Dimartino

Dimartino
Background information
Born
Antonio Di Martino

(1982-12-01) 1 December 1982 (age 43)
Palermo, Sicily, Italy
GenreIndie pop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2010–present

Antonio Di Martino (born 1 December 1982), known professionally as Dimartino, is an Italian singer-songwriter.

Life and career

Born in Palermo, the son of a philosophy teacher and a carpenter, Di Martino started his career in 1998 as the founder and the lead singer of the band Famelika. The group disbanded in 2009, and he adopted the moniker Dimartino, releasing the album Cara maestra abbiamo perso in 2010. He was also active as a songwriter for other artists, including Brunori Sas (who co-produced his 2012 second album Sarebbe bello non lasciarsi mai, ma abbandonarsi ogni tanto è utile), Arisa, Marracash, Malika Ayane, Chiara Galiazzo, Levante and Dear Jack. In 2017, he made his literary debut with the novel Un mondo raro, about the life of singer Chavela Vargas.

He participated in Sanremo Music Festival 2021 with the song "Musica leggerissima", together with Colapesce, finishing in fourth place. On the third night of the contest they performed a cover of "Povera patria" by Franco Battiato. He took part at Sanremo Music Festival 2023, once again alongside Colapesce, with the song "Splash", winning the Mia Martini critics award and finishing in tenth place. On the fourth night of the contest the pair performed a cover of "Azzurro" with Carla Bruni.

Colapesce Dimartino

Between 2020 and 2024, Dimartino had an artistic collaboration with the singer-songwriter Colapesce. The duo have released two studio albums together, plus a live album. They also starred in a road movie, La primavera della mia vita directed by Zavvo Nicolosi, for which they wrote the soundtrack. In 2024, they announced they were taking a break from their collaboration.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Cara maestra abbiamo perso (2010)
  • Sarebbe bello non lasciarsi mai, ma abbandonarsi ogni tanto è utile (2012)
  • Un paese ci vuole (2015)
  • Un mondo raro (2017) with Fabrizio Cammarata
  • Afrodite (2019)
  • I mortali (2020) with Colapesce
  • Lux Eterna Beach (2023) with Colapesce

Extended plays

  • Non vengo più mamma (2013)

Soundtracks

  • La primavera della mia vita (2023) with Colapesce

Live Albums

  • Archi, ottoni e preoccupazione. Colapesce Dimartino dal vivo con l'orchestra (2024) with Colapesce

References

  1. ↑ Edoardo Vitale (25 January 2019). "Dimartino ci sa fare, eccome". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  2. ↑ Francesca Ceccarelli (21 July 2020). "Dimartino e Colapesce, un disco a quattro mani". XL Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Vetroni, Walter (16 February 2023). "Dimartino: «Figlio di un falegname, non pensavo di vivere di musica. Colapesce? Sta a Siracusa, da Palermo sei ore di treno, come andare a New York»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ascione, Arianna (3 February 2021). "Ritratto di Dimartino, cantautore che porterà a Sanremo la «musica leggerissima» con Colapesce". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ↑ ""Povera patria", a Sanremo l'omaggio di Colapesce e Dimartino a Franco Battiato: il video". PalermoToday (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Andrea Laffranchi (10 January 2021). "Sanremo 2021, Colapesce e Dimartino: "Musica leggerissima è un brano contro la depressione"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Colapesce Dimartino con Carla Bruni cantano "Azzurro"". RaiNews (in Italian). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Granger, Anthony (4 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Festival di Sanremo 2023 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Granger, Anthony (17 December 2022). "🇮🇹 Italy: Sanremo Giovani 2022 Qualifiers & Sanremo Song Titles Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "La primavera della mia vita". Vision Distribution. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  11. ↑ Ruviglioni, Patrizio (8 October 2024). "Colapesce: «Ho scritto la musica di Iddu, ma la mafia non deve essere pop. Io e Dimartino ci separiamo per un po'»". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 9 April 2025.