Tony Effe
Nicolò Rapisarda, known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former child actor. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang.
Early years
Nicolò Rapisarda started his career as a child actor at the age of 4. He starred in the film Viaggi di nozze in 1995, Paparazzi in 1998, L'ombra del gigante in 2000 and Prigionera del cuore in 2000. His TV debut was in a Rai show called Tutti per uno in which he played a young boy named Tony, forced to give up his dream of becoming a footballer due to illness.Music career
Dark Polo Gang
Tony Effe met the other members of Dark Polo Gang - Wayne Santana, Pyrex and Dark Side - when he was a child, and they started to make music together professionally after meeting producer Sick Luke. In 2015 they released the mixtape Full Metal Dark. The following year, Tony and Dark Side released the album Crack musica in collaboration with Sfera Ebbasta, Izi, and Traffik.Solo
He debuted as a solo artist in 2021 with the studio album Untouchable, which featured collaborations from artists such as the American Gucci Mane, and the Italians Gué Pequeno, Tedua and Lazza, which topped the Italian album chart. In the following months, he released several singles, including "Balaclava" in collaboration with Capo Plaza, "Mi piace" with Sfera Ebbasta, and a remix of the track "Colpevole" with Geolier.In 2024, he peaked at number 1 again with his second album Icon, which became the best-selling album of the year in Italy.
Sanremo
In February 2025, he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Damme 'na mano", placing 25th. On the fourth night of the festival, dedicated to covers, he duetted with Noemi to perform the song "Tutto il resto è noia" by Franco Califano.Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As featured artist
Other charted or certified songs
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1995 | Viaggi di nozze | ||
| 1998 | Paparazzi | ||
| 1998 | Tutti per uno | Tony Fornari | TV series on Rai 1 |
| 2000 | L'ombra del gigante | Ottaviano | |
| 2000 | Prigioniere del cuore | Filippo | TV film on Rai 1 |
| 2002 | Ma il portiere non c'è mai? | TV series on Canale 5 | |
| 2018 | La serie | Himself | Docu-series on TIMvision/Netflix |