The Kolors is an Italian pop rock[1][2] band founded in 2009 by lead vocalist Antonio Stash Fiordispino,[3] drummer Alex Fiordispino, and Daniele Mona who plays synthesizers. They are known for their hits "Everytime", lead single from their second studio album, and the collaboration "Pensare male" with Elodie.[4] Their 2023 song "Italodisco" peaked at number one in Italy and charted in several European charts.
The group won season 14 of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, coached by Elisa, and has released three studio albums: I Want (2014), Out (2015) and You (2017), singing both in Italian and English. Since their debut, the band has sold over 650,000 copies in Italy and won many accolades, including three Wind Music Awards, one MTV Italian Music Awards, and one Kid's Choice Award. They have been selected to compete at Sanremo Music Festival three times with "Frida (mai, mai, mai)" (2018), "Un ragazzo una ragazza" (2024), and "Tu con chi fai l'amore" (2025).
History
The band rose to prominence in 2010 when they became the resident band of Le Scimmie, a famous club in Milan. Since that they opened concerts for Gossip, Hurts and Paolo Nutini.[5] In 2014 the producer Vichi Lombardo and the singers and producers Elio and Rocco Tanica noticed the group, making their first album I Want and single "I Don't Give a Funk".[6]
In 2015, The Kolors participated in season 14 of the TV program Amici di Maria De Filippi, on Elisa's team. In the finale on 5 June 2015 the band won the talent show and the Premio della Critica given by the journalists.[7] While competing on the show, they released the English language single "Everytime", which reached the sixth position of the Italian singles chart and was certified platinum.[8] On May 19, 2015, the band released its second studio album Out, which peaked at number one on FIMI's albums chart and went on to sell over 200,000 copies.[9] Later that year, The Kolors performed at the 2015 MTV Italian Music Awards and released their second single from the album "Why Don't You Love Me?".[10][11]
On April 15, 2017, the band announced that it would be releasing a new song, "What Happened Last Night", featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove. The track served as the lead single for their third studio album, You, which was released on May 19, 2017.[12][13] The album debuted at number four in the Italian charts, supported by the singles "Crazy" and "Don't Understand".[14]
In February 2018 the band competed at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Frida (mai, mai, mai)", their first strictly italian language record. Frida became their second single to reach the top ten of the Italian charts.[15] After signing with Universal Music Italia in May 2018, they released "Come le onde" with rapper J-Ax.[16][17] In September 2018 the band's frontman, Stash, was chosen to be a singing coach and judge for season 18 of Amici di Maria De Filippi.[18]
In May 2019 they released the collaboration with the Italian singer Elodie "Pensare male", which peaked at number 24 on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified platinum.[19] Pensare would become the most listened-to italian language song on the radio in 2019.[20] In September 2019, it was confirmed that Stash would return as a singing coach and judge for season 19 of Amici.[21] In May 2020 the band was cast for the spin-off Amici Speciali released a new single, "Non è vero".[22] In 2021 the band published the FIMI platinum single "Cabriolet Panorama", which anticipated their compilation album Singles.
In April 2023 the band departed from Island Records and signed with Warner Music Italy.[23] Their first single with the label, "Italodisco",[24] peaked at number one on the Italian Singles Chart and charted in several other European charts, becoming a top-ten song in Switzerland and Poland. The Kolors competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Un ragazzo una ragazza".[25][26] In December 2024, they were announced among the participants in the 2025 festival with "Tu con chi fai l'amore"[27], where they placed 13th.
Controversies
In 2016 at the MTV Italian Music Awards, the band was criticized for their behavior during the performance, during which Stash spat at the camera. Moreover, at the end of the song they got off the stage without listening to the presenter Francesco Mandelli who was about to give them the MTV History Award.[28] Afterwards the singer apologized to the presenter and the award ceremony.[29]
In 2018, after a guest performance on Amici, the host and producer of the format, Maria De Filippi, revealed a background of the band's entry into the talent show in 2016 by declaring: "When Stash and his band were chosen to be the challengers, the editorial staff told me they didn't exist: there were no documents proving who he was". The front-man replied, "I had falsified the documents: I said I was a year younger in the office because I thought I was too old to be in the school. That's the way it is in Naples: you always find the solution to the problem!"[30]
In the summer of 2018 Stash was involved in a fight to defend a girl who had been beaten in public by her partner. The singer says, "When you see an injustice, when you see that someone needs your kindness and someone else deserves your violence, act. Help, help yourselves."[31]
Members
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Current members
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Former members
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Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [33] | |||
| I Want |
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54 | |
| Out |
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1 |
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| You |
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4 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| ITA Vinyl [35] | ||
| Singles |
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11 |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [36] |
AUT [37] |
BLR [38] |
LIT [39] |
POL [40] |
SWI [41] | ||||||||||||||||
| "Everytime" | 2015 | 6 | — | * | — | — |
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Out | |||||||||||||
| "Me Minus You" | 62 | — | — | — |
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| "Why Don't You Love Me?" | 67 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "OK" | 64 | — | — | — | Out – Deluxe Edition | ||||||||||||||||
| "What Happened Last Night?" (featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove) |
2017 | 76 | — | — | — | You | |||||||||||||||
| "Crazy" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Don't Understand" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Frida (mai, mai, mai)" | 2018 | 10 | — | * | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||
| "Come le onde" (featuring J-Ax) |
45 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Pensare male" (with Elodie) |
2019 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
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Singles | |||||||||||||
| "Los Angeles" (featuring Gué Pequeno) |
96 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Non è vero" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Mal di gola" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Cabriolet Panorama" | 45 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Leoni al sole" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||||||
| "Blackout" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Italodisco" | 2023 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| "Un ragazzo una ragazza" | 2024 | 7 | — | 58 | — | — | 37 | ||||||||||||||
| "Karma" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | 2025 | 31 [45] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. | |||||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album or EP |
|---|---|---|
| "Nella pancia della balena" (Samuel Heron featuring The Kolors) |
2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Solero" (Lorenzo Fragola featuring The Kolors) |
2021 |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Headphones Radio Award | 2016 | Best Radio Artist | The Kolors | Won | [46] |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Italian Music Artist | Nominated | [47] | |
| 2024 | Pending | [48] | |||
| Lunezia Award | 2016 | Italian International Breakthrough | Won | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Italian Act | Nominated | [49] | |
| MTV Italian Music Awards | 2016 | Best Italian Band | Nominated | [50][51] | |
| Best Live Performance | Won | ||||
| MTV History Award | Won | ||||
| Music Awards | 2015 | Goldend Disc Award | Out | Won | |
| 2016 | Platinum Single Award | "Everytime" | Won | ||
| Multi Platinum Disc Award | Out | Won | |||
| 2023 | Multi Platinum Single Award | "Italodisco" | Won | ||
| TIM Summer Hits Award | Won | ||||
| Earone Radio Award | The Kolors | Won |
References
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- ^ Francesco Primerano (2018). "Instagram collection. La società di oggi tra 1000 Selfie, didascalie, Love Story e Pop Rock Revolution (Speciale Sanremo 2018), Volume 2". Youcanprint. p. 23.
- ^ "Stash e i The Kolors, dopo il successo di Italodisco, tornano a Sanremo nel 2024". ELLE (in Italian). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "The Kolors – Official site – The Kolors" (in Italian).
- ^ "I The Kolors apriranno l'unica data italiana dei Gossip!". 16 May 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "'The Kolors', "Elio e Le Storie Tese dicono che siamo belli come loro"". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Luca Dondoni (6 June 2015). La Stampa (ed.). "Stash & The Kolors trionfano ad Amici 14". Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Classifica canzoni 9 maggio 2015, Everytime dei The Kolors prima su iTunes". AllSongs. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Richiedi targhetta". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Gagliardi, Claudia (18 September 2015). "La fidanzata di Stash nel video Why Don't You Love Me dei The Kolors: ecco il mini-film". Optimagazine: ultime news, video e notizie italiane e dal mondo. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Mtv Awards 2015, The Kolors: "Grazie Elisa, abbiamo fatto tesoro dei tuoi consigli"". Music Fanpage (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Il ritorno dei The Kolors: ecco il nuovo singolo di Stash e soci – Velvet Music – VelvetMusic". velvetmusic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "√ Kolors, il nuovo album si intitola 'You' e esce il 19 maggio". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 21 (dal 2017-05-19 al 2017-05-25)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ^ s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Sanremo 2018, i Kolors al Festival con 'Frida (Mai, mai, mai)': 'Sarà un'esperienza che ci farà crescere' – LA VIDEOINTERVISTA". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ IT, Billboard (15 May 2018). "I The Kolors hanno firmato con Universal Music Italia". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "The Kolors: "Come le onde" è il nuovo singolo estivo con J-Ax". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Stash – Amici | Witty TV". www.wittytv.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "italiancharts.com – Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Le 10 canzoni più trasmesse in radio nel 2019". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Tutto su "Amici 19". La classe, i professori e il regolamento". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 26 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Stash and The Kolors con il nuovo brano Non è vero – Amici Speciali Clip". Witty Tv (in Italian). Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "I The Kolors pronti a portare "Italodisco" in Europa. Stash: "Mi avevano proposta la carriera solista ma..."". All Music Italia (in Italian). 19 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "The Kolors, il boom di Italodisco. Stash: "E' come se una sola canzone avesse avuto l'effetto di vent'anni di carriera"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Italy 2024: 'Sanremo' lineup revealed". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Sanremo 2024: i cantanti e le canzoni, gli ospiti e i conduttori. Tutto sul Festival" [Sanremo 2024: the singers and the songs, the guests and the hosts. Everything about the Festival]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (1 December 2024). "Sanremo 2025, i cantanti in gara: la lista dei big del Festival, da Giorgia ed Elodie a Fedez e Achille Lauro" [Sanremo 2025, the competing singers: the list of the Festival's "Bigs", from Giorgia and Elodie to Fedez and Achille Lauro]. Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Mtv Awards, Stash sputa alla telecamera e se ne va: lite con Mandelli". Repubblica Tv – la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Perché tutti parlano dei The Kolors agli Mtv Awards – Grazia.it". Grazia (in Italian). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Maria De Filippi svela retroscena sui The Kolors. Stash: "Ho falsificato i documenti, a Napoli si fa così"". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 3 March 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Gli spaccano la faccia: l'assurda notte di terrore, chi è la star italiana ridotta così (e perché) / Guarda". www.liberoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Sanna, Andrea (17 March 2024). "No, Stash non è un nome d'arte! Il frontman dei The Kolors si chiama davvero così". Novella 2000 (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Italian Charts – The Kolors – Albums". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
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- ^ "Italian Charts – The Kolors – Vinyl -WK 25". Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Peak positions for The Kolors' singles on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart:
- "Italian Charts – The Kolors – Songs". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- "History" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Search for The Kolors then press on the section titled Classifiche.
- ^ "Austrian Charts – The Kolors – Discography". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Listen to all The Kolors songs, tracks, music for free | Tophit – Highway To Airplay" (Click the song you're interested in and select "Belarus" option above the graph.). TopHit. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania:
- "Italodisco": "2023 35-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- "Un ragazzo una ragazza": "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Apr 4, 2024". TopHit. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Italodisco": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 19.08.2023–25.08.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- "Un ragazzo una ragazza": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 20.04.2024–26.04.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- "Karma": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 22.06.2024–28.06.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade – The Kolors – Song". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Austrian certifications – The Kolors" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (The Kolors)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 August 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter The Kolors in the search box.
- ^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 7" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Cuffie d'oro, a Trieste torna l'Oscar delle radio". Il Piccolo (in Italian). 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Kid's Choice Awards, The Kolors vincono nella categoria italiana". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 15 March 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Guarda le nomination ai Kids' Choice Awards 2024 e scopri come votare i tuoi preferiti". MTV Italia (in Italian). 5 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "I Maneskin vincono ancora, è loro il Best Rock agli Mtv Ema 2023: tutti i vincitori". Fanpage.it (in Italian). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Kolors, Stash e lo sputo in telecamera: il playback, i voti truccati, la lite con Mandelli. E se fosse solo un trovata pubblicitaria?". Rockol (in Italian). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "MTV Awards 2016: tutti i vincitori della quarta edizione". Il Giornale (in Italian). 20 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
External links
- The Kolors discography at Discogs
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