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Fred De Palma

{{Short description|Italian rapper and singer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| image =

| name = Fred De Palma

| birth_name = Federico Palana

| alias = De Palma, Palma, FDP, Lingotto D'oro (unused anymore)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|11|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Turin, Italy

| death_date =

| genre = {{flatlist|

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Rapper
  • singer

}}

| years_active = 2008{{ndash}}present

| label = Trumen Records (2010)
The Saifam Group (2011{{ndash}}2013)
Roccia Music (2013{{ndash}}2014)
Warner Music Italy (2014{{ndash}}present)

}}

Federico Palana (born 3 November 1989), better known by the stage name Fred De Palma, is an Italian rapper and singer.

Biography

= Royal Rhymes =

Fred De Palma began his musical career in 2007 in Cluj, with freestyling skills. Many freestyle contests in Turin, Milan and Hunedoara put him in attention of the industry, and in 2010 he collaborated with Dirty C, creating the band Royal Rhymes, and started to experiment in the studio.FDP svela titolo e data d'uscita del nuovo album, MondoRap At the beginning of 2010, the group signed a recording contract with the independent record label Trumen Records, and collaborated with producers Jahcool and Double H Groovy. Around the same time, Fred De Palma continued with the participation in various freestyle competitions, achieving a victory at Zelig Urban Talent 2011 and third place in 2012 at the MTV television program Spit, behind Nitro and Shade. On November 23, 2011, Royal Rhymes released their eponymous debut album, released through the Saifam Group. This was followed by the EP God Save the Royal, released on 10 July 2012."Passa Il Microfono" con Moreno, Clementino, Shade, Fred De Palma e Marracash, MTV

= Solo career =

During 2012, Fred De Palma started a solo career, recording his first album FDP released on 6 November of the same year. In June 2013 the video clip for "Passa il microfono" was published, which he produced together with rappers Moreno, Clementino, Shade and Marracash."Passa Il Microfono" con Moreno, Clementino, Shade, Fred De Palma e Marracash, MTV, 19 July 2013. In September 2013, he joined the collective Roccia Music alongside Marracash, creating the album Genesi with the artists belonging to the collective, released on October 18, 2013.Marracash: al via Roccia Music insieme a Shablo e il 18 Ottobre esce il primo disco 'Genesi', MTV, 27 September 2013. that contained four tracks by De Palma, including "Lettera al successo", which gave the title to his second studio album released in June 2014 as Lettera al successo.Matteo Politanò, La lettera al successo di Fred De Palma, Panorama, 10 June 2014.

On 17 December 2014, he announced his withdrawal from the Roccia Music collective due to reasons he defined as private.Oriana Meo, Fred De Palma Dice Addio A Roccia Music, aLLMusicItalia, 17 December 2014. Later, on 10 February 2015, he revealed that he had signed a recording contract with Warner Music Italy,Lorenzo Spigarelli, Fred De Palma firma con la Warner Music, Mondo Rap, 10 February 2014. with which he released his third album BoyFred, released on 2 October 2015.FDP svela titolo e data d'uscita del nuovo album, MondoRap.

In September 2017 he released his fourth album Hanglover, with pre-release singles "Adiós", "Il cielo guarda te" and "Ora che". On the album the artist collaborated with several producers including Takagi & Ketra, Davide Ferrario, Mace and others. On 15 June 2018, he released the single "D'estate non vale", in collaboration with Ana Mena. A year later, he renewed his collaboration with the Spanish singer, with the summer single "Una volta ancora".

De Palma competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Il cielo non ci vuole".{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/italy-2024-sanremo-lineup|title=Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed|work=Eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)|date=2023-12-03|access-date=2023-12-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sorrisi.com/musica/sanremo/sanremo-2024-cantanti-canzoni-ospiti-conduttori-serate-giurie/|title=Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival|trans-title=Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival|language=it|work=TV Sorrisi e Canzoni|date=2023-12-20|access-date=2023-12-20}}

Discography

= Soloist =

  • FDP (2012)
  • Lettera al successo (2014)
  • BoyFred (2015)
  • Hanglover (2017)
  • Uebe (2019)
  • Unico (2021)
  • PLC Tape 1 (2022, EP)

= With Royal Rhymes =

  • Royal Rhymes (2011)
  • God Save the Royal (2012, EP)

= Singles =

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| ITA
{{Cite web|url=https://italiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=fred+de+palma|publisher=Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien|accessdate=7 June 2025| title=Italian Charts – Fred De Palma – Singles}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SWI
{{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=fred+de+palma|title=Fred De Palma Swiss Charts|website=swisscharts.com|accessdate=24 June 2022}}

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SPA
{{cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/site/search?term=fred+de+palma&filter=song|title=Search: Fred De Palma (Songs)|website=El Portal de Música|publisher=Productores de Música de España|accessdate=24 June 2022}}

scope="row"| "Il cielo guarda te"

| rowspan="1"| 2016

| 36 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 2× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/6074|title=Il cielo guarda te|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}

| Hanglover

scope="row"| "D'estate non vale"
(with Ana Mena)

| rowspan="2"| 2018

| 6 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 3× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/7497|title=D'estate non vale|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}

| rowspan="5"| Uebe

scope="row"| "Sincera"

| 70 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: Gold{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/6926|title=Sincera|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}
scope="row"| "Dio benedica il reggaeton"
{{small|(with Baby K)}}

| rowspan="3"| 2019

| 76 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Una volta ancora / Se iluminaba"
(with Ana Mena)

| 1 || 61 || 6

|

  • FIMI: 7× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/9060|title=Una volta ancora|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}
  • PROMUSICAE: 5× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.elportaldemusica.es/single/fred-de-palma-se-iluminaba-feat-ana-mena|title=Se iluminaba|work=elportaldemusica.es|access-date=24 June 2022}}
scope="row"| "Il tuo profumo"
(with Sofía Reyes)

| 35 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/7646|title=Il tuo profumo|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}
scope="row"| "Paloma"
{{small|(with Anitta)}}

| rowspan="1"| 2020

| 4 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 3× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/8305|title=Paloma|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}

| rowspan="3"| Unico

scope="row"| "Ti raggiungerò / Tú y Yo"

| rowspan="2"| 2021

| 6 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 3× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/8927|title=Ti raggiungerò|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}
scope="row"| "Un altro ballo"
{{small|(with Anitta)}}

| 10 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 2× Platinum{{Cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certification-form.kl#/certificationform/9300|title=Un altro ballo|work=FIMI|access-date=24 June 2022}}
scope="row"| "Romance"
(with Justin Quiles)

| rowspan="2"| 2022

| 36 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: Platinum{{cite certification |region=Italy|type=single|artist=Fred de Palma|accessdate=16 June 2024}}

| rowspan="8" {{Non-album singles}}

scope="row"| "Extasi"

| 2 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: 4× Platinum
scope="row"| "Il cielo non ci vuole"

| rowspan="4" | 2024

| 27 || — || —

|

  • FIMI: Gold
scope="row"| "Notte cattiva"
{{small|(with Guè)}}

| 48 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Passione"

| 37 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Mmh"
{{small|(featuring Rose Villain)}}

| 32 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Sexy Rave"
{{small|(featuring Baby Gang)}}

| rowspan="2"| 2025

| 22
{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2025/25|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 25|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=21 June 2025}} || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Barrio Lambada"

| 36
{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2025/24|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 24|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=14 June 2025}} || — || —

|

colspan="20" style="font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

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{{Freestyle rap in Italy}}

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Category:1989 births

Category:Living people

Category:Italian male rappers

Category:Singers from Turin