Antonio Diodato (born 30 August 1981), known simply as Diodato, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He won the 70th edition of the

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with the song " Fai rumore" and was scheduled to represent

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in the

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before the event's cancellation due to the

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Biography

Born in

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, he grew up in

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and later moved to

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. His first works were made in

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with Swedish DJs

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and

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. Back in Italy, he graduated from the DAMS at

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in cinema, television and new media. Among his most important musical influences Diodato mentioned

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and

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Career

He has released five studio albums, ''E forse sono pazzo'' (LeNarcisse/Goodfellas), ''A ritrovar bellezza'' (LeNarcisse/

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/ SonyMusic), '' Cosa siamo diventati'', '' Che vita meravigliosa'' and '' Così speciale''. In December 2013, he was selected to participate in the

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(in the "Newcomers" section) with the song "

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". On 19 and 21 February 2014 he performed on the stage of the

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, placing runner-up behind

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. He received the prize of the jury chaired by

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. In 2014, he won the

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for Best New Generation, The Deezer Band of the Year Award and the Fabrizio De André Award, with his version of "Amore che vieni, amore che vai". In 2016, he became artistic director of the May Day concert in

, together with Roy Paci and Michele Riondino. In 2017, his third studio album "Cosa siamo diventati" was released by

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. In 2018, he participated with the song "

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", featuring Roy Paci, in the

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, placing eighth in the grand final. In 2019, he made his debut as an actor in the film ''Un'avventura'', directed by Marco Danieli. He won the

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with the song " Fai rumore". The song "Fai rumore" also won the "

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" Press Room Award. On 24 February 2020, the Municipality of Taranto awarded Diodato civic merit. As the winner of the Festival, Diodato was also designated as the Italian representative at the

, however the event was cancelled due to the

. On 16 May 2020, he took part in the event '' Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'', performing at the

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with the song "Fai rumore" and with an acoustic version of " Nel blu, dipinto di blu", a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter

. On 9 May 2020, he won the

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for the best original song with " Che vita meravigliosa", used as the soundtrack of the film ''

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'', directed by

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. On 6 July, the song also won the

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(Silver Ribbon) for Best Original Song. He competed in the

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with the song " Ti muovi".

Discography

Albums

Singles

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1981 births Living people Italian male singer-songwriters 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters People from Aosta 21st-century Italian male singers People from Taranto Sanremo Music Festival winners David di Donatello winners Wahlgren–Ingrosso family Eurovision Song Contest entrants