Diodato
Diodato in 2024
Diodato in 2024
Background information
Birth nameAntonio Diodato
Born (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981 (age 42)
Aosta, Italy
GenresPop rock
Occupation(s)
  • 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, the Netherlands, before the event's cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biography

Born in Aosta, he is originally from Taranto and Roman by adoption.[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

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
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]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
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) 		2018 28 — — —
"Essere semplice" — — — —
"Il commerciante" 2019 — — — — Che vita meravigliosa
"Non ti amo più" — — — —
"Che vita meravigliosa" 51 — — —
"Fai rumore" 2020 1 66 79 36
  • 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" 2024 20
[26] 		— — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Un'avventura Record producer
2022 Diabolik: Ginko Attacks! Singer at Armen's

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 MTV Italian Music Awards[27] Best New Generation Himself Won
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 Himself Won

References

  1. ^ a b "diodatomusic.it | Sito ufficiale di Diodato".
  2. ^ "Diodato al Festival di Sanremo 2014". Onstage.
  3. ^ "SANREMO 2014/ Chi è Diodato, in gara con la canzone "Babilonia"". Il Sussidiario.
  4. ^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Recensioni | Dischi | Diodato - E Forse Sono Pazzo su Rockol". Rockol.
  5. ^ "A Ritrovar Bellezza, le canzoni degli anni Sessanta secondo Diodato". Radio Italia.
  6. ^ Big Time http://www.bigtimeweb.it/diodato
  7. ^ "Diodato, live alla Feltrinelli". Corriere della Sera.
  8. ^ "Diodato, racconto il freddo interiore". Ansa.
  9. ^ "RENZO RUBINO VS DIODATO: I NUOVI MINGHI E MANGO? – INTERVISTA DOPPIA". Fare Music.
  10. ^ "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Italy: Diodato wins Sanremo 2020!". Eurovision.tv. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  12. ^ "Diodato nella sua Taranto: premiato con attestato benemerenza dal Comune. L'artista Giovanni Guida gli ha dedicato un disegno". Il Corriere del Mezzogiorno.
  13. ^ "Coronavirus, cancellato l'Eurovision Song Contest 2020". La Stampa.
  14. ^ "Europe Shine a Light, un inutile teaser di ESC 2021 (che ha senso solo con Diodato all'Arena di Verona)". Blogo.
  15. ^ "Nastri d'Argento, Diodato fa tris e vince con Che vita meravigliosa". Tg24.sky.
  16. ^ "Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
  17. ^ "Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival" [Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  18. ^ "Discographie Diodato (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Italian album certifications – Diodato" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 14 February 2022. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Diodato" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  20. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 13 (dal 24.03.2023 al 30.03.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Discographie Diodato (Songs)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  22. ^ "ARC 100 — datum: 24. veljače 2020". radio.hrt.hr. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ "2022 19-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)". agata.lt. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  24. ^ "Diodato Discographie". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  25. ^ a b c "Italian single certifications – Diodato" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 November 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Diodato" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  26. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  27. ^ Cecilio Uzzo (22 June 2014). "MTV Awards 2014, il trionfo di Marco Mengoni". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Diodato, è sua la miglior canzone ai David di Donatello: Che emozione" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  29. ^ Luca Dondoni (1 July 2020). "Targhe Tenco 2020: vincono Brunori Sas, Tosca e Jannacci". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  30. ^ Chiara Ugolini (6 July 2020). "Nastri d'argento, il miglior film è Favolacce. Sei premi a Pinocchio. Benigni: Ennio quanto ci mancherai". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  31. ^ "MTV EMA 2020: Diodato vince il Best Italian Act" (in Italian). MTV Italy. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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