Diodato

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 it was cancelled by the EBU on 18 March 2020.

Diodato
Diodato in 2016
Background information
Birth nameAntonio Diodato
Born (1981-08-30) 30 August 1981
Aosta, Italy
GenresPop rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active2007–present

Career

He has released two studio albums, E forse sono pazzo (LeNarcisse/Goodfellas)[2] and A ritrovar bellezza (LeNarcisse/RCA/SonyMusic).[3] In 2014 he participated in the Sanremo Music Festival and won the MTV Italian Music Awards for Best New Generation, The Deezer Band Of The Year Award and the Fabrizio de André Award.[4] He won the Sanremo Music Festival 2020 with the song "Fai rumore".[5][6]

Discography

Albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
ITA
[7]
E forse sono pazzo
  • Released: 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
[8]

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[9]
SWI
[10]
"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
[11]
"Fai rumore" 2020 136
"Un'altra estate" Non-album singles

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 MTV Italian Music Awards[13] Best New Generation Himself Won
2020 Sanremo Music Festival 2020 Big Artists "Fai Rumore" Won
2020 David di Donatello[14] Best Original Song "Che vita meravigliosa" Won

References

  1. "diodatomusic.it | Sito ufficiale di Diodato".
  2. s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Recensioni | Dischi | Diodato - E Forse Sono Pazzo su Rockol". Rockol.
  3. "A Ritrovar Bellezza, le canzoni degli anni Sessanta secondo Diodato". Radio Italia.
  4. Big Time http://www.bigtimeweb.it/diodato
  5. "Sanremo 2020: Ecco chi sono i 22 Big in gara della 70esima edizione del Festival". Coming Soon. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  6. "Italy: Diodato wins Sanremo 2020!". Eurovision.tv. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  7. "Discographie Diodato (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  8. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 8 (dal 14.2.2020 al 20.2.2020)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  9. "Discographie Diodato (Songs)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  10. "Diodato". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  11. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  12. "Italian single certifications – Diodato" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 March 2020. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Diodato" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli online" under "Sezione".
  13. Cecilio Uzzo (22 June 2014). "MTV Awards 2014, il trionfo di Marco Mengoni". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  14. "Diodato, è sua la miglior canzone ai David di Donatello: Che emozione" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mahmood
Sanremo Music Festival winner
2020
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Mahmood
with "Soldi"
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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