Dimartino Explained

Dimartino
Birth Name:Antonio Di Martino
Birth Date:1 December 1982
Birth Place:Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Genre:Indie pop
Years Active:2010–present

Antonio Di Martino (born 1 December 1982), known professionally as Dimartino, is an Italian singer-songwriter.[1] [2]

Life and career

Born in Palermo, the son of a philosophy teacher and a carpenter,[3] Di Martino started his career in 1998 as the founder and the lead singer of the band Famelika.[4] The group disbanded in 2009, and he adopted the moniker Dimartino, releasing the album Cara maestra abbiamo perso in 2010. He was also active as a songwriter for other artists, including Brunori Sas (who co-produced his 2012 second album Sarebbe bello non lasciarsi mai, ma abbandonarsi ogni tanto è utile), Arisa, Marracash, Malika Ayane, Chiara Galiazzo, Levante and Dear Jack. In 2017, he made his literary debut with the novel Un mondo raro, about the life of singer Chavela Vargas.

He participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", together with Colapesce.[5] He took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023, once again alongside Colapesce, with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini critics award.[6] [7]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Notes and References

  1. Dimartino ci sa fare, eccome. Edoardo Vitale. Rolling Stone. 25 January 2019. 19 February 2021. it.
  2. Web site: Dimartino e Colapesce, un disco a quattro mani. XL Repubblica. 21 July 2020. Francesca Ceccarelli. 19 February 2021. it.
  3. News: Vetroni, Walter . Dimartino: «Figlio di un falegname, non pensavo di vivere di musica. Colapesce? Sta a Siracusa, da Palermo sei ore di treno, come andare a New York» . 11 June 2023 . . 16 February 2023 . it-IT . Walter Veltroni .
  4. News: Ascione . Arianna . Ritratto di Dimartino, cantautore che porterà a Sanremo la «musica leggerissima» con Colapesce . 11 June 2023 . Corriere della Sera . 3 February 2021 . it.
  5. News: Sanremo 2021, Colapesce e Dimartino: "Musica leggerissima è un brano contro la depressione". Corriere della Sera. Andrea Laffranchi. 10 January 2021. 19 February 2021. it.
  6. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2022-12-04 . Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed . 2023-01-21 . Eurovoix . en-GB.
  7. Web site: Granger . Anthony . 2022-12-17 . Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed . 2023-01-21 . Eurovoix . en-GB.

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