Pierdavide Carone (born 30 June 1988) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
Pierdavide Carone | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 30 June 1988 |
| Origin | Rome, Italy |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Sony Music |
| Website | pierdavidecaroneofficial.it |
Career
editAmici and the first album Una Canzone Pop
editHe was a contestant of the ninth edition of the Italian popular talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi; he reached the finals and finished in third place.[1] He also won the critics award.[2] He signed a contract with Sony Music Entertainment and during the final of the show he won the prize of journalistic criticism of the value of 50,000 euros. His debut album Una Canzone Pop peaking the No. 1 in the Italian album chart and has been certified double platinum in Italy.[3][4] Even his first single "Di Notte" reached No. 1 in Italy.[5] He is also the author of the song "Per tutte le volte che...", performed by Valerio Scanu, who won the Sanremo Festival 2010.[6][7] He also released the book I sogni fanno rima which was an editorial success.[8] On July, he released the second single from the album: Mi piaci...ma non troppo.[9]
Second album: Distrattamente
editOn 29 October 2010 the single La prima volta was released. It was the lead single from his second album Distrattamente, released the following 23 November.[10][11] The album reached #13 in the Italian charts.[12] He wrote the song "Guardando Verso il Mare" for Matteo Macchioni (released in Macchioni's first album in 2011).[13] Pierdavide is currently touring Italy with his "Distrattamente Tour".[14] On July and August, Carone had opened several concerts of Franco Battiato. His single, "Volo a Rio" was released on 16 September 2011. The song was taken from the concept album dedicated to Rio, a 2011 animated film by 20th Century Fox and Blue Sky Studios.
Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the third album
editCarone participated in the sixty-second edition of the Sanremo Music Festival alongside Lucio Dalla. They performed the song Nanì, which they wrote together. Shortly afterward, Carone released a new album named Nanì e altri racconti. Twelve days after the Sanremo festival, Lucio Dalla died. That same year, 2012, Carone took part in the eleventh edition of Amici, in the "Big" category. On 6 April 2012 Sony Music Italy announced the second single from "Nanì e altri racconti": 'Basta Così'.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Year | Name | Charts | Certification | |
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| IT[15] | IT[4] | |||
| 2010 | Una Canzone Pop
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1[3] | 2xPlatinum | |
Distrattamente
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13[12] | - | ||
| 2012 | Nanì e altri racconti
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12 | - | |
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Charts | Album |
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| IT[16] | |||
| 2010 | Di Notte | 1[5] | Una Canzone Pop |
| Mi piaci...ma non-troppo | - | ||
| La prima volta | - | Distrattamente | |
| 2011 | Dammela... la mano | - | |
| Volo a Rio | - | single | |
| 2012 | Nanì | 11 | Nanì e altri racconti |
| Basta così | 30 | ||
| Tra il male e Dio | - |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2010 | Amici di Maria De Filippi | Criticism prize | Himself | Won |
| Double Platinum certification | – | Una Canzone Pop | Won | |
| Wind Music Awards | Cd Multiplatinum | Una Canzone Pop | Won | |
| Gold certification | – | Di Notte | Won | |
| 2011 | TRL Awards | Best talent show artist | Himself | Nominated |
| Crisalide Award | – | Himself | Won | |
| 2012 | Sanremo Music Festival | Artists | Nanì | 5th place |
References
edit- ^ "Pierdavide Carone - Amici - Maria de Filippi". Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Amici 9: Pierdavide Carone è il terzo classificato e vince il premio della critica". 29 March 2010.
- ^ a b http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=%20%202010&mese=03&id=308 [bare URL]
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche". Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
- ^ "Sanremo 2010: Valerio Scanu porta un brano di Pierdavide Carone | Music Room". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ "Amici 9, I sogni fanno rima il primo diario di "Amici", scritto da Pierdavide Carone edito Mondadori – MondoReality". 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Mi piaci ma non troppo: Il nuovo singolo di Pierdavide Carone. Il testo - Musica Video Blog". Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Pierdavide Carone: Per "La prima volta" il nuovo album in streaming gratuito - Cultura e societa - Panorama.it". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ "Pierdavide Carone: "La Prima Volta" è il nuovo singolo (Testo)". 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Classifiche". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
- ^ "Italianissima.net - italianissima Resources and Information".
- ^ "Pierdavide Carone: "Distrattamente" tour 2011, date concerti | Music Room". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ Steffen Hung (23 February 2012). "Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.