Daniele Silvestri

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Daniele Silvestri
Silvestri performing in 2012
Background information
Born	(1968-08-18) 18 August 1968 (age 56) Rome, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Ricordi, BMG Ricordi, Sony Music
Website	danielesilvestri.it

Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.

Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album.^[1] In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "L'uomo col megafono".^[2] The track was included in his second studio album, Prima di essere uomo, whose second single, "Le cose che abbiamo in comune", became a radio hit in 1995 and received the Targa Tenco for Song of the Year.^[3]

In 1996 Silvestri released a double studio album, Il dado.^[4] His following studio set, Sig. Dapatas, was released in 1999, after Silvestri's appearance as a contestant of the Big Artists section in the Sanremo Music Festival with the track "Aria", which received the Mia Martini Critics' Award.^[5][6] In 2000, he released his first greatest hits album, Occhi da orientale, launched by the single with the same name, released in September of the same year.^[7]

In 2002, Silvestri released the single "Salirò", which won the Critics' Award at the Sanremo Music Festival of the same year and became a top 5 hit in Italy.^[8][9] In December of the same year, the song received four Italian Music Awards for Song of the Year, Composition of the Year, Best Italian Arrangement and Best Italian Music Video.^[10]

• 1994 – Daniele Silvestri
• 1995 – Prima di essere un uomo
• 1996 – Il dado
• 1999 – Sig. Dapatas
• 2002 – Unò-dué
• 2007 – Il latitante
• 2011 – S.C.O.T.C.H.
• 2016 – Acrobati
• 2019 – La terra sotto i piedi
• 2023 – Disco X

• 2014 – Il padrone della festa