Mida | |
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Born | Christian Prestato 16 December 1999 Caracas, Venezuela |
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Years active | 2015–present |
Labels | Blocco Recordz (2015–2018) Dinero (2020–present) Believe Music (2021–present) |
Christian Prestato (born 16 December 1999), known professionally as Mida, is an Italian-Venezuelan singer-songwriter.
Born in 1999 in Caracas to a Venezuelan mother and an Italian father, [1] Mida grew up in Venezuela and then moved with his parents to Milan as a child, where he continued his studies and had the opportunity to make important contacts in the world of music, a passion he began cultivating at the age of eleven. [2] [3]
He began releasing his first tracks in 2015 after signing with the Blocco Recordz label, founded by rapper Emis Killa and his manager, Zanna. [4] [5] He began his career by releasing several songs, including "Casino", "Solitamente", "Ratatah Freestyle", "Ovidio Freestyle", [6] "Per sempre", [7] "Ratatah Freestyle #2", "Maledetto" and "Bevo". [8] [9]
After a hiatus of about two years, in 2020, after signing a contract with the Dinero label, he released the songs "Ratatah Freestyle #3", [10] "Davvero", "MMM", [11] and "Dinero", [12] and dueted on Nicola Siciliano's song "Slide (passo dopo passo)", from the album Napoli 51. [13] [14] In 2021, the singles "Stavo giù", [15] "16:20", [16] "Ricordami di scordarti" (certified platinum) [17] [18] and "Lento" were released. [19] The following year, in 2022, he released the singles "Stupido sentimento", [20] "Fidati di me" (in collaboration with Olly and Juli) [21] and "Ti sta bene". [22]
On 16 December 2022, he participated in the final of Sanremo Giovani 2022 with the song "Malditè", [23] [24] in which he placed seventh, failing to access the Sanremo Music Festival 2023. [25] [26] In June 2023, he was one of the authors of Wayne Santana's single "Veleno di vipera", [27] while in July his new single "Oro" was released. [28] [29]
In September 2023, Mida participated in the auditions for the twenty-third edition of the musical talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi broadcast on Canale 5, then accessing the initial phase. [30] [31] In November he was one of the authors of the single "Isola grattacielo" of Ginevra Lamborghini. [32] [33] In February 2024 he gained access to the evening phase of the program by joining the team led by professors Lorella Cuccarini and Emanuel Lo and the following May he reached the final, finishing sixth and winning the Spotify singles prize. [34] [35]
During the program, he released several new songs, including "Rossofuoco", [36] [37] "Mi odierai", [38] "Fight club" [39] and "Que pasa" [40] [41] All four of these songs were later included in his first EP, "Il sole dentro", released on 17 May 2024, which also included the song of the same name [42] [43] and the song "Vita terremoto". [44] The EP peaked at number nine on the FIMI Album chart, [45] while the song "Rossofuoco" peaked at number two on the FIMI Top Singles chart [46] and was certified double platinum. [47] [48] A Spanish version of the latter, "Rojofuego", was also released. [49] [50] In the summer of the same year, he performed at several musical events, including the "RDS Summer Festival", [51] "Battiti Live", [52] "105 Summer Festival" [53] and "Yoga Radio Bruno Estate". [54] On 14 June 2024, Mida featured alongside VillaBanks in Ava's single "Bacio di Giuda", [55] [56] which went platinum. [57] On 8 November, she released the single "Morire x te". [58] [59] The "Il sole dentro club tour 2024" took place on 3, 7, and 8 December, featuring three live concerts in clubs in Milan, Naples and Rome. [60] [61]
On 21 March 2025, the single "L'antidoto" was released, [62] followed on 23 May by the single "Popolare" with Michele Bravi. [63] [64] On 18 July, the single "Bad Boys Don't Cry" was released, featuring VillaBanks. [65] [66] The "Mida Summer tour 2025" took place from 1 May to 19 August. [67]
On 12 September, the single "Semplicemente" with Sarah Toscano was released. [68] The song premiered live on 2 September at Future Hits Live at the Verona Arena and was created as the theme song for the Netflix series Riv4li. [69] [70]
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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ITA [71] | ||
Il sole dentro |
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Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album or EP |
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ITA [71] | ||||
"Casinò" | 2015 | — | Non-album singles | |
"Solitamente" | 2016 | — | ||
"Ratatah Freestyle" | — | |||
"Ovidio Freestyle" | — | |||
"Per sempre" | — | |||
"Ratatah Freestyle #2" | 2017 | — | ||
"Maledetto" | — | |||
"Bevo" | 2020 | — | ||
"Ratatah Freestyle #3" | — | |||
"Davvero" | — | |||
"MMM" | — | |||
"Dinero" | — | |||
"Stavo giù" | 2021 | — | ||
"16:20" | — | |||
"Ricordarmi di scordarti" | — | |||
"Lento" | — | |||
"Stupido sentimento" | 2022 | — | ||
"Fidati di me" (with Olly and Juli) | — | |||
"Ti sta bene" | — | |||
"Malditè" | — | |||
"Casa" | 2023 | — | ||
"Fuori posto" | — | |||
"Oro" | — | |||
"Rossofuoco" | 2 |
| Il sole dentro | |
"Mi odierai" | — | |||
"Fight club" | 2024 | 79 | ||
"Que pasa" | 69 | |||
"Morire x te" | — | Non-album singles | ||
"L'antidoto" | 2025 | — | ||
"Popolare" (with Michele Bravi) | 83 | |||
"Bad Boys Don't Cry" (feat. VillaBanks) | — | |||
"Semplicemente" (with Sarah Toscano) | 50 | Met Gala | ||
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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ITA [71] | |||
"Bacio di Giuda" (Ava feat. Mida and VillaBanks) | 2024 | 14 |
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"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released. |
Title | Year | Album or EP |
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"Slide (passo dopo passo)" (Nicola Siciliano feat. Mida) | 2020 | Napoli 51 |
Song | Year | Artist(s) |
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"Veleno di vipera" | 2023 | Wayne Santana |
"Isola grattacielo" | 2024 | Ginevra Lamborghini |
Year | Title | Network | Notes |
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2023–2024 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Canale 5 | Contestant (season 23) |
2024 | This Is Me | Guest |
Year | Award | Nomination | Work | Result | Notes |
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2024 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Spotify singles Award | Herself | Won | [34] |
Music Awards | Multi-platinum single award | "Rossofuoco" | [72] |