Daniele Silvestri

Daniele Silvestri rose to prominence during Italy’s 1990s rock revival as one of its leading figures. His warm, articulate pop-rock style fuses social commentary, stylistic exploration across multiple genres, and meticulous attention to melody and structure. Following the 1994 release of his self-titled first album, the sixth LP, Il Latitante, arrived in 2007 and became his initial entry inside Italy’s Top Five, propelled by the chart-topping “La Paranza.” Three years afterward, Acrobati reached the summit of the national album chart in 2016.

Born in Rome on 18 August 1968 to the established author Albert Silvestri, Daniele spent his teenage years performing keyboards in a Duran Duran tribute group. After backpacking throughout Europe in his early twenties, he returned to the capital to record his 1994 debut. He first drew widespread notice in 1995 through an appearance at the San Remo Festival, where the judges honored his composition “L’Uomo Col Megafono” with the Premio Volare for superior lyrics.

Later that year he delivered the sophomore set Prima di Essere un Uomo, which earned strong critical praise and appeared on numerous year-end lists. He next composed the soundtrack for Giuseppe Piccioni’s film Cuori al Verde before achieving wider recognition with the double album Il Dado, whose standout track “Cohiba” paid tribute to Che Guevara. Throughout 1997 Silvestri performed in the rock opera FrankensteIN, then waited until 1999 to issue Sig. Dapatas. Returning to San Remo in 2002 with Unò-Dué, he received the Mia Martini Award for “Salirò,” the most-broadcast Italian song of that year. He published the novel L’Autostrada in 2003 and followed it with the live recording Livre Tránsito in 2004. Il Latitante appeared in 2007, succeeded the next year by the 35-track anthology Monetine.

In December 2009 Silvestri contributed “L’imperatore Tiberio” to a large-scale demonstration opposing Silvio Berlusconi. The 2011 album S.C.O.T.C.H. likewise examined Italy’s political climate, while the single “Il Viaggio (Pochi Grammi di Coraggio)” featured in the comedy Immaturi. An EP titled Che Nemmeno Mennea accompanied his 2013 San Remo participation. After years of touring, collaborations with fellow Italian artists, and continued civic involvement, he completed his first collection of original material in five years; Acrobati reached number one upon its early-2016 release. The ninth studio album, La Terra Sotto i Piedi, entered the chart at number two in 2019.