Fabrizio Faniello (born 27 April 1981) is a
Maltese pop singer. He represented
Malta
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at the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in 2001 and 2006.
Family
Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two younger sisters,
Claudia and Miriana. Claudia is also a singer and has performed in various Maltese festivals already, including the Malta Song For Europe 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017, representing the country at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2017
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Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...
in Kiev, Ukraine.
Biography
Faniello discovered his passion for music at an early age. His teacher advised him to take vocal lessons. However, Faniello was also interested in playing football. In 1997 he played for one year in
Turin
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.
When he was sixteen however, he chose to make music his profession and returned to Malta. In the meantime he has released three successful albums and several singles. Although he has seen the most success in Malta, his singles and albums have been released in many other European countries. He scored a Top 10 hit with "The Whistle Hit" in
Sweden
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in 2004, followed by another small chart hit "Bye Baby Bye Bye" in Sweden in 2005. Faniello is mainly known for light Europop music, but his willingness to experiment outside of conventional song structures, including forays into harsh noise, have been met with critical acclaim.
Faniello's management is located in
Germany
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and a lot of his songs were written or co-written by German songwriters.
In January 2015, Faniello admitted to be recovering from a drug problem.
For 2018 a new single LIFE GOES ON is scheduled and end of march his new album. (sources: CAP-Sounds www.cap-sounds.de)
Eurovision
He participated in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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in 2001 and placed ninth. He also participated several times in the Maltese pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest (see below for additional information). In 2006 he once again represented Malta in the Eurovision Song contest, and was placed 24th in the Grand Final.
Faniello participated many times in the Maltese
pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest:
1998 - "More Than Just a Game" (2nd place out of 20 contestants)
1999 - "Thankful for Your Love" (8th place out of 16 contestants)
2000 - "Change of Heart" (2nd place out of 16 contestants)
2001 - "
Another Summer Night" (1st place out of 16 contestants) - (Placed 9th in the
Eurovision
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)
2004 - "Did I Ever Tell You" (3rd place out of 16 contestants)
2005 - "Don't Tell It" (12th place out of 22 contestants)
2006 - "
I Do
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" (1st place out of 18 contestants) - (Placed 24th in the
Eurovision
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)
2011 - "No Surrender" (4th out of 24 contestants)
2012 - "I Will Fight For You" (6th out of 24 contestants)
2014 - "Just No Place Like Home" (eliminated in the semifinal)
2023 - "Try to Be Better"
The songs "Change Of Heart" and "
Another Summer Night" were later included on his debut album ''When I'm Dreaming''. The songs "Did I Ever Tell You" and "Don't Tell It" were released on his 2005 album ''Believe''.
The first time he won the pre-selections with the song "Another Summer Night". He represented Malta at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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in
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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and managed to achieve 9th place. This was the start of his international career.
Discography
Albums
*2001: ''While I'm Dreaming'' #1 Malta
*2004: ''When We Danced'' #1 Malta
*2005: ''Believe'' #1 Malta
*2007: ''Hits & Clips'' #1Malta
*2011: ''No Surrender''
*2018: ''Unexpected''
Singles
*2001: "Another Summer Night"
*2001: "My Girl"
*2002: "Show Me Now"
*2002: "Let Me be Your Lover"
*2002: "Just 4 Christmas"
*2004: "When We Danced"
*2004: "I'm in Love (The Whistle Song)" #1 Malta, #7 Sweden (15 weeks Top-20), #11 Finland, Top 20 Belgium
*2005: "Love on the Radio"
*2006: "I Do"
*2006: "Believe"
*2007: "Love Me or Leave Me"
*2007: "I Need to Know"
*2010: "I No Can Do" (cover version of "Cari Jodoh" by
Wali Band)
*2010: "My Heart is Asking You" (cover version of "Baik Baik Sayang" by
Wali Band)
*2011: "No Surrender"
*2011: "Know Me Better" (Written by Warren Bacci, Michael Johansson and Johan Beyerholm)
*2012: "The Hardest Thing" (Written by Wayne Hector, Elliot Kennedy & Gary Barlow)
*2013: "Ahfirli Jekk Trid" (Written by Dominic Minik and Rita Pace) Winner of the Konkors Kanzunetta Indipendenza 2013
*2014: "Just no place like home"
*2015: "Walking Away"
*2015: "Fit-Tarf Tat-Triq"
*2018: "Life Goes On"
*2018: "Unexpected"
*2019: "Dawl Għajnejja"
References
External links
Artist official facebook websiteFabrizio Management & Booking SiteMalta Song for Europe official websiteEurovision Song Contest official websiteEurovisionMalta.comFabrizio Faniello in Spain
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1981 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2001
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2006
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Malta
21st-century Maltese male singers
Maltese pop singers
People from Floriana
Maltese people of Italian descent