Brunori Sas (born Dario Brunori) is an Italian singer born 28 September 1977 in

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, Calabria. He reached number one on the

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albums chart in 2020 with his fifth album ''Cip!''

Biography

Born in

, he spent his childhood in small towns in

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: first in Joggi, a hamlet of Santa Caterina Albanese, and then in

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. He attended the

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where he obtained a degree in economics and commerce. The name Brunori S.A.S. it is a tribute to his parents' construction company.

Vol. 1

In June 2009, Brunori released his first album "Vol.1", containing simple and direct acoustic records that placed him among the emerging Italian

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scene, receiving the "Premio Ciampi" as best debut album. Accompanied by Simona Marrazzo (voice and percussions), Dario Della Rossa (piano and keyboards), Mirko Onofrio ( sax and

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) and Massimo Palermo (drums), he promoted the album with a tour composed by over 140 concerts that leads him to win the "KeepOn Live's award" as "Best Live Character of the Season".

''Vol. 2 – Poveri Cristi'' and ''È nata una star?''

Two years after "Vol. 1" Dario Brunori publishes "Vol. 2 – Poveri Cristi". In this work he aims to describe the life stories of others. The new album has a more articulated structure, thanks to the collaboration with new musicians and the participation of Dente and

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. The song form takes inspiration from the traditional Italian songwriting style. The record marks the entry in the band of the cellist Stefano Amato and inaugurates Picicca Dischi, a new record label that Dario Brunori himself founded with Simona Marrazzo and Matteo Zanobini. In 2012 one of the songs, "Una Domenica Notte", inspires the feature film by Giuseppe Marco Albano in which Dario and the whole band also appear in a cameo. In the same year, Brunori Sas is the author of the soundtrack of "''È nata una star?"'', a film by

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adapted from

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's short story ''Not a star'', starring

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and

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. The soundtrack is a collection of unpublished songs and instrumental pieces that became part of a new LP, published by Picicca Dischi in 2013. In this period, Brunori started his career as a producer. His first records with this role are with the artists Maria Antonietta and

''Vol. 3 – Il cammino di Santiago in taxi'' and the theatre tour

In October 2013, Brunori started the recording of the third album. The following 16 December, the date and title of his third studio album were announced: "Vol.3 – Il Cammino di Santiago in taxi, which was released on February 4th 2014. The album was recorded in a

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with Japanese producer

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. On January 7, the video of the first single "Kurt Cobain", dedicated to the singer of Nirvana, is released. The album debuts in fifth position in the

sales chart, in second place on

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and in first place on

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as the most listened to artist. Brunori Sas participated to the Concerto del Primo Maggio in

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. In June, Ligabue chooses Brunori Sas as the open act for the concerts in Milan (

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) and Rome (

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''A Casa Tutto Bene'', the TV show "Brunori Sa" and Sanremo 2019

On 24 November 2016, with an online article on the newspaper

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, Dario Brunori anticipates the themes of his new album, announced on 5 December 2016 by Brunori himself with the title "A casa tutto bene" (Picicca Dischi). "These are songs that have to do with the need to face small and big daily fears and with the natural tendency to seek shelter, a refuge, a place to feel safe". On 16 December 2016 the single "La Verità" is released, followed by the launch of the new music video created by Giacomo Triglia on the same day. The album "A Casa Tutto Bene" is released on 20 January 2017, placing third in

sales and first on the digital platforms iTunes and Spotify.

will certify "La Verità" as Golden Single and "A Casa Tutto Bene"

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. The album was recorded in

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at the "Masseria Perugini". The winter live tour started on 24 February 2017 from

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, registering the sold-out on all 18 dates on the calendar, including the participation as a headline group at the "Primo Maggio" Concert in

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in Rome. On 16 June 2017 the summer tour covered 18 dates in Italy, starting from

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. On 27 July 2017 he won "Pimi Speciale" prize of Mei, the meeting dedicated to

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, as the best independent artist of the year. On 1 August 2017

certifies "La Verità"

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. On 2 September 2017, the video for the single La Verità, written by Dario Brunori and directed by Giacomo Triglia, wins the Mei's "Pivi 2017" award as the best independent video of the year. On 1 July 2018 the

certifies "Canzone Contro La Paura" as

. On 13 August 2018 the FIMI certifies "A Casa Tutto Bene"

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. On 28 June 2017, the Italian national broadcaster announces that Brunori will conduct a show called "Brunori Sa", broadcast from 6 April in the late evening on

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channel. On the same day, Brunori announces the new theatrical tour "Brunori a teatro – canzoni e monologhi sull'incertezza" starting in February 2018. On 6 April 2018, the first episode of Brunori Sa is on air on

. The show, structured in five episodes, talk about desires, fears and apparent contradictions of the generation of forty-year-olds to whom he belongs. There are five existential themes: health, home, work, relationships and God. On 8 February 2019 Dario Brunori is on the stage of the

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on the occasion of the evening dedicated to duets. Brunori performs with

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the song "L'amore è una dittatura", reaching the seventeenth place in the final ranking.

''Cip!'' and the live tour in the halls

On 18 September 2019 the new single "Al di là dell'amore" is released. A tour in concert halls is also announced., starting in March 2020, while the music video of "Al di là dell'amore", written by Dario Brunori and directed by Giacomo Triglia, is released on 27 September. The single anticipates the release of the songwriter's fifth studio album, titled "Cip!", announced by Brunori on 4 December 2019 through a post on his Instagram profile. The album is released on 10 January 2020 for the

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label. The release of the second single from the album, "Per due che come noi", is also announced for 13 December 2019, simultaneously with the music video directed by Duccio Chiarini. On 9 March 2020

certifies "Cip!" as

with over 25,000 copies sold. On 8 June 2020

certifies "Per due come noi" as

with over 35,000 copies sold. On 1 February 2021

certifies "Al di là dell'amore" as

with over 35,000 copies sold.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other charted songs

References

External links

Official website
1977 births Italian singers Living people People from Cosenza {{Italy-singer-stub