| Gabry Ponte | |
| Background: | non_vocal_instrumentalist |
| Birth Name: | Gabriele Ponte |
| Birth Date: | 20 April 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Turin, Piedmont, Italy |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Associated Acts: | Eiffel 65, Julissa Veloz, Pitbull, Shaggy |
Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte (pronounced as /it/; born 20 April 1973)[1] is an Italian musician, DJ and producer, also known for his membership in the Italian dance band Eiffel 65.
In 1998 he produced Blue (Da Ba Dee), the debut single with his band Eiffel 65, which topped the worldwide charts and sold over 8 million copies; their first album Europop sold another 4 million copies. In the year 2000, they won the European Music Award as the “Best Italian Artist In The World”.
He later went on to produce the Italian hit single "Geordie" (a cover of Fabrizio De André's song by the same name, sung by Italian vocalist Stefania Piovesan), which was rewarded with gold record for selling over 25,000 copies,[2] as well as hits "Time to Rock", "Got to Get", and "La Danza delle Streghe" (English: "The Dance of the Witches"). Also to his credit are a number of remixes of popular songs such as Gianni Togni's "Giulia" and O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei", among others.
In 2005, Ponte announced he would be separating from Eiffel 65 to pursue solo work. In 2006 he founded and still manages record label Dance and Love, nowadays one of the most important Italian dance independent labels. He would release a song called "Vivi Nell'Aria" featuring Miani to Zooland Records. The song samples "The Moon" by ItaloBrothers. In January 2012, he also produced the international hit "Tacata'" by dance music trio Tacabro.
In 2012, Gabry Ponte released his single "Beat on My Drum" featuring Pitbull and Sophia del Carmen, which peaked at 11 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs. In 2014, his single "Buonanotte Giorno" became a summer hit in Italy, reaching the top 10. In the same year, he entered the Top 100 DJs list from DJ Mag at No. 61.[3]
Meanwhile, Gabry Ponte starts his solo projects and his first singles and remixes storm the European charts. In 2014 enters the Top 100 DJs chart at #61, being one of the highest entries and the highest-ranked Italian and keeping himself at the top of the dance scene. His most successful collaborations include “Thunder” with LUM!X and Prezioso, "Can't Get Over You" with Aloe Blacc, "Call Me" with Timmy Trumpet and R3HAB, "The Finger" with Georgia Ku, and the summer 2022 hit "We Could Be Together" together with LUM!X and Daddy DJ, already GOLD record in Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and France.
In 2022, he represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as a co-writer and producer of the song "Halo", performed by Lumix and Pia Maria. Among the last club releases we find collaborations with artists such as: Blasterjaxx, Justus, DJs From Mars,Vini Vici and official remixes for Sigala, Sam Feldt and David Guetta with his last global hit "I’m Good".
On the 6th of December Gabry Ponte released a dedicated to Spotify Wrapped 2023: "Losing You – Spotify Singles", celebrating the Police track "Every Breath You Take" 40 years since its release. From a live perspective, in 2023, Gabry Ponte performed 90 shows in 11 countries, in front of over 700,000 people dancing.
| Year | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | |||
| Gabry Ponte | 2002 | 16 | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. DJ | 2004 | 17 | |
| Gabry2o | 2008 | 34 |
Other albums
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | AUT [4] | BEL (Wa) [5] [6] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | NLD [9] | NOR [10] | SWE [11] | SWI [12] | ||||
| "Time to Rock" | 2002 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gabry Ponte | |
| "Geordie" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "De musica tonante" | 2003 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Music" (with Fargetta) | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Man in the Moon" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Giulia" (with DJ Lhasa) | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "La danza delle streghe" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dr. Jekyll & Mister DJ | ||
| "Figli di Pitagora" (featuring Little Tony) | 2004 | 13 | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sin pararse" (with Ye Man) | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Depends on You" | 2005 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dr. Jekyll & Mister DJ | |
| "Sono già solo (Remix)" | 2010 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dance and Love – The Selection Vol. 3 | |
| "Beat on My Drum" (featuring Pitbull and Sophia Del Carmen) | 2012 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="19" | |
| "La fine del mondo" (featuring Two Fingerz) | 2014 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Buonanotte giorno" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Che ne sanno i 2000" (featuring Danti) | 2016 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tu sei" (featuring Danti) | 2017 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Monster" (with Lum!x) | 2019 | — | 52 | 37 | 41 | 20 | — | — | — | 55 | ||
| "The Passenger (LaLaLa)" (with Lum | x and Mokaby and D.T.E) | 2020 | — | 47 | — | 128 | 58 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lonely" (with Jerome) | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Golden"[13] (with Blasterjaxx featuring Riell) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Oh La La"[14] (with Moti featuring Mougleta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Going Down"[15] (with Lucky Luke and Kevin Palms) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Thunder" (with Lum | x and Prezioso) | 42 [16] | 36 | 5 | 18 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 20 | ||
| "The Portrait (Ooh La La)"[17] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Superman"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Feeling"[19] | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can't Get Over You"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Call Me"[21] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hasta La Vista"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Could Be Together"[23] | 93 | — | — | 96 | — | 34 | — | — | — | |||
| "Rely on Me" (with Sigala and Alex Gaudino) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Every Cloud – Silver Linings | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||
Other releases
In 2022 Ponte released "Friendships (Lost My Love) Leony", a remix of "Friendships (Lost My Love) Leony" from Pascal Letoublon, itself a remix of Letoublon's 2017 instrumental release "Friendships".[24]