De André Award, with his version of "Amore che vieni, amore che vai". [6] In 2016, he became artistic director of the May Day concert in Taranto, together with Roy Paci and Michele Riondino. [7]

In 2017, his third studio album "Cosa siamo diventati" was released by Carosello Records. [8] In 2018, he participated with the song "Adesso", featuring Roy Paci, in the Sanremo Music Festival 2018, placing eighth in the grand final. [9] In 2019, he made his debut as an actor in the film Un'avventura, directed by Marco Danieli.

He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Fai rumore". [10] [11] The song "Fai rumore" also won the "Mia Martini" Critics Award and the "Lucio Dalla" Press Room Award. On 24 February 2020, the Municipality of Taranto awarded Diodato civic merit. [12] As the winner of the Festival, Diodato was also designated as the Italian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, however the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13] On 16 May 2020, he took part in the event Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light , performing at the Verona Arena with the song "Fai rumore" and with an acoustic version of "Nel blu, dipinto di blu", a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. [14]

On 9 May 2020, he won the David di Donatello for the best original song with "Che vita meravigliosa", used as the soundtrack of the film The Goddess of Fortune , directed by Ferzan Özpetek. On 6 July, the song also won the Nastro d'Argento (Silver Ribbon) for Best Original Song. [15]

He competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Ti muovi". [16] [17]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
ITA
[18]
E forse sono pazzo
  • Released: 26 April 2013
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Le Narcisse
—
A ritrovar bellezza
  • Released: 29 October 2014
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Le Narcisse
—
Cosa siamo diventati
  • Released: 27 January 2017
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Carosello Records
48
Che vita meravigliosa
  • Released: 14 February 2020
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Carosello Records
4
Così speciale
  • Released: 24 March 2023
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Carosello Records
15
[20]
Ho acceso un fuoco (Live Studio Session)
  • Released: 19 April 2024
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
  • Label: Carosello Records
—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
ITA
[21] 		CRO
[22] 		LIT
[23] 		SWI
[24]
"Amore che vieni amore che vai"2013————E forse sono pazzo
"Ubriaco"2014————
"Babilonia"69———
"Se solo avessi un altro"————
"I miei demoni"————
"Eternità"————A ritrovar bellezza
"Mi si scioglie la bocca"2016————Cosa siamo diventati
"Di questa felicità"2017————
"Cretino che sei"————Non-album singles
"Adesso"
(with Roy Paci)		201828———
"Essere semplice"————
"Il commerciante"2019————Che vita meravigliosa
"Non ti amo più"————
"Che vita meravigliosa"51———
"Fai rumore"20201667936
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum [25]
"Un'altra estate"————
"Fino a farci scomparire"————
"L'uomo dietro il campione"2021————Non-album single
"Se mi vuoi"2022————Così speciale
"Così speciale"2023————
"Occhiali da sole"————
"Ti muovi"202420
[26] 		———Ho acceso un fuoco
"Molto amore"————Non-album singles
"Un atto di rivoluzione"————
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2019Un'avventuraRecord producer
2022 Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! Singer at Armen's

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResult
2014 MTV Italian Music Awards [27] Best New GenerationHimselfWon
2020 Sanremo Music Festival 2020 Big Artists"Fai rumore"Won
David di Donatello [28] Best Original Song"Che vita meravigliosa"Won
Targa Tenco [29] Best Album Che vita meravigliosa Nominated
Best Song"Che vita meravigliosa"Nominated
Nastro d'Argento [30] Best Original Song"Che vita meravigliosa"Won
MTV Europe Music Awards [31] Best Italian Act HimselfWon

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sanremo Music Festival winner
2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mahmood
with "Soldi"
 Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)		Succeeded by
Måneskin
with "Zitti e buoni"
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