Davide Petrella

Italian singer-songwriter and composer

Davide Petrella

Born| 6 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

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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

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Studio albums

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

## Accolades

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Ceremony  | Year  | Category  | Nominated Work  | Result  | Ref.

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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

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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.

## External links

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* Davide Petrella discography at Discogs
* Davide Petrella at AllMusic
* Davide Petrella at IMDb

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

National|

* Italy

Artists|

* MusicBrainz
* 2

*[Ref.]: Reference