Gianluigi Fazio
Gianluigi Fazio | |
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Gianluigi Fazio performing during the Pausini Stadi – Simili Tour 2016 at San Siro, Milan | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Gianluigi Fazio 14 November 1978 Busto Arsizio, Italy |
| Origin | Italy |
| Occupations | Singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Awards | David di Donatello (Best Original Song, 2025) Latin Grammy (Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, 2018) |
Gianluigi Fazio (born 14 November 1978) is an Italian singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for collaborations as songwriter and producer with Laura Pausini, Dargen D'Amico, Marco Mengoni, Nek, Elodie and Eros Ramazzotti. In 2025 he won the David di Donatello for Best Original Song with "Aria!", composed together with Margherita Vicario, Dade, Edwyn Roberts and Andrea Bonomo for the film Gloria!.[1]
Biography
Active professionally since the late 2000s, he joined Laura Pausini’s band as backing vocalist and multi-instrumentalist on the World Tour 2009. With Pausini he continued performing on the Inedito World Tour (2011–2012), The Greatest Hits World Tour (2013–2015, including Australia and Russia), Simili/Pausini Stadi (2016)[2] and Fatti sentire – World Wide Tour (2018), including concerts at the Circo Massimo.[3][4]
In studio, he worked with Eros Ramazzotti as backing vocalist on the albums Noi (2012) and Noi due (2019).[5] In 2018 he joined Cesare Cremonini’s band for Cremonini Live 2018 as backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist,[6] returning for Live Stadi 2022 and Indoor 2022.[7]
Selected works
Songwriter / composer
| Year | Song | Performer | Album / Event | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Invisibili" | Ape Escape | X Factor 7 / single | Co-writer | [8][9] |
| 2013 | "Io scelgo te" | Alessandro Casillo | single | Co-writer | [10] |
| 2015 | "Fatti avanti amore" | Nek | Prima di parlare | Co-writer | [11] |
| 2015 | "Nati insieme" | Nek | Prima di parlare | Co-writer | [12] |
| 2015 | "Invisibile" | Nek | Prima di parlare | Co-writer | [13] |
| 2016 | "To stjerner" | Muri & Mario | Melodi Grand Prix 2016 | Danish national final | [14] |
| 2017 | "The Payback Song" | Frederik Leopold | single | Co-writer | [15] |
| 2018 | "Non è detto" | Laura Pausini | Fatti sentire / Hazte sentir | Co-writer | [16] |
| 2018 | "Voglio" | Marco Mengoni | Atlantico | Co-writer | [17] |
| 2018 | "Tra noi è infinita" | Federica Carta | Molto più di un film | Co-writer | [18] |
| 2018 | "Felice" | Sister Cristina | Felice | Co-writer | [19] |
| 2018 | "Grandi insieme" | Sister Cristina | Felice | Co-writer | [20] |
| 2019 | "Le Olimpiadi tutti i giorni" | Paola Turci | Viva da morire | Co-writer | [21] |
| 2019 | "Il mio gioco preferito" | Nek | Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima | Co-writer | [22] |
| 2019 | "Musica sotto le bombe" | Nek | Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima | Co-writer | [23] |
| 2020 | "Freaky!" | Senhit | Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (San Marino) | Co-writer | [24] |
| 2020 | "Superbowl" | Elodie | This Is Elodie | Co-writer | [25][26] |
| 2022 | "Dove si balla" | Dargen D'Amico | Sanremo Music Festival 2022 | Co-writer; 3× Platinum (FIMI) | [27][28] |
| 2022 | "Ubriaco di te" | Dargen D'Amico | Nei sogni nessuno è monogamo | Co-writer | [29] |
| 2022 | "Onde" | Margherita Vicario | single | Co-writer (prod. Dade) | [30] |
| 2022 | "Sinfonia della distruzione" | Pyrex | single | Co-writer | [31] |
| 2022 | "Closer" | Emma Muscat | I Am Emma | Co-writer | [32] |
| 2023 | "L'infinito più o meno" | Francesco Renga & Nek | single | Co-writer | [33] |
| 2024 | "Frammenti di universo" | Il Volo | Ad Astra | Co-writer | [34] |
| 2024 | "Onda alta" | Dargen D'Amico | Ciao America / Sanremo 2024 | Co-writer | [35] |
| 2024 | "Daisy" | Benji & Fede | Rewind | Co-writer | [36] |
| 2025 | "Aria!" | Margherita Vicario | Gloria! (soundtrack) | David di Donatello 2025 – Best Original Song | [37] |
| 2025 | "CREDO" | Mondo Marcio | Credo | Co-writer and co-producer | [38][39] |
| 2025 | "Nullatenente" | Dargen D'Amico feat. Gabry Ponte, Massimo Pericolo & Jake La Furia | single | Co-writer | [40] |
| 2025 | "promessa." | Rkomi | decrescendo. | Co-writer | [41] |
| 2025 | "il ritmo delle cose." | Rkomi | Sanremo 2025 | Co-writer | [42] |
Producer / sound engineer
- Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima (2019) – Nek, co-production, recording and mixing.[43]
- "Ubriaco di te" (2022) – Dargen D'Amico, produced with Edwyn Roberts.[44]
Tours
- Cesare Cremonini
- Cremonini Live 2018 – backing vocals, acoustic guitar.[45]
- Stadi 2018
- Live Stadi 2022
- Indoor 2022
- Dargen D'Amico
- Summer Tour 2022 – backing vocals, keyboards, guitar.[46]
- Laura Pausini
- World Tour 2009
- Inedito World Tour (2011–2012)
- The Greatest Hits World Tour (2013–2015, incl. Australia and Russia)
- Gira Grandes Éxitos (Mexico, 2014)
- Pausini Stadi (2016)
- Similares World Tour (2016)
- Fatti sentire – World Wide Tour (2018)
- Laura Pausini & Biagio Antonacci
- Stadi 2019
Music videos and direction
Alongside songwriting and production, Fazio co-directed several music videos with his brother Giorgio Fazio (creative director and filmmaker).
- Laura Pausini – Mi tengo (2012) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio ; premiered on TGcom24.[47][48]
- Les Enfants – Dammi un nome (2014) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio ; premiered on Rolling Stone Italia.[49]
- Il Fieno – Del conseguimento della maggiore età (2015) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio; published on Italian portals such as Rockit.[50]
Personal life
Fazio is in a relationship with Sofia Sacchetti, a clinical psychologist and researcher at Sigmund Freud University in Milan.[51][52] In 2025 the couple had a son, Lucio.[53]
Awards and recognition
- David di Donatello for Best Original Song (2025): "Aria!" (with Margherita Vicario, Dade, Edwyn Roberts, Andrea Bonomo).[54]
- Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2018) – contribution as songwriter on Fatti sentire by Laura Pausini.[55]
References
- ^ David di Donatello 2025 – Winners (Aria!) (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Pausini Stadi 2016 – band e cori (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Laura Pausini, Circo Massimo – band e cori (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Laura Pausini, Circo Massimo – chronicle & line-up (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Eros Ramazzotti – Noi due (credits) (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Cremonini Live 2018: band (with Fazio) (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Indoor 2022: line-up (backing vocals: Fazio) (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Invisibili – writers (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Sony Music – Invisibili EP (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Io scelgo te – writers (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
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- ^ songwriters (accessed 11 October 2025)
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- ^ album credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ article (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ track writers (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ article (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ EBU – Senhit (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Universal – album credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ article (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ RaiNews – authors & lyrics (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ FIMI certification Archived 2022-12-27 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ YouTube (UMG) credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ YouTube credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
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- ^ AllMusic credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ official credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ AllMusic – track credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Shazam – composer/producer (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
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- ^ credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Qobuz – technical credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Shazam – production credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ band list (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ official announcement (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ TGcom24 piece (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Official video (YouTube) (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Article / archived link in Wayback (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Rockit – official video (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Official bio: note on partner (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Sigmund Freud University Milano – staff page (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Official bio: birth of son (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Winners 2025 (accessed 11 October 2025)
- ^ Latin Grammy – Winners 2018 (accessed 11 October 2025)