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Davide Petrella
Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.
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| 6 August 1985 (1985-08-06) (age 40)Naples, Italy |
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Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.
Born in Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he recorded three albums. In 2014, he collaborated with Cesare Cremonini on the album Logico, and since then he became one of the most requested songwriters in Italy. Artists with whom he collaborated include Gianna Nannini, Elisa, Marracash, Jovanotti, Elodie, Mahmood, Sophie and the Giants, Giusy Ferreri, Emma Marrone, Alessandra Amoroso, Fabri Fibra, Achille Lauro, The Kolors, Fedez, J-Ax, Fred De Palma and Anitta.
At the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival two songs co-written by Petrella, Marco Mengoni's "Due vite" and Lazza's "Cenere", took the lead in the final ranking, respectively in first and second place; together with Mogol, Alberto Testa, Franco Migliacci, Cristiano Minellono and Zucchero Fornaciari, he is one of the few songwriters to hold this record.
Beyond his career as a songwriter for other artists, Petrella is also active as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Tropico.
Studio albums
- Litigare (2018)
- Non esiste amore a Napoli (2021)
- Chiamami quando la magia finisce (2023)
| Ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Best Music Composition | "O forse sei tu" (as a songwriter with Elisa Toffoli) | Won | ||
| Best Song | Won | ||||
| 2023 | Video Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year | Himself | Won | ||
| Audio Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Best Radio Song | "La ragazza del futuro" | Nominated | |||
| "Litoranea" | Nominated | ||||
| 2024 | "Italodisco" | Won | |||
| "Parafulmini" | Nominated | ||||
| "Pazza musica" | Nominated | ||||
| "Cenere" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Social Song | Won | ||||
| "Due vite" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Streaming Song | "Cenere" | Nominated | |||
| "Due vite" | Nominated | ||||
| Best Song for Clubs with live music | Won |
- Davide Petrella discography at Discogs
- Davide Petrella at AllMusic
- Davide Petrella at IMDb
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