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Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he recorded three albums.[1][2] In 2014, he collaborated with Cesare Cremonini on the album Logico, and since then he became one of the most requested songwriters in Italy.[1][3] 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.[1][2][3][4]

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.[1][5]

Beyond his career as a songwriter for other artists, Petrella is also active as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Tropico.[1][3]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Litigare (2018)
  • Non esiste amore a Napoli (2021)
  • Chiamami quando la magia finisce (2023)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zanetti, Franco (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, autore dominatore del Festival". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Redazione (29 June 2021). "Davide Petrella, annuncia l'album di TROPICO: con Elisa, Calcutta, Franco126 e Coez". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Musica, Tropico esce con "Contrabbando": feat Cremonini e Fabri Fibra". Askanews (in Italian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ Delli Paoli, Giuliano (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, il paroliere di Mengoni e Lazza: il dominatore segreto di Sanremo". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ Vacalebre, Federico (13 February 2023). "Sanremo 2023, Davide Petrella re Mida dei testi: «E l'anno prossimo al festival ci vado anch'io»". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davide_Petrella