Davide Petrella

Davide Petrella
Born6 August 1985 (1985-08-06) (age 39)
Naples, Italy
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • composer
  • lyricist

Davide Petrella (born 6 August 1985), also known as Tropico, is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, and lyricist.

Life and career

Born in Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he recorded three albums.[1][2] In 2014, he collaborated with Cesare Cremonini on the album Logico, and since then he became one of the most requested songwriters in Italy.[1][3] Artists with whom he collaborated include Gianna Nannini, Elisa, Marracash, Jovanotti, Elodie, Mahmood, Sophie and the Giants, Giusy Ferreri, Emma Marrone, Alessandra Amoroso, Fabri Fibra, Achille Lauro, The Kolors, Fedez, J-Ax, Fred De Palma and Anitta.[1][2][3][4]

At the 73rd edition of the Sanremo Music Festival two songs co-written by Petrella, Marco Mengoni's "Due vite" and Lazza's "Cenere", took the lead in the final ranking, respectively in first and second place; together with Mogol, Alberto Testa, Franco Migliacci, Cristiano Minellono and Zucchero Fornaciari, he is one of the few songwriters to hold this record.[1][5]

Beyond his career as a songwriter for other artists, Petrella is also active as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Tropico.[1][3]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Litigare (2018)
  • Non esiste amore a Napoli (2021)
  • Chiamami quando la magia finisce (2023)

Accolades

Ceremony Year Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
Sanremo Music Festival 2022 Best Music Composition "O forse sei tu" (as a songwriter with Elisa Toffoli) Won [6]
Targa Tenco Best Song Won [7]
SIAE Music Awards 2023 Video Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year Himself Won [8]
Audio Streaming Song Lyricist of the Year Nominated
Best Radio Song "La ragazza del futuro" Nominated
"Litoranea" Nominated
2024 "Italodisco" Won [9]
"Parafulmini" Nominated
"Pazza musica" Nominated
"Cenere" Nominated
Best Social Song Won
"Due vite" Nominated
Best Streaming Song "Cenere" Nominated
"Due vite" Nominated
Best Song for Clubs with live music Won

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Zanetti, Franco (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, autore dominatore del Festival". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b Redazione (29 June 2021). "Davide Petrella, annuncia l'album di TROPICO: con Elisa, Calcutta, Franco126 e Coez". Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Musica, Tropico esce con "Contrabbando": feat Cremonini e Fabri Fibra". Askanews (in Italian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ Delli Paoli, Giuliano (12 February 2023). "Chi è Davide Petrella, il paroliere di Mengoni e Lazza: il dominatore segreto di Sanremo". Corriere del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ Vacalebre, Federico (13 February 2023). "Sanremo 2023, Davide Petrella re Mida dei testi: «E l'anno prossimo al festival ci vado anch'io»". Il Mattino (in Italian). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. ^ "A Ranieri la critica, a Morandi la sala stampa Dalla. Per Elisa il Bigazzi, a Moro il Bardotti". Rai News (in Italian). 6 February 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  7. ^ "I Premi Tenco 2022". Premio Tenco (in Italian). 25 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  8. ^ "SIAE Music Awards: ecco tutti i vincitori della prima edizione". Billboard Italia (in Italian). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ "SIAE Music Awards 2024, l'elenco dei vincitori". Rockol (in Italian). 23 November 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.