Fabri Fibra facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Fabri Fibra
Fabri Fibra in 2011 during a show in Rimini, Italy
Background information
Birth name	Fabrizio Tarducci
Born	(1976-10-17) 17 October 1976 (age 48) Senigallia, Italy
Genres	Hip hop pop rap political rap
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Instruments	Kazoo
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Teste Mobili Records (1999–2004) Vibrarecords (2002–2005) Tempi Duri Records (2011–2015) Universal Music (2006–2019) Sony (2020–)
Associated acts	Silvio Berlusconi Marracash Dargen D'Amico Emis Killa Nesli Clementino

Fabrizio Tarducci (born 17 October 1976), known as Fabri Fibra, is a famous Italian rapper. He has sold over 2.3 million certified copies of his music.

Fabri Fibra's Early Life and Music Journey

Fabrizio Tarducci was born in Senigallia, Italy. He loved music from a young age. He wrote and performed his first song when he was just 17 years old.

In 1995, he made his first demo recording. He then formed a group called Uomini di Mare with DJ Lato. In 1996, they released an underground CD called Dei del mare quest'el gruv. Later, in 1999, Fabri and Lato produced the LP Sindrome di fine millennio. This album featured other artists like El Presidente and his brother Nesli.

After gaining popularity in the underground music scene, Fabri Fibra started performing all over Italy. In 2000, he started his own music label and group called Teste Mobili Records. He also worked with many other Italian rap groups, writing lyrics and adding his voice to their mixtapes.

In 2013, Fabri Fibra worked with Adidas Originals. He helped create a new version of a song with Run-DMC and DJ A-Trak.

Fabri Fibra's Solo Career

First Solo Album: Turbe Giovanili (2002)

In 2002, Fabri Fibra released his first solo album. It was called Turbe giovanili, which means Juvenile Troubles. He wrote and recorded all the lyrics himself. The music was produced by Neffa. A year later, Fabri released Lato e Fabri Fibra, which ended his partnership with Lato and the Uomini di Mare project.

His brother Nesli's album Home and Fabri Fibra's album Mr. Simpatia were both released on 1 September 2004.

Second Album: Mr. Simpatia (2004)

Mr. Simpatia (meaning Mr. Niceness) was Fabri Fibra's second solo album, released in 2004. Most of the music for the songs was created by his younger brother, Nesli Rice. The album's title, Mr. Simpatia, is meant to be ironic. The songs on the album talk about the Italian hip hop world, feelings about society, relationships, and Fabri Fibra's thoughts on his music career.

Breakthrough Album: Tradimento (2006)

Fabri Fibra Live in Florence, in 2006

Fabri Fibra Live in Udine, in 2006

After leaving his first record company, Fabri Fibra signed a new deal with a major company called Universal Music. With help from Fish and his brother Nesli, he created Tradimento (meaning "Betrayal"). This album became very successful. His first song from the album, "Applausi per Fibra" ("Applause for Fibra"), was released on 4 April 2006. This song talked about Fabri Fibra's personal experiences and his journey.

Just one week after its release on 6 June 2006, Tradimento became the number one selling album. The last song released from the album was "Idee stupide" ("Stupid Ideas"). Its music video showed Fabri Fibra's journey like a Rocky movie. In 2010, Tradimento was named the second most important album of the decade in Italy in a newspaper poll.

Bugiardo (2008)

Fabri Fibra and Vacca during a live show in 2008

Fabri Fibra's next album, Bugiardo, came out on 9 November 2007. The first official song from it, also called "Bugiardo", was released earlier on 15 October 2007. Another song, "La Soluzione" ("The Solution"), came out on 9 November 2007. On 25 April 2008, Fibra released the song “In Italia” with singer Gianna Nannini. This song became a huge hit that summer. It was the most watched music video in Italy in 2008 and was nominated for an award at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Chi Vuole Essere Fabri Fibra? (2009)

On 10 April 2009, Fabri Fibra released his fifth album, Chi vuole essere Fabri Fibra? (meaning Who Wants to Be Fabri Fibra?). Two songs from this album were "Incomprensioni" (featuring Federico Zampaglione) and "Speak English". "Speak English" talks about the cultural differences between Italy and England. The music video for "Speak English" was filmed in Brighton, where Fibra lived for four years. Another song from the album, "Donna famosa", was included in the soundtrack of the FIFA 10 football video game.

Controcultura (2010)

Fabri Fibra in Cesena, Italy, in 2010

Starting from 18 February 2010, MTV Italia showed a program called Fabri Fibra: Italy. This show was a docu-drama with five episodes. It showed the lives of young people facing challenges in society. On 4 May 2010, Fibra released a new version of his album Turbe giovanili, called Turbe giovanili Remaster. On 20 July 2010, Fibra also released his first web-album, Quorum, which was available on his website.

The album Controcultura was released on 7 September 2010 and quickly reached the number one spot on the Italian albums chart. It included popular songs like "VIP in trip" and "Tranne te" (both reaching #2 on the Italian singles chart). Other songs were "Qualcuno normale" featuring Marracash and "Le donne". Fabri Fibra said that "Le donne" was his response to criticism he received for years, especially because of his album Mr. Simpatia.

On 1 March 2011, Fibra released an extended-play (EP) called Tranne te (Rap futuristico EP). It had remixes of "Tranne te" with other artists like Redman and French rapper Soprano. It also featured old friends like Marracash and Dargen D'Amico. In the same month, Fibra released a free online mixtape called Venerdì 17. It included many freestyles and remixes of his older and newer songs.

The year 2011 was very successful for Fibra. He won four awards: a platinum disc for "Controcultura", a multiplatinum disc for "Tranne te", a "Superman" award from the TRL Awards 2011, and a "Wind Music" award. In the summer of 2011, Fibra started his own record label, "Tempi Duri Records". Young rappers Entics and Clementino joined his label.

Non è gratis (2012)

Fabri Fibra met Clementino in the summer of 2011 during his Controcultura Tour in Naples. They quickly started recording music together. Their first idea was to make a mixtape. But then, they decided to create a full album as a group called Rapstar. On 9 January 2012, they released two songs, "Ci rimani male/Chimica Brother". These songs were the first from their album Non è gratis, which came out on 31 January 2012.

Guerra e pace (2013)

Fabri Fibra's seventh studio album, Guerra e pace (War and Peace), was released on 5 February 2013. Before that, he released a free EP called Casus belli on 30 October 2012. Guerra e pace was Fibra's third album to reach number one on the Italian albums chart. It featured music produced by many American producers, including Organized Noize and J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League.

Squallor (2015)

On 7 April 2015, Fabri Fibra surprised his fans by announcing his eighth studio album, Squallor. On the same day, he released the first song "Come Vasco" and the music video for "Il rap nel mio paese". To promote the album, he also released music videos for "Alieno" and "E tu ci convivi" between July and October.

Fabri Fibra also worked on other projects in 2014 and 2015. He appeared in the film Numero zero - Alle origini del rap italiano. He collaborated with rapper Marracash on the song "Vita da star" and with Club Dogo on a remix of "Dieci anni fa". He also worked with Nitro on the song "Ong Bak".

Tradimento 10 anni - Reloaded (2016)

In 2016, Fabri Fibra worked with Mondo Marcio on the song "Scoppia la bomba" and with Jake La Furia on "Ali e radici". On 11 May 2016, he announced a special re-release of his third album, Tradimento. This new version, called Tradimento 10 anni - Reloaded, came out on June 10. It included a second CD with 14 remixes of the original songs. These remixes were made by different producers and featured new verses from rappers like Gemitaiz, Emis Killa, and MadMan.

Fenomeno and Masterchef EP (2017)

On 1 March 2017, Fabri Fibra announced his ninth studio album, Fenomeno. The first song with the same name, "Fenomeno", was released on March 3. The full album came out on 7 April 2017, with seventeen songs. It included collaborations with Thegiornalisti, Roberto Saviano, and Laïoung. The last two songs, "No help" and "Thanks", talked about personal topics, including his family life. Before the album's release, Fabri Fibra also offered a free song called "Tony Hawk" that was not included on the album.

On 5 May 2017, the second song from the album, "Pamplona", was released with its music video. On May 11, Fabri Fibra held a special concert for RadioItaliaLive, performing old favorites and new songs from Fenomeno.

On 22 June 2017, a new song called "Luna" featuring Mahmood was released digitally. On 22 September, "Stavo pensando a te" was released as the third single from Fenomeno. At the end of October, Fabri Fibra announced the Fenomeno - Masterchef EP. This EP, released on 17 November, contained songs that were originally not included on Fenomeno. On 18 December, he released a new version of "Stavo pensando a te" with singer-songwriter Tiziano Ferro.

Il tempo vola 2002-2020 and Collaborations (2019)

On 11 May 2018, Italian singer-songwriter Carl Brave released the song "Fotografia", which featured Fabri Fibra and Francesca Michielin. Fibra also appeared on Lazza's song "Lario RMX", a remix of "Non confondermi" by Marracash, and "Stai zitto" from Salmo's album Playlist.

In 2019, Fabri Fibra, along with Mahmood and Sfera Ebbasta, recorded the song "Calipso". He also contributed to the Machete Mixtape Vol. 4, appearing in "Yoshi" and "Star Wars".

On 25 October 2019, a collection of his best songs, Il tempo vola 2002-2020, was released. It was introduced by the song "Come mai", which he recorded with Franco126. The album was released in several versions, including a triple disc set with five extra songs, also available separately as the Outtakes EP. There was also a Single Box Edition with 19 CD singles.

Fabri Fibra Joins Sony Music (2020)

On 23 January 2020, Fabri Fibra announced that he had signed a contract with Sony Music. He shared that he was leaving Universal Music and was now part of the Sony Music Italy family. In January 2022, the mixtape WE THE SQUAD Vol. 1 by the SLF group was released, featuring Fabri Fibra on the song "18 ANNI".

Caos (2022–Present)

On 18 March 2022, Fabri Fibra's new album, Caos, was released. This was his first album published through Sony Music. It has 17 songs, including an intro and an outro. Fibra was also the artistic director, meaning he guided the album's overall idea and sound based on his own background and culture. The album features important artists like Salmo, Guè, Marracash, and Neffa. It also introduced newer artists like Lazza and Madame, who appeared on the title track "Caos".

Musical Disagreements

Fabri Fibra and Gemelli DiVersi

From 2006 to 2007, Fabri Fibra and Grido from Gemelli DiVersi had a series of musical disagreements, where they would release songs talking about each other. In 2006, Fabri Fibra mentioned Grido and Gemelli DiVersi in his song "Idee stupide". Grido responded with his song Standing Ovation, changing the words of Fabri Fibra's famous song "Applausi per Fibra". A few weeks later, at MTV Day in Bologna, Fabri Fibra and Vacca again used their songs to talk about Grido. The musical exchange ended in 2007 with Gemelli Diversi's song Bboy-Bband.

Fabri Fibra and His Brother Nesli

In October 2010, Fabri Fibra's brother Nesli gave an interview to the newspaper Panorama. He talked about their relationship, saying:

I ended the relationship with my brother three years ago, when his life fell apart the boundary that separates the person from the character. From a certain point he didn't want to take off the mask of Fabri Fibra. I returned to the surface after being dropped by Universal Music (Fabri Fibra's label)...

In 2013, Nesli and Fabri Fibra made peace. Nesli dedicated a part of his song Un bacio a te to his brother.

Fabri Fibra's Music Albums

Fabri Fibra performing live at Verona Arena in 2016

With Uomini di Mare

• 1997 – Dei di mare quest'el gruv
• 1999 – Sindrome di fine millennio
• 2000 – Sindrome di fine millennio (EP)
• 2004 – Lato & Fabri Fibra (EP)

With Basley Click

• 2001 – The Album

With Teste Mobili

• 2001 – Dinamite mixtape

With Qustodi del tempo

• 1997 – Il rapimento del Vulplà

With Rapstar

• 2012 – Non è gratis

Solo Albums

Studio albums

• 2002 – Turbe giovanili
• 2004 – Mr. Simpatia
• 2006 – Tradimento
• 2007 – Bugiardo
• 2009 – Chi vuole essere Fabri Fibra?
• 2010 – Controcultura
• 2013 – Guerra e pace
• 2015 – Squallor
• 2017 – Fenomeno
• 2022 – Caos

Live albums

• 2015 – Squallor live

Greatest hits albums

• 2019 – Il tempo vola 2002-2020

EP's

• 2006 – Pensieri scomodi
• 2010 – Quorum
• 2011 – Venerdì 17
• 2012 – Casus belli EP
• 2013 – Rima dopo rima
• 2017 – Masterchef EP
• 2019 – Outtakes

Fabri Fibra's Singles

Solo Singles

• "Applausi per Fibra" (2006)
• "Mal di stomaco" (2006)
• "Bugiardo" (2007)
• "La soluzione" (2008)
• "In Italia" featuring Gianna Nannini (2008)
• "Incomprensioni" featuring Federico Zampaglione (2009)
• "Speak English" (2009)
• "Festa festa" featuring Crookers & Dargen D'Amico (2010)
• "VIP in trip" (2010)
• "Tranne te" (2010)
• "Qualcuno normale" featuring Marracash (2011)
• "Le donne" (2011)
• "L'italiano balla" featuring Crookers (2012)
• "Pronti, partenza, via!" (2012)
• "Guerra e pace" (2013)
• "Ring ring" (2013)
• "Panico" (2013)
• "Bisogna scrivere" (2013)
• "Niente di personale" (2014)
• "Il rap nel mio paese" (2015)
• "Come Vasco" (2015)
• "Alza il volume" (2015)
• "Lo sto facendo" (2016)
• "Fenomeno" (2017)
• "Pamplona" with Thegiornalisti (2017)
• "Stavo pensando a te" (2017)
• "CVDM" (2017)
• "Fotografia" with Carl Brave and Francesca Michielin (2018)
• "Calipso" with Charlie Charles, Dardust, Sfera Ebbasta and Mahmood (2019)
• "Il mio amico" with Madame (2021)
• "Propaganda" with Colapesce and Dimartino (2022)
• "Caos" with Lazza and Madame (2022)
• "Parafulmini" with Ernia and Bresh (2023)

Singles with Rapstar

• Ci rimani male/Chimica Brother (2012)
• La luce

Awards and Nominations

MTV Europe Music Awards

• 2008: Nominated for "Best Italian Act"
• 2011: Nominated for "Best Italian Act"
• 2017: Nominated for "Best Italian Act"

World Music Awards

• 2014: Nominated for "Best International Album" for his album Guerra e Pace

MTV Italian Hip Hop Awards

• 2012: Nominated for "Best Video" for his songs "L'italiano balla" and "La luce" featuring Clementino

Wind Music Awards

• 2011: Won "Platinum Disc" for his album Controcultura, and "Digital Song" for his songs "Tranne te" and "VIP in trip"
• 2016: Received a "Special Award for 10 Years" for his album Tradimento

FIMI Awards

• 2008: Received a "Special Award" for entering the FIMI charts

TIM MTV Awards

• 2017: Won "MTV Rap Icon"

TRL Awards

• 2011: Won "Superman Award"

Mortal Kombat (Italian Freestyle Competition)

• 2001: Won first place

Special Platinum by Universal Music

• 2016: Received a special Platinum disc from Universal Music for reaching 2 million fans on Facebook

Images for kids

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  Picture of Gemelli DiVersi

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  Picture of Nesli

See also

In Spanish: Fabri Fibra para niños