Dario Faini

Dario Faini (born 17 March 1976), better known as Dardust or DRD, is an Italian songwriter, record producer and pianist.[1] He composed songs for several recording artists, including Marco Mengoni, Francesco Renga, Emma, Annalisa, Thegiornalisti, Giusy Ferreri, Levante, Elodie, Fabri Fibra, Ermal Meta and Rancore.[2][3][4]

Dardust
Faini performing in Ascoli Piceno in 2015
Faini performing in Ascoli Piceno in 2015
Background information
Birth nameDario Faini
Also known asDRD
Born (1976-03-17) 17 March 1976
Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Occupation(s)
  • Record producer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Piano

In 2019, he co-wrote and co-produced the song "Soldi" for Mahmood, with which he won the 69th Sanremo Music Festival. Faini also conducted the orchestra during Mahmood's performance.[5] After placing second in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, "Soldi" also became a hit in Europe.

During his career, he also released a trilogy of instrumental albums, composed of 7 (2015), Birth (2016) and S.A.D. Storms and Drugs.[6] As a lead artist, he released the hit singles "Calipso" (2019), produced with Charlie Charles and performed by Mahmood, Fabri Fibra and Sfera Ebbasta, and "Defuera" (2020), with vocals by Ghali, Marracash and Madame.[7][8] He performed in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin as an interval act alongside Benny Benassi and Sophie and the Giants.[9]

Discography

Studio albums
  • 7 (2015)
  • Birth (2016)
  • Slow Is (2017)
  • S.A.D. Storm and Drugs (2020)
  • Duality (2022)

EPs
  • 7 Remixed (2015)
  • The New Loud (2017)
  • S.A.D. (Piano Solo) (2020)
  • 001 Coordinate (2022)
  • 002 Hymns (2022)
  • 003 Horizons (2022)
  • 004 Fluidity (2022)

References
  1. Alessio Lana (13 August 2020). "Dario Faini tra Dardust e Drd, le tre vite del re delle hit". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. Sandro Giorello (10 July 2015). "Il lavoro dell'autore. L'intervista a Dario Faini" (in Italian). Rockit.it.
  3. Lorenza Cappelli (23 January 2020). "Sanremo 2020, Dario Faini ci riprova. Ospite all'Ariston e tre canzoni". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian).
  4. "Dardust, le canzoni famose del pianista e produttore" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. "Mahmood vince Sanremo 2019, l'ascolano Dario Faini ha scritto la canzone". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 10 February 2019.
  6. Massimilano Longo (27 November 2018). "Dardust: Sumblime anticipa il disco S.A.D. Storn and Drugs (Tracklist)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  7. Fabrizio Basso (17 July 2020). "L'anima Pop di Dardust si chiama DRD e si presenta con DeFuera" (in Italian). Sky Italia.
  8. "Calipso: il nuovo singolo di Charlie Charles con Dardust, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood e Sfera Ebbasta". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 23 April 2019.
  9. "Italo-Disco Interval: Dardust, Benny Benassi + Sophie & The Giants 🇮🇹". eurovision.tv. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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