Diodato at Sanremo 2024, from his debut at Ariston to victory in 2020

The singer-songwriter born in Aosta and raised in Puglia had debuted at the Ariston in 2014 among the New Proposals

Fourth Sanremo Festival Of Diodate It started off with the best of wishes. His You move finished in fourth place in the Top 5 announced at the end of the first evening with the votes of the Press Room, TV and Web Jury. During the second evening of Sanremo 2024 the singer-songwriter born in Aosta and raised in Puglia limited himself to introducing his colleague Dargen D’Amico before returning to be the protagonist of the singing festival from the third evening, the one hosted by Amadeus and Teresa Mannino.

From the first steps to Sanremo

Born in 1981, Diodato took his first steps in the world of music in Sweden, lending his voice to the song Free of Swedish DJs Sebastian Ingrosso And Steve Angello. After returning to Italy to graduate from DAMS in Roma Tre, in 2007 Diodato independently produced and published his first EP. The first record offer arrived in 2013, also thanks to the single Another shiver published a few years earlier.

2013 was the year of Diodato’s first studio album, And maybe I’m crazy, while the following year came the debut in Sanremo. Diodato took the stage at the Ariston in the section New proposals with the song Babylon and ended the experience in second place in the rankings, immediately after Rocco Huntwinner among the New Proposals with Good morning.

Diodato’s victory in Sanremo 2020

After releasing two more albums, To rediscover beauty And What we have become between 2014 and 2017, in 2018 Diodato returned to competition in Sanremo paired with Roy Paci. Their song Nowwritten by Diodato himself, placed eighth in the general ranking and two years later victory came for the singer-songwriter: Diodato returned to the competition at Sanremo Festival 2020 with Make noisetriumphing ahead of Francesco Gabbani and the Nuclear Tactical Penguins and also taking home the Critics’ Award “Mia Martini” and the “Lucio Dalla” Press Room Award.

For Diodato the victory in Sanremo represented the definitive consecration and the following year he returned to the Ariston as a guest. In 2023, even before knowing that he would return to the Sanremo competition for the fourth time, Diodato released his fourth album of unreleased songs, So special.

A truly private life for Diodato

Despite the great success, Antonio Diodato managed to keep your private life away from gossip. To date, the singer-songwriter would be single, at least according to what he declared in an interview with The Republic: “If you don’t have long-lasting and deep relationships for years, then it becomes complex to let someone into your life, your routines, your spaces. But yes, I would like to go back to experiencing strong emotions.” The artist’s last confirmed affair is the one with his colleague Levantfrom 2017 to 2019.



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