Niccolò Fabi Explained

Niccolò Fabi
Birth Date:1968 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Genre:Pop
Years Active:1995–present

Niccolò Fabi (born 16 May 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He rose to national fame after competing in the Newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 1997, receiving the Mia Martini Critics' Award for his entry "Capelli".

As of 2021, he has released nine studio albums and a greatest hits album in Italy, as well as two compilation albums for the Hispanic market. During his career, Fabi also received two Lunezia Awards for the album "La cura del tempo" and for the song "Costruire".

Early life

Niccolò Fabi was born in Rome on 16 May 1968.[1] His father, Claudio Fabi, was a record producer mainly active in the 1970s, when he was the artistic director of Lucio Battisti's label Numero Uno,[2] producing artists including the Premiata Forneria Marconi and Alberto Fortis.[3] When he was 5 years old, he started studying piano and classical music.[4] In 1981, he started playing drums.[1] He later entered a band performing songs by artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire,[5] and he also became the drummer of the Fall Out, a Police cover band.[6]

He started writing songs at the age of 14.[7] In 1986, Fabi also worked as a stage assistant during a tour by Alberto Fortis,[5] tuning his guitars.[8] In 1994, Fabi graduated in Philology.[1]

Music career

1996–1997: breakthrough

Fabi released his first single, "Dica", in 1996.[9] Thanks to the success of the song, the following year he took part in the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the Newcomers' section with the song "Capelli".[10] The song received the Mia Martini Critics' Award in its category.[11] Shortly after the competition, Fabi released his debut album, Il giardiniere, which sold more than 100,000 copies in Italy.[12]

Thanks to the success of his first album, in April 1998 Fabi received a nomination for Revelation of the Year at the Premio Italiano della Musica, sponsored by the Italian radio network Radio DeeJay and the music magazine Musica!.[13]

1998: second studio album

In 1998, Fabi competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma" in the "Big Artists" section.[14] The song was chosen as the lead single from Fabi's second studio set, released by Virgin Records on 10 April 1998.[15] The album also includes "Vento d'estate", a duet with Max Gazzè, which was performed won the music competition Un disco per l'estate.[16] As of February 1999, the album had sold 80,000 copies in Italy.[12]

2000–2001: Sereno ad ovest and Spanish-language debut

In 2000, Fabi released his third studio album, preceded by the single "Se fossi Marco".[17] The single was also performed during the itinerant music competition Festivalbar, held throughout Italy during the summer of 2000 on broadcast by Italia 1.[18]

In 2001, Fabi also released his first album for the Hispanic maret. The self-titled set is a compilation album composed of tracks from Il giardiniere and Niccolò Fabi, including five Spanish language adaptation of his best-known hits.[19]

2003–2005: La cura del tempo

In January 2003, Fabi released the single "È non è", preceding his third studio album, La cura del tempo.[19] The album also includes "Offeso", a duet with Fiorella Mannoia.[20] Italian jazz musician Stefano di Battista also appears playing sax on the tracks "Il negozio di antiquariato" and "Ora e qui".[21]

In 2004, he took part in the music festival O'Scià, organized by Claudio Baglioni in Lampedusa in order to bring attention to the illegal immigration phenomenon affecting the southernmost Italian island.[22] Two years later, Fabi recorded a duet with Edoardo Bennato. The song, "Non è amore", was included in Bennato's album La fantastica storia del pifferaio magico.[23]

2006–2007: Novo Mesto and compilation albums

Niccolò Fabi's fifth studio album was released in February 2006. Titled Novo Mesto, it was named after the Slovenian city in which it was recorded.[24] The album was preceded by the single "Costruire", released on 23 December 2005.[25] In 2012, the song won the Lunezia Award in the section "Elite Award".

In order to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Fabi's debut single, his first compilation album, Dischi volanti 96-06, was released in November 2006. The standard edition of the album is composed of two CDs, but a deluxe edition with an additional DVD was also released.[26] The only new song of the album, "Milioni di giorni", was released as a single.[27] It was also chosen as one of the ten finalists of the Premio Amnesty Italia Voices for Freedom in 2007, a prize recognizing songs with lyrics focusing on social themes.

In 2007, Fabi also released his second album for the Spanish market. Titled Dentro, it included both Italian-language tracks taken from his previous works and Spanish-language adaptations of previously released songs.[28] During the same year, he also appeared on the album Adelantando by Spanish band Jarabe de Palo, performing the Italian version of the song "Me gusta como eres", titled "Mi piace come sei".[29]

2008–2009: Violenza 124 and Solo un uomo

In 2008, Fabi produced the project Violenza 124, featuring Italian artists with different musical styles and backgrounds. The involved artists, beside Fabi himself, are Subsonica's keyboardist Boosta, pop-rock singer-songwriter Roberto Angelini, strings group Gnu Quartet, post-rock band Mokadelic and the duo composed of Olivia Salvadori and Franco Mussida, two artists mixing opera with electronic music.[30] Each one of them was asked to independently develop the same basic idea on the theme of violence, and Fabi later mixed the produced results in a 36-minutes-long song which was released both as a freely available track on the Web and as a double CD, also including the original contributions of the involved artists as separate tracks.[30] [31]

In 2009, he was among the 56 artists composing the supergroup Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo. The band recorded the song "Domani 21/04.09", a cover of Mauro Pagani's "Domani" released as a charity single to raise funds in support of the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.[32]

After splitting with Virgin Records, which released all his previous albums, Fabi signed a new contract with Universal Music, which released Fabi's sixth studio album, Solo un uomo, in May 2010.[33] The single with the same title was released to Italian radio stations on 17 April 2009.[34] Fabi later revealed he submitted the song for the Sanremo Music Festival 2009, it was rejected by the jury during the internal selection.[35]

Parole di Lulù and Ecco

In July 2010, Fabi's daughter, Olivia, died from a meningococcal meningitis. After canceling his scheduled tour, Fabi decided to organize a mega-concert in her memory, involving several Italian singers and friends, including Elisa, Jovanotti, Fiorella Mannoia, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Max Gazzè, Daniele Silvestri, Samuele Bersani and Subsonica. All the proceedings from the concert were donated to build a children's hospital in Angola.[36] [37] [38] The concert was also released as a DVD, which also contributed raising funds for the same purpose. The DVD, titled Parole per Lulù, also included the track "Parole parole", recorded in studio with Mina and released as a single.[39]

In 2011, Fabi penned the song "Lontano da tutto", performed by Serena Abrami during the 61st Sanremo Music Festival,[40] and the track "Nel primo sguardo", performed by Laura Pausini as a duet with her sister Silvia and included in the album Inedito.[41]

Niccolò Fabi's seventh studio album, Ecco, was released on 9 October 2012.[42] The album, featuring guest appearances by artists including trumpeter Roy Paci and singer-songwriter Roberto Angelini, was preceded by the single "Una buona idea".[43] [44] Ecco debuted at number 3 on the Italian Albums Chart, becoming his first top ten album.[45] [46]

Fabi-Silvestri-Gazzè and Una somma di piccole cose

In 2014 Fabi started together with Daniele Silvestri and Max Gazzè the musical project Fabi-Silvestri-Gazzè. The trio released a studio album (Il padrone della festa), a live album (l padrone della festa – Live) and made an extensive tour in Italy and Europe.[47]

In April 2016 Fabi released his eighth studio album, Una somma di piccole cose. The album peaked at the first place on the Italian hit parade.[48]

Personal life

Fabi lives with his partner Shirin Amini, an Italian painter of Iranian origins.[49] In 2008, Shirin gave birth to the couple's first daughter, Olivia. Nicknamed Lulubella, she died on 4 July 2010 from a meningococcal meningitis. After canceling the scheduled summer tour, Fabi confirmed his daughter's death through his Facebook account.[50]

The couple's second child, Kim, was born on 17 September 2012.[51]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsChart positionsCertifications
ITA
[52]
Il giardiniere 15
Niccolò Fabi
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Formats: CD
22
  • FIMI: Gold
Sereno ad ovest
  • Released: 21 April 2000
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Formats: CD
—
La cura del tempo
  • Released: 3 February 2003
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Formats: CD
12
Novo mesto 11
Solo un uomo
  • Released: 29 May 2009
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22
Ecco
  • Released: 9 October 2012
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3
Una somma di piccole cose
  • Released: 22 April 2016
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1
Tradizione e tradimento
  • Released: 11 October 2019
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2
[54]
Meno per meno 12
[55]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
Album detailsChart positions
ITA
Niccolò Fabi
  • Released: 2001 (Spain)
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD
—
Dischi volanti 96-06
  • Released: 2 November 2006
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Format: CD, digital download
18
Dentro
  • Released: 6 February 2007 (Spain)
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • Format: CD, download
—
Diventi Inventi 1997–2017
  • Released: 13 October 2017
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Format: CD, download
3
[56]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nomination Work Result
1998Premio Italiano della MusicaRevelation of the YearHimself
2007Premio Amnesty ItaliaVoices for Freedom[57] "Milioni di giorni"
2003Lunezia AwardCritics' Award[58] La cura del tempo
2009Premio Videoclip ItalianoBest Video by a Male Artist[59] "Solo un uomo"
2012Lunezia AwardElite Award[60] "Costruire"
2013 Best Original Song[61] "Il silenzio"
Targhe Tenco Album of the Year[62] Ecco

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niccolò Fabi – La biografia . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 23 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223145103/http://www.mtv.it/musica/artisti/archivio/artista.asp?idUMAArt=1491857%23biografia#biografia . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Fabi canta su Facebook il tormento per Lulù morta . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . Elvira Serra . 5 July 2010.
  3. Web site: Niccolò Fabi . Corriere Fiorentino . Italian . 23 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223144800/http://corrierefiorentino.corriere.it/firenze/contents/Eventi/159002_scheda.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Niccolò Fabi – Biografia . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223145401/http://www.radioitalia.it/artista/niccolo'_fabi/1.php . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  5. Book: https://books.google.com/books?id=QBko1XW9KOUC&pg=PA184 . Dizionario completo della canzone italiana . . Italian . 184 . Niccolò Fabi . 2010 . Enrico Deregibus . 978-8809756250.
  6. Web site: Niccolò: solo un uomo? . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 1 December 2009 . https://archive.today/20121223150052/http://reteuno.rsi.ch/home/networks/reteuno/camaleonte/2009/12/01/fabi.html . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  7. Web site: Il successo e l'accaduto . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . Gigi Vesigna . Gigi Vesigna . 19 July 2009 . https://archive.today/20121223150609/http://www.stpauls.it/fc09/0929fc/0929fc70.htm . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: Niccolò Fabi, discepolo di Alberto Fortis nonostante l'invettiva ai romani . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 30 October 1998.
  9. Web site: Niccolò Fabi – Biografia. Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 .
  10. Web site: Niccolò Fabi, delicatezza e classe in concerto con gli Gnu quartet . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223151746/http://www.ilrestodelcarlino.it/rovigo/spettacoli/musica/2011/08/17/563966-niccolo_fabi.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  11. Web site: Paola e Chiara: due sorelline conquistano Sanremo . . Italian . 18 August 2011 . Mario Luzzatto Fegiz . 22 February 1997.
  12. Web site: Ecco il suono di Roma . . Italian . 17 February 1999. 23 December 2012 . Pietro D'Ottavio.
  13. Web site: Premio Italiano della Musica, tutte le nomination (per i vincitori, attendere lunedì sera) . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 16 April 1998.
  14. Web site: Nuove Proposte e Big in gara . Flavio Brighenti . 23 December 2012 . 21 February 1998 . Italian.
  15. Web site: Niccolò Fabi, in aprile il nuovo album . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 23 March 1998.
  16. Web site: Musica: il duo Gazzè-Fabi allo Stadio del Baseball di Nettuno . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223164707/http://www.adnkronos.com/IGN/News/Spettacolo/Musica-il-duo-Gazze-Fabi-allo-Stadio-del-Baseball-di-Nettuno_312332777944.html . 23 December 2012 . 8 August 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  17. Web site: Ecco Fabi, cantautore filologo Sono un guardone dell'anima. . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 2 July 2012 .
  18. Web site: Italia 1: Festivalbar, domani dall'Elba apre Shaggy. . Italian . 3 July 2000.
  19. Web site: E' non E', il nuovo singolo di Niccolò Fabi . https://archive.today/20121223173522/http://www.rockol.it/news-50078/ . 23 December 2012 . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 19 December 2002 . dead . dmy-all .
  20. Web site: Primo singolo dal nuovo album del cantautore romano, rivendicazione di dignità per il suo mestiere . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . December 2002 . dead . https://archive.today/20130218150508/http://xl.repubblica.it/videodetail/107955 . 18 February 2013 . dmy-all .
  21. Web site: La cura del tempo . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130608081227/http://www.italica.rai.it/scheda.php?scheda=fabi&cat=musica . 8 June 2013 . dmy-all .
  22. Web site: A Lampedusa O' Scia', odori, suoni, colori d'Isole d'Altomare con Barbarossa e Baglioni . Musicalnews.com . Italian . 23 December 2012 . Antonio Ranalli . 22 September 2004.
  23. Web site: Pifferaio contro la politica e tv . . Italian . . Antonio Conti . 26 October 2010 . https://archive.today/20121223213652/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo281119.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  24. Web site: Esce "Novo Mesto", il cd registrato dal cantautore nel paese balcanico . . Italian . 31 January 2006 . Fabrizio Finamore . https://archive.today/20121223214832/http://www.iltempo.it/roma/2006/01/31/422982-fabi_ispirazioni_forti_slovenia.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  25. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: il singolo 'Costruire' anticipa l'uscita del nuovo album . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 29 November 2005.
  26. Web site: Niccolò Fabi – Dischi volanti 96-06 . 12 November 2006 . 23 December 2012 . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100812095411/http://www.rockol.it/vetrina-4030/Niccol%C3%B2-Fabi-DISCHI-VOLANTI-96-06 . 12 August 2010 . dmy-all .
  27. Web site: I dischi volanti di Niccolò Fabi . . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 6 November 2006 . https://archive.today/20121223215914/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo334315.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  28. Web site: Secondo disco in spagnolo per Niccolò Fabi . Rockol.it . 23 December 2012 . 20 March 2007.
  29. Web site: Jarabe de Palo: Adelantando, per cambiare. In positivo . Rockol.it . Italian . 24 December 2012 . 16 July 2007 . https://archive.today/20121224090731/http://www.rockol.it/news-88416/ . 24 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  30. Web site: Fabi: Non faccio canzoni ma musica per il web . . Italian . . 4 November 2008 . 23 December 2012.
  31. Web site: Artisti Vari – Violenza 124 . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 1 December 2008.
  32. Web site: La musica italiana per l'Abruzzo. 56 artisti cantano per ricostruire . . 23 December 2012 . Rita Celi . https://archive.today/20121223223646/http://www.repubblica.it/2009/05/sezioni/spettacoli_e_cultura/musica-per-abruzzo/musica-per-abruzzo/musica-per-abruzzo.html . 23 December 2012 . Italian . 5 May 2009 . dead . dmy-all .
  33. Web site: Niccolò Fabi torna con Solo un uomo: Un disco nato quasi per caso . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 28 May 2009.
  34. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: Solo un uomo nuovo singolo in rotazione radio da domani 17 aprile . Musicalnews.com. Italian . 24 December 2012 . Martina Neri . 16 April 2009.
  35. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: Sanremo è lontano da tutto . . Italian . 12 February 2011 . Massimo Poggini . 24 February 2012.
  36. Web site: Niccolò Fabi organizza Parole di Lulu', il 30 Agosto nella valle del Treja . Musicalnews.com . 24 December 2012 . Martina Neri . 24 August 2010 . Italian.
  37. Web site: Niccolò Fabi, note e parole per Lulù. Un concerto per festeggiare la vita . . Italian . 24 December 2012 . 27 October 2010 . Katia Riccardi.
  38. Web site: Tutti insieme per Lulù. L'omaggio del pop alla figlioletta di Fabi . . Italian . 31 August 2012 . Sandra Casarale . 24 December 2012.
  39. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: Parole parole con Mina anticipa il dvd live Parole per Lulù . Rockol.it . Italian . 24 December 2012 . 29 November 2010.
  40. Web site: Serena Abrami . . 25 January 2011 . Italian . 24 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223235247/http://www.lastampa.it/2011/01/25/spettacoli/festival-di-sanremo/2011/artisti-in-gara/serena-abrami-hkeGg9wKbdxB4vJqjulooM/pagina.html . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  41. Web site: Pausini, per Inedito, comanda lei. Ballads, Fossati, Nannini, la sorella . . Italian . 24 December 2012 . 10 November 2011 . Marinella Venegoni.
  42. Web site: Niccolò Fabi, settimo album è Ecco . . 4 October 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223235812/http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/spettacolo/2012/10/04/Niccolo-Fabi-settimo-album-Ecco-_7577335.html . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  43. Web site: Ecco – Niccolò Fabi . Rockol.it . 24 December 2012 . Paola De Simone . 5 October 2012 . Italian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121127171957/http://www.rockol.it/recensione-4994/Niccol%C3%B2-Fabi-ECCO . 27 November 2012 . dmy-all .
  44. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: 'Una buona idea' anticipa il nuovo disco. Ascolta qui il brano . Rockol.it . 24 December 2012 . Italian . 4 September 2012.
  45. Web site: Francesca Michielin prima su iTunes con Riflessi di me . . Italian . 24 December 2012 . 19 October 2012 . 24 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121224001257/http://www.radioitalia.it/news/evento/4741_francesca_michielin_prima_su_itunes_con_riflessi_di_me.php . dead . dmy-all .
  46. Web site: Hit parade, Muse si confermano in vetta . . Italian . 18 October 2012 . https://archive.today/20121224001346/http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/spettacolo/2012/10/18/Hit-parade-Muse-confermano-vetta_7653397.html . 24 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  47. News: Oggi esce il cofanetto di Fabi, Silvestri e Gazzè. 29 August 2016. Radio Italia. 28 April 2015.
  48. News: Raffaella Oliva. "Finalmente primo in classifica" Doppio sold out per Niccolò Fabi. 29 August 2016. Corriere della Sera. 22 May 2016.
  49. Web site: Niccolò Fabi di nuovo papà . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 20 June 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223224412/http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/1049948/niccolo-fabi-di-nuovo-papa.shtml . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  50. Web site: Niccolò Fabi: lutto di massa su Facebook. Ma la qualità merita attenzione anche senza una morte... . . 24 December 2012 . Alessandro Alicandri . 5 July 2010.
  51. Web site: Niccolò Fabi ritrova il sorriso, di nuovo papà col piccolo Kim . . Italian . 24 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223230445/http://www.leggo.it/archivio.php?id=195729 . 23 December 2012 . 26 September 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  52. Peak positions on the Italian Albums Chart:
  53. Italy. album. 2017. Niccolò Fabi. Una somma di piccole cose. 27 March 2017.
  54. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 42 (dal 11.10.2019 al 17.10.2019). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 19 October 2019.
  55. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 49 (dal 02.12.2022 al 08.12.2022). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. 13 December 2022.
  56. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 42 (dal 2017-10-13 al 2017-10-19). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. 21 October 2017.
  57. Web site: Selezionate le dieci canzoni candidate al Premio Amnesty Italia 2007 . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 21 February 2007.
  58. Web site: Presentato il Lunezia 2003, premi per Oxa, Fabi e Cremonini . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 10 July 2003.
  59. Web site: Premio Videoclip Italiano: ecco i semifinalisti. Al via le votazioni . Rockol.it . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 9 November 2009.
  60. Web site: Arisa, Nomadi, Venditti, Subsonica e Annalisa tra i vincitori del Premio Lunezia 2012 annunciati . . Italian . 23 December 2012 . 10 July 2012 . https://archive.today/20121223154202/http://www.rai.it/dl/portali/site/news/ContentItem-7c8beebf-a50d-48e2-b178-80684dd0ee08.html . 23 December 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  61. Web site: Cinema: Nastri d'Argento, tutte le candidature. ASCA. Italian. 15 June 2013. 30 May 2013. 15 June 2013. https://archive.today/20130615203357/http://www.asca.it/newsregioni-Cinema__Nastri_d_Argento__tutte_le_candidature-1283005-.html. dead. dmy-all.
  62. Web site: Targhe Tenco 2013, "Ecco" album dell'anno. Con Fabi vincono Basile, Appino e Giovanardi. la Repubblica. 2 October 2013. 20 March 2014. Italian.

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