Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former child actor. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang.

Early Years

Nicolò Rapisarda started his career as a child actor at the age of 4. He starred in the film '' Viaggi di nozze'' in 1995, '' Papparazzi'' in 1998, ''L'ombra del gigante'' in 2000 and ''Prigionera del cuore'' in 2000. His TV debut was in a

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show called ''Tutti per uno'' in which he played a young boy named Tony, forced to give up his dream of becoming a footballer due to illness.

Music Career

Dark Polo Gang

Tony Effe met the other members of Dark Polo Gang - Wayne Santana,

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and Dark Side - when he was a child, and they started to make music together professionally after meeting producer Sick Luke. In 2015 they released the

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''Full Metal Dark''. The following year, Tony and Dark Side released the album ''Crack musica'' in collaboration with

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, Izi, and Traffik.

Solo

He debuted as a solo artist in 2021 with the studio album ''Untouchable'', which featured collaborations from artists such as the American

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, and the Italians Gué Pequeno,

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and

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, which topped the Italian album chart. In the following months, he released several singles, including "Balaclava" in collaboration with Capo Plaza, "Mi piace" with

, and a remix of the track "Colpevole" with

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. In 2024, he peaked at number 1 again with his second album ''

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'', which became the best-selling album of the year in Italy.

Sanremo

In February 2025, he competed in the

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with the song " Damme 'na mano", placing 25th. On the fourth night of the festival, dedicated to covers, he duetted with Noemi to perform the song "Tutto il resto è noia" by

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Discography

Studio albums

Solo

Dark Polo Gang

*''Full Metal Dark'' (2015) *''Crack musica'' (2016) *''Twins'' (2017) *''Dark Boys Club'' (2020)

Singles

Other charted songs

Filmography

References

External links

Tony Effe
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, All Media Network. {{Authority control 1991 births Italian male rappers Living people Musicians from Rome 21st-century Italian singer-songwriters Italian male singer-songwriters 21st-century male rappers 21st-century Italian male singers Rappers from Rome Italian male child actors