Antonio Di Martino (born 1 December 1982), known professionally as Dimartino, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of a philosophy teacher and a carpenter, Di Martino started his career in 1998 as the founder and the lead singer of the band Famelika. The group disbanded in 2009, and he adopted the moniker Dimartino, releasing the album ''Cara maestra abbiamo perso'' in 2010. He was also active as a songwriter for other artists, including

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(who co-produced his 2012 second album ''Sarebbe bello non lasciarsi mai, ma abbandonarsi ogni tanto è utile''),

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, Levante and Dear Jack. In 2017, he made his literary debut with the novel ''Un mondo raro'', about the life of singer

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. He participated at

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with the song "

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", together with

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, finishing in fourth place. On the third night of the contest they performed a cover of "Povera patria" by

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. He took part at

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, once again alongside Colapesce, with the song " Splash", winning the

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" with

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Colapesce Dimartino

Between 2020 and 2024 Dimartino has had an artistic collaboration with the singer-songwriter

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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

* ''Lux Eterna Beach'' (2023) with Colapesce

Extended plays

* ''Non vengo più mamma'' (2013)

Soundtracks

* ''La primavera della mia vita'' (2023) with Colapesce

Live Albums

* ''Archi, ottoni e preoccupazione. Colapesce Dimartino dal vivo con l'orchestra'' (2024) with Colapesce

References

External links

* {{Authority control Italian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters Living people 21st-century Italian male singers 1982 births People from Palermo