Elodie Di Patrizi (born 3 May 1990), known professionally as simply Elodie (), is an Italian singer-songwriter and actress. She first rose to prominence as the runner-up of the fifteenth edition of the show Amici di Maria De Filippi (2015–2016).
Since 2015, she has released five studio albums, each of which entered the top ten of the Italian albums chart, as well as numerous successful singles. She has collaborated with Italian artists such as Emma, Elisa, Giorgia, Roshelle, Michele Bravi, Guè, Fabri Fibra, Mahmood, The Kolors, Rkomi and Marracash. She has sold over four million copies in Italy, as certified by FIMI, and earned three MTV Europe Music Award for Best Italian Act nomination. She has also participated at the Sanremo Music Festival four times with "Tutta colpa mia" (2017), "Andromeda" (2020), "Due" (2023) and "Dimenticarsi alle 7" (2025).
In 2022, Elodie made her acting debut, in the leading role of the Italian drama film Burning Hearts, which premiered at the 79th Venice International Film Festival, winning a number of awards, including a Bif&st Award and the WiCa at Rome Film Festival. She also performed the original song "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)", winner of the David di Donatello award for Best Original Song.
Throughout her career, Elodie has also been the face of numerous fashion and beauty brands, including Versace, Sephora, Puma, Lancome, Levi's, Calvin Klein, Bulgari and Valentino. In 2023, Forbes Italia listed Elodie amongst "the 100 successful women in Italy" of the year. Over the course of her career, she has released numerous successful singles such as "Guaranà", "Bagno a mezzanotte", "Tribale" and "OK. Respira".
Biography and career
Elodie was born on 3 May 1990 in Rome, Italy. She's the daughter of Roberto Di Patrizi, a street artist, and Claudia Marthe, a former model and go-go dancer. Elodie is of French-Black Creole descent from Guadeloupe. She has a younger sister, Fey Di Patrizi. In 2008, at age of 18, Elodie auditioned during the casting session of the first season of X Factor, being subsequently eliminated during the early stages of the competition.
2015–2017: Career beginnings with Amici di Maria De Filippi
In 2015, she competed in the fifteenth edition of Italian talent competition series Amici di Maria De Filippi, and was selected as part of the white team, coached by Emma Marrone and Elisa, placing second in the final, behind Sergio Sylvestre. Shortly after the end of the show, Elodie signed with Universal Music Italy and released her debut single "Un'altra vita". The song peaked within the Top 40 in Italy, and was certified gold. The single was followed by her debut studio album, also titled Un'altra vita, which peaked at number two in Italy. The record was produced by Luca Mattioni and her former Amici'''s coach Emma Marrone. To promote the album, the song "Amore avrai" was released as the second single. The song was nominated as "Song of the Summer" at Radio 105 Summer Festival. From September to November 2016, Elodie served as an opening act during the Adesso Tour by Emma Marrone and was featured in the benefit concert special Amiche in Arena, organized by Loredana Bertè and Fiorella Mannoia.
In February 2017, Elodie was announced among the competitors of the 67th Sanremo Music Festival, with the song "Tutta colpa mia", written by Emma Marrone and Oscar Angiuli. The song placed 8th during the final rank and peaked at number 12 on the Italian Singles Chart, being certified platinum. In the same month, the singer released her second studio album, Tutta colpa mia, on 17 February 2017. The album peaked at number six on FIMI's Chart, marking her second consecutive top 10 album. In April, the singer appeared as herself in the film Non c'è campo, directed by Federico Moccia, for which she also contributed to the soundtrack with the song "Semplice", featured on her album Tutta colpa mia. From May to June 2017, Elodie was featured as a special guest during the Scriverò il tuo nome Tour by Francesco Renga. The two artists performed their collaboration "Così diversa" from Renga's first live album Scriverò il tuo nome Live.
2018–2019: Successful singles and collaborations
In May 2018, Elodie released the single "Nero Bali", a collaboration with singer Michele Bravi and rapper Guè as the lead single from her upcoming studio project. The song received widespread success, becoming the singer's first to reach the top ten of the Italian Singles Chart, at number 10. The song was promoted during the sixth edition of Radio 105 Summer Festival. Subsequently, it was certified double platinum. In October 2018 Elodie released the single "Rambla", featuring Italian rapper Ghemon.
On 15 March 2019, Elodie collaborated with Italian pop band The Kolors for the single "Pensare male". Within two weeks, it reached the top 10 of the Italian Airplay Chart and for three consecutive weeks it was the most played song on radio, the first time for both artists. The song was certified platinum in Italy. In June 2019, the collaborative single "Margarita" with Italian rapper Marracash was released. The song became one of the most successful songs of the summer in Italy, receiving three platinum certifications and peaking at number six on the Italian Singles Chart and number one on the Italian Airplay Chart. In September 2019, Elodie served as a member of the jury of the Castrocaro Music Festival, which aired on Rai 2, hosted by Stefano De Martino and Belén Rodríguez. The following month, Elodie was featured in a re-recorded version of Myss Keta's 2015 single "Le ragazze di Porta Venezia", subtitled "The Manifesto", with vocals by La Pina, Joan Thiele, Roshelle and Priestess, included in the rapper's second studio album Paprika.
2020–2021: This Is Elodie
In January 2020, it was announced that Elodie would compete during the 70th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Andromeda", written by Mahmood and produced by Dardust. The song debuted at number 35 after only two days on streaming music services and placed 7th at the end of the competition. On 7 January 2020, the singer announced her third studio album This Is Elodie, which was released on streaming music services on 31 January 2020, and on physical edition on 7 February 2020 by Island Records. The album, described as pop record, contained elements from hip hop, soul, funk and reggae and collaborations with Guè, Marracash, Ernia, Gemitaiz, Margherita Vicario, Michele Bravi, Fabri Fibra, Lazza, Ghemon and The Kolors, as well as Madame in the streaming edition. The album debuted at number seven on the Italian Albums Chart. The week following the Sanremo Festival, both the album and the competing song "Andromeda" reached the sixth position of the relative FIMI charts.
On 13 May 2020, Elodie released the single "Guaranà", included in the digital re-issue of This Is Elodie, which was certified double platinum by FIMI for sales exceeding 140,000 copies. The following month she appeared as a featured artist on Takagi & Ketra's song "Ciclone", with Gipsy Kings and Mariah Angeliq, which became her fourth top 10 hit on FIMI's singles chart. In October 2020, Elodie was featured on Carl Brave's single "Parli parli", included in the rapper's second studio album Coraggio.
On 30 December 2020, it was announced that Elodie would co-host the second night of the 71st Sanremo Music Festival alongside Amadeus and Fiorello. During the event, the singer performed a medley of her greatest success remixed with worldwide hits by Beyoncé, Raffaella Carrà and Madonna. In January 2021, Elodie was cast on the second season of Amazon Prime Video reality competition show Celebrity Hunted Italia, which she won, coupled with fellow musician Myss Keta.
2021–2023: OK. Respira, first arena tour and acting debut
In September 2021, Elodie released the song "Vertigine", as the lead single from her then upcoming fourth studio album, set for release in 2022. The song, an electropop ballad, was written by Elisa and peaked at number 40 on the Italian Singles Chart. On 5 October 2021, the singer appeared as a co-host during the season premiere of the twenty-fifth season of Le Iene. On 3 December 2021, Elodie collaborated with Italian rapper Rkomi on "La coda del diavolo", which topped the Italian singles chart and received five platinum certifications for sales exceeding 500,000 copies in Italy, marking the first number one single for Elodie.
On 3 March 2022, Elodie released "Bagno a mezzanotte" as the second single from her upcoming fourth studio album, which reached number 4 on the Italian Singles Chart. All proceeds from the single were donated to Save the Children to help refugees from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 10 June 2022, "Tribale" was released as the third single from the album. The song, which reached number 13 on the Italian Singles Chart, marks the first official release in which Elodie provides songwriting credits.
In August 2022, it was announced that the singer would make her acting debut in the Italian film Burning Hearts, directed by Pippo Mezzapesa. The film premiered in the Orizzonti section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival on 3 September 2022. In the film, the singer played Marilena Camporeale, a pentita of the Gargano Mafia, which is based on a non-fiction book by Carlo Bonini and Giuliano Foschini and inspired by the true story of Rosa Di Fiore. Elodie's performance was met with critical acclaim which earned her a Ciak d'oro as "Revelation of the Year", a special award as "Best Breakthrough Performance" at Bari International Film Festival and a "Women in Cinema Award" at Rome Film Festival. Elodie also co-wrote and performed the original soundtrack of the film "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" with Joan Thiele. The song won the David di Donatello for Best Original Song as well as being nominated for a Nastro d'Argento as Best Original Song.
On 4 December 2022, it was announced that Elodie would compete during the Sanremo Music Festival 2023. The song "Due" was later announced as her entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023. On 9 December 2022, the single "OK. Respira" was released ahead of her upcoming album of the same name, which was released on 10 February 2023. The album marked the singer's artistic development, combining club-pop, R&B and electronic music. OK. Respira peaked at number four of the Italian Albums Chart and became the first project by a female Italian artist to be certified platinum in 2023 by FIMI. On 12 May 2023 Elodie performed at her first headlining arena show at Mediolanium Forum in Milan, which anticipated her first arena tour, called Elodie Show 2023, starting the following November.
On 26 May 2023, Elodie released "Pazza musica", a collaboration with Marco Mengoni, which was included as a bonus track on OK. Respira and as well as released as the second single from Mengoni's eighth studio album Materia (Prisma). On 22 September 2023, she released the song "A fari spenti" as the lead single from the mixtape Red Light. The project was released as a surprise album without prior announcement. Its cover was drawn by Milo Manara. The record marked a departure from the singer's previous R&B and urban-influenced releases in favour of house, EDM and techno influences. The proceeds were donated to the RED association, created by Bono to fund health programs for women in Sub-Saharan Africa. In November 2023, Elodie collaborated with Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta for the song "Anche stasera", which served as the lead single from the rapper's fourth studio album X2VR.
2024–present: Mi ami mi odi and first stadium show
On 31 May 2024 Elodie released "Black Nirvana" as the lead single from her then upcoming fifth studio record.