Diodato
Antonio Diodato, known simply as Diodato, is an Italian singer-songwriter. 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.
Biography
Born in Aosta, he grew up in Taranto and later moved to Rome.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.
Career
He has released five studio albums, E forse sono pazzo, A ritrovar bellezza, Cosa siamo diventati, Che vita meravigliosa and Così speciale.In December 2013, he was selected to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival 2014 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.
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". In 2016, he became artistic director of the May Day concert in Taranto, together with Roy Paci and Michele Riondino.
In 2017, his third studio album "Cosa siamo diventati" was released by Carosello Records. In 2018, he participated with the song "Adesso", featuring Roy Paci, in the Sanremo Music Festival 2018, placing eighth in the grand final. 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". 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. 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. 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.
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 for Best Original Song.
He competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Ti muovi".