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Tedua
Tedua Teen Parade 2018.jpg
Tedua in 2018
Background information
Birth name Mario Molinari
Born (1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 30)
Genova, Liguria, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
Labels Universal Music, Sony Music

Mario Molinari (born 21 February 1994), known professionally as Tedua, is an Italian rapper and actor.

Initially also known as Duate, Tedua is known as one of the members of the collective Wild Bandana, along with Izi, Vaz Té, Sangue and Ill Rave.

Biography

Tedua, pseudonym of Mario Molinari, was born in Genoa. At the age of three he was entrusted to a family, with whom the young Mario stayed for a very short span of time. He later spent a few years with his maternal grandmother in Milan, before returning in his teens in the town of Cogoleto, in the suburbs of Genoa, where he grew up coming into contact with those who will then be members of Wild Bandana. Aged 13 Mario met Vaz Tè at school, through whom he will meet Izi. The three, who will then be joined by other boys, will begin to devote themselves to musical activity, giving themselves soon stage names: Molinari chose Incubo (Nightmare), name which he later dropped in favor of Duate.

Musical style

The musical style of Tedua approaches essentially to drill. From this point of view, the critics haven't been unanimous regarding the style of Tedua, expressing sometimes satisfaction, sometimes disapproval of the artistic innovation of the rapper. Drill sounds, however, respond to the flow of consciousness that underlies the music of Tedua, which is always a verbal expression of thoughts and experiences of life.

Tedua has often claimed to have been stylistically inspired by the Italian rapper Dargen D'Amico, from whom he inherited the vision of music as a stream of consciousness: not surprisingly, in the Mowgli disc is contained a piece, Acqua (malpensandoti), whose refrain is a resumption of D'Amico's Malpensandoti.

In addition to the Milanese rapper, Tedua's sources of inspiration include Chief Keef, Fredo Santana and Fedez.

Discography

As a soloist

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
SWI
Orange County California 6
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
Mowgli
  • Released: 2 March 2018
  • Label: Universal Music Italy
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
1
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
La Divina Commedia
  • Released: 2 June 2023
  • Label: Universal Music Italy
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
1 4
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum

Mixtapes

  • 2014 – Medaglia d'Oro (featuring Vaz Tè)
  • 2015 – Aspettando Orange County
  • 2016 – Orange County Mixtape
  • 2020 – Vita Vera Mixtape
  • 2020 – Vita Vera Mixtape – Aspettando La Divina Commedia

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
"Pugile" 2016
  • FIMI: Gold
Orange County California
"Wasabi 2.0" 2017 25
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
non-album single
"La legge del più forte" 4
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
Mowgli
"Burnout" 2018 17
  • FIMI: Gold
"Acqua (Malpensandoti)" 25
  • FIMI: Gold
"Fashion Week RMX"
(featuring Sofiane)
83
  • FIMI: Gold
"Vertigini" 10
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum
"Elisir" 2019 5
  • FIMI: Gold
non-album single
"Colori"
(featuring Rkomi)
2020 7
  • FIMI: Gold
Vita vera mixtape
"Lo-fi for U" 2022 9
  • FIMI: Platinum
La Divina Commedia
"Intro La Divina Commedia" 2023 10
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Red Light" 6
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"Parole vuote (La solitudine)"
(featuring Capo Plaza)
3
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Beatrice"
(featuring Annalisa)
2024 1
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
"Lo sai" 2020 3
  • FIMI: Platinum
Vita vera mixtape
"Vita vera" 12
"Polvere"
(featuring Capo Plaza)
2
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Mare mosso"
(featuring Bresh)
13
"Pour toujours"
(featuring Ghali and Dargen D'Amico)
14
  • FIMI: Gold
"Party HH"
(featuring Lazza)
5
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Manhattan"
(featuring Izi, Vaz Tè, Guesan and Ill Rave)
8
  • FIMI: Gold
"Purple" 11
  • FIMI: Gold
"Bro II"
(featuring Ernia)
16
"Motivo" 20
"Lo-fi Wuhan" 19
"La story infinita"
(featuring Massimo Pericolo)
16 Vita vera mixtape: aspettando la Divina Commedia
"Rari"
(featuring Shiva and Paky)
7
  • FIMI: Gold
"Rap City"
(featuring Gemitaiz and MadMan)
25
"Clone" 32
"Pass"
(featuring Tony Effe)
30
"Amico" 57
"Sailor Moon" 46
"Figghiò"
(featuring Disme and Nebbia)
84
"2 pezzi" 79
"Lo-fi tu" 68
"Inferno" 2021 64 Don't Panic
"Badman" 86
"Lo-fi Drill" 48
  • FIMI: Gold
"Paradiso artificiale"
(featuring Baby Gang and Kid Yugi)
2023 3
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
La Divina Commedia
"Malamente" 2
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum
"Hoe"
(featuring Sfera Ebbasta)
1
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum
"Angelo all'inferno"
(featuring Salmo and Federica Abbate)
13
  • FIMI: Gold
"Mancanze affettive"
(featuring Geolier)
5
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Volgare"
(featuring Lazza)
4
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Scala di Milano"
(featuring Guè)
12
  • FIMI: Gold
"Diluvio a luglio"
(featuring Marracash)
9
  • FIMI: Gold
"Soffierà" 19
  • FIMI: Gold
"La verità"
(featuring Bnkr44)
22
  • FIMI: Gold
"Anime libere"
(featuring Bresh and Rkomi)
14
  • FIMI: Platinum
"Bagagli (Improvvisazione)" 17
  • FIMI: Gold
"Outro Purgatorio" 23
  • FIMI: Gold

With the Wild Bandana

  • 2017 – Amici miei
  • 2020 – "Manhattan" (single from Vita Vera Mixtape)

Collaborations

  • "Cosa non va", Believe Music (with Disme, Tedua & Chris Nolan) 2020
  • "Para'", Sony Music Italy (with Bresh & Tedua) 2020
  • "Puro Sinaloa", Universal Music Italy (with Tedua, Ernia, Rkomi & Lazza) 2020
  • "Dimmi Che C'è" (Thasup with Tedua) 2020

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Notes
2022 Caravaggio's Shadow Cecco
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