Dimartino
Birth nameAntonio Di Martino
Born (1982-12-01) 1 December 1982
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
GenresIndie pop
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–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.[4] 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.[4] In 2017, he made his literary debut with the novel Un mondo raro, about the life of singer Chavela Vargas.[4]

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

  • Cara maestra abbiamo perso (2010)
  • Sarebbe bello non lasciarsi mai, ma abbandonarsi ogni tanto è utile (2012)
  • Un paese ci vuole (2015)
  • Un mondo raro (2017) with Fabrizio Cammarata
  • Afrodite (2019)
  • I mortali (2020) with Colapesce
  • Lux Eterna Beach (2023) with Colapesce

Extended plays

  • Non vengo più mamma (2013)

References

  1. ↑ Edoardo Vitale (25 January 2019). "Dimartino ci sa fare, eccome". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Francesca Ceccarelli (21 July 2020). "Dimartino e Colapesce, un disco a quattro mani". XL Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Vetroni, Walter (16 February 2023). "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»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ascione, Arianna (3 February 2021). "Ritratto di Dimartino, cantautore che porterà a Sanremo la «musica leggerissima» con Colapesce". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Andrea Laffranchi (10 January 2021). "Sanremo 2021, Colapesce e Dimartino: "Musica leggerissima è un brano contro la depressione"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2022-12-04). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2022-12-17). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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