Niccolò Fabi

Niccolò Fabi
Niccolò Fabi performing in Trento in 2012
Background information
Born	(1968-05-16) 16 May 1968 (age 49) Rome, Italy
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Virgin Records (1996–2008), Universal Music (2009–present)
Associated acts	Max Gazzè Daniele Silvestri
Website	niccolofabi.it

Niccolò Fabi (born 16 May 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He rose to national fame after competing in the Newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1997, receiving the Mia Martini Critics' Award for his entry "Capelli".

As of 2012, he has released seven studio albums and a greatest hits album in Italy, as well as two compilation albums for the Hispanic market. During his career, Fabi also received two Lunezia Awards, for the album La cura del tempo and for the song "Costruire".

Niccolò Fabi was born in Rome on 16 May 1968. His father, Claudio Fabi, was a record producer mainly active in the 1970s, when he was the artistic director of Lucio Battisti's label Numero Uno, producing artists including the Premiata Forneria Marconi and Alberto Fortis. When he was 5 years old, he started studying piano and classical music. In 1981, he started playing drums. He later entered a band performing songs by artists such as Earth, Wind & Fire, and he also became the drummer of the Fall Out, a Police cover band.

He started writing songs at the age of 14. In 1986, Fabi also worked as a stage assistant during a tour by Alberto Fortis, tuning his guitars. In 1994, Fabi graduated in Philology.

Fabi released his first single, "Dica", in 1996. Thanks to the success of the song, the following year he took part in the Sanremo Music Festival, competing in the Newcomers' section with the song "Capelli". The song received the Mia Martini Critics' Award in its category. Shortly after the competition, Fabi released his debut album, Il giardiniere, which sold more than 100,000 copies in Italy.

Thanks to the success of his first album, in April 1998 Fabi received a nomination for Revelation of the Year at the Premio Italiano della Musica, sponsored by the Italian radio network Radio DeeJay and the music magazine Musica!.

In 1998, Fabi competed once again in the Sanremo Music Festival, performing the song "Lasciarsi un giorno a Roma" in the "Big Artists" section. The song was chosen as the lead single from Fabi's second studio set, released by Virgin Records on 10 April 1998. The album also includes "Vento d'estate", a duet with Max Gazzè, which was performed won the music competition Un disco per l'estate. As of February 1999, the album had sold 80,000 copies in Italy.