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, Emma,

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, Giusy Ferreri, Levante, Elodie, Fabri Fibra, Ermal Meta and Rancore. In 2019, he co-wrote the song " Soldi", also produced by Faini with Charlie Charles, which won the 69th Sanremo Music Festival. Faini also conducted the orchestra during Mahmood's performance. After placing second in the

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, "Soldi" also became a hit in Europe. During his career, he also released a trilogy of instrumental albums, composed of ''7'' (2015), ''Birth'' (2016) and ''S.A.D. Storms and Drugs''. As a lead artist, he released the hit singles "

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" (2019), produced with Charlie Charles and performed by Mahmood, Fabri Fibra and Sfera Ebbasta, and " Defuera" (2020), with vocals by Ghali,

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and Madame. He performed in the first semi-final of the

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as an interval act alongside

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and

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Discography

Studio albums

* ''7'' (2015) * ''Birth'' (2016) * ''Slow Is'' (2017) * ''S.A.D. Storm and Drugs'' (2020) * ''Duality'' (2022)

EPs

* ''7 Remixed'' (2015) * ''The New Loud'' (2017) * ''S.A.D. (Piano Solo)'' (2020) * ''001 Coordinate'' (2022) * ''002 Hymns'' (2022) * ''003 Horizons'' (2022) * ''004 Fluidity'' (2022)

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faini, Dario 1976 births People from Ascoli Piceno Italian record producers Italian songwriters Living people