Tony Effe

Tony Effe
Birth nameNicolò Rapisarda
Born (1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 33)
Rome, Lazio, Italy[1]
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2014–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group

Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former member of Dark Polo Gang.[2]

He debuted as a solo artist in 2021 with the studio album Untouchable, which topped the Italian album chart.[3] In 2024, he peaked at number 1 again with his second album Icon.[4]

In December 2024, he was announced as one of the participants in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025.[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Solo

List of solo studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[6] 		SWI
[7]
Untouchable 1 19
Icon
  • Released: 15 March 2024[10]
  • Label: Island Records, Universal Music Italia
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 9
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[9]

Dark Polo Gang

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

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[11] 		SWI
[7]
"Colpevole"
(solo or featuring Geolier) 		2021 28 — Untouchable
"Effe" 24 —
"Balaclava"
(featuring Capo Plaza) 		30 —
"Mi piace"
(featuring Sfera Ebbasta) 		10 —
"Boss" 2023 3 97
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[12]
 Icon
"Taxi sulla Luna"
(with Emma and Takagi & Ketra) 		7 —
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[12]
"Particolari sporchi" 2024 26 —
"Miu miu"[13] 4 —
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[12]
"Sesso e samba"
(featuring Gaia) 		1 56
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[12]
"64 barre di verità (Red Bull 64 Bars)"
(with L.A.X. and F.T. Kings) 		54 — Non-album single
"Chiara" 14
[14]		 — Icon
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Filmography

  • Dark Polo Gang - La serie (2018) – docu-series

References

  1. ^ "Tony Effe". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ Dirindin, Valentina (4 December 2023). "Tony Effe: «La droga, le risse e quando ho tradito Taylor Mega. Tante volte non vorrei essere me»". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ "FIMI. Tony Effe scalza Sangiovanni dal primo posto della classifica album. No, la trap italiana non è finita". SentireAscoltare (in Italian). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Classifiche, 18 aprile: Tony Effe stabile al numero uno". Rockol (in Italian). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (2024-12-01). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro" [Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-12-01.
  6. ^ "Discografia Tony Effe (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Discographie Tony Effe". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Tony Effe è tornato: fuori il 4 giugno "Untouchable"". Billboard Italia (in Italian). 12 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Italian album certifications – Tony Effe" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Tony Effe" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
  10. ^ Rossini, Matteo (20 March 2024). "Tony Effe primo nella classifica Debut Global di Spotify con Icon". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Discografia Tony Effe (Singles)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Italian single certifications – Tony Effe" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 May 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Tony Effe" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
  13. ^ Rossini, Matteo (18 April 2024). "Tony Effe, è uscito il videoclip del singolo Miu Miu". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 40" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 October 2024.