Gianluigi Fazio (born 14 November 1978) is an Italian singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for collaborations as songwriter and producer with Laura Pausini, Dargen D'Amico, Marco Mengoni, Nek, Elodie and Eros Ramazzotti. In 2025 he won the David di Donatello for Best Original Song with "Aria!", composed together with Margherita Vicario, Dade, Edwyn Roberts and Andrea Bonomo for the film Gloria!.David di Donatello 2025 – Winners (Aria!) (accessed 11 October 2025)
Biography Active professionally since the late 2000s, he joined Laura Pausini’s band as backing vocalist and multi-instrumentalist on the World Tour 2009. With Pausini he continued performing on the Inedito World Tour (2011–2012), The Greatest Hits World Tour (2013–2015, including Australia and Russia), Simili/Pausini Stadi (2016)Pausini Stadi 2016 – band e cori (accessed 11 October 2025) and Fatti sentire – World Wide Tour (2018), including concerts at the Circo Massimo.Laura Pausini, Circo Massimo – band e cori (accessed 11 October 2025)Laura Pausini, Circo Massimo – chronicle & line-up (accessed 11 October 2025)
In studio, he worked with Eros Ramazzotti as backing vocalist on the albums Noi (2012) and Noi due (2019).Eros Ramazzotti – Noi due (credits) (accessed 11 October 2025) In 2018 he joined Cesare Cremonini’s band for Cremonini Live 2018 as backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist,Cremonini Live 2018: band (with Fazio) (accessed 11 October 2025) returning for Live Stadi 2022 and Indoor 2022.Indoor 2022: line-up (backing vocals: Fazio) (accessed 11 October 2025)
Selected works Songwriter / composer Year Song Performer Album / Event Notes Ref 2013 "Invisibili" Ape Escape X Factor 7 / single Co-writer Invisibili – writers (accessed 11 October 2025)Sony Music – Invisibili EP (accessed 11 October 2025) 2013 "Io scelgo te" Alessandro Casillo single Co-writer Io scelgo te – writers (accessed 11 October 2025) 2015 "Fatti avanti amore" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2015 "Nati insieme" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2015 "Invisibile" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2016 "To stjerner" Muri & Mario Melodi Grand Prix 2016 Danish national final songwriters (accessed 11 October 2025) 2017 "The Payback Song" Frederik Leopold single Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2018 "Non è detto" Laura Pausini Fatti sentire / Hazte sentir Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2018 "Voglio" Marco Mengoni Atlantico Co-writer album credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2018 "Tra noi è infinita" Federica Carta Molto più di un film Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2018 "Felice" Sister Cristina Felice Co-writer article (accessed 11 October 2025) 2018 "Grandi insieme" Sister Cristina Felice Co-writer track writers (accessed 11 October 2025) 2019 "Le Olimpiadi tutti i giorni" Paola Turci Viva da morire Co-writer article (accessed 11 October 2025) 2019 "Il mio gioco preferito" Nek Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2019 "Musica sotto le bombe" Nek Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2020 "Freaky!" Senhit Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (San Marino) Co-writer EBU – Senhit (accessed 11 October 2025) 2020 "Superbowl" Elodie This Is Elodie Co-writer Universal – album credits (accessed 11 October 2025)article (accessed 11 October 2025) 2022 "Dove si balla" Dargen D'Amico Sanremo Music Festival 2022 Co-writer; 3× Platinum (FIMI) RaiNews – authors & lyrics (accessed 11 October 2025)FIMI certification (accessed 11 October 2025) 2022 "Ubriaco di te" Dargen D'Amico Nei sogni nessuno è monogamo Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2022 "Onde" Margherita Vicario single Co-writer (prod. Dade) TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (accessed 11 October 2025) 2022 "Sinfonia della distruzione" Pyrex single Co-writer YouTube (UMG) credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2022 "Closer" Emma Muscat I Am Emma Co-writer YouTube credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2023 "L'infinito più o meno" Francesco Renga & Nek single Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2024 "Frammenti di universo" Il Volo Ad Astra Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2024 "Onda alta" Dargen D'Amico Ciao America / Sanremo 2024 Co-writer AllMusic credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2024 "Daisy" Benji & Fede Rewind Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2025 "Aria!" Margherita Vicario Gloria! (soundtrack) David di Donatello 2025 – Best Original Song official credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2025 "CREDO" Mondo Marcio Credo Co-writer and co-producer AllMusic – track credits (accessed 11 October 2025)Shazam – composer/producer (accessed 11 October 2025) 2025 "Nullatenente" Dargen D'Amico feat. Gabry Ponte, Massimo Pericolo & Jake La Furia single Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2025 "promessa." Rkomi decrescendo. Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025) 2025 "il ritmo delle cose." Rkomi Sanremo 2025 Co-writer credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
Producer / sound engineer Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima (2019) – Nek, co-production, recording and mixing.Qobuz – technical credits (accessed 11 October 2025) "Ubriaco di te" (2022) – Dargen D'Amico, produced with Edwyn Roberts.Shazam – production credits (accessed 11 October 2025)
Tours Cesare Cremonini Cremonini Live 2018 – backing vocals, acoustic guitar.band list (accessed 11 October 2025) Stadi 2018 Live Stadi 2022 Indoor 2022
Dargen D'Amico Summer Tour 2022 – backing vocals, keyboards, guitar.official announcement (accessed 11 October 2025)
Laura Pausini World Tour 2009 Inedito World Tour (2011–2012) The Greatest Hits World Tour (2013–2015, incl. Australia and Russia) Gira Grandes Éxitos (Mexico, 2014) Pausini Stadi (2016) Similares World Tour (2016) Fatti sentire – World Wide Tour (2018)
Laura Pausini & Biagio Antonacci Stadi 2019
Music videos and direction Alongside songwriting and production, Fazio co-directed several music videos with his brother Giorgio Fazio (creative director and filmmaker).
Laura Pausini – Mi tengo (2012) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio ; premiered on TGcom24.TGcom24 piece (accessed 11 October 2025)Official video (YouTube) (accessed 11 October 2025)
Les Enfants – Dammi un nome (2014) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio ; premiered on Rolling Stone Italia.Article / archived link in Wayback (accessed 11 October 2025)
Il Fieno – Del conseguimento della maggiore età (2015) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio; published on Italian portals such as Rockit.Rockit – official video (accessed 11 October 2025)
Personal life Fazio is in a relationship with Sofia Sacchetti, a clinical psychologist and researcher at Sigmund Freud University in Milan.Official bio: note on partner (accessed 11 October 2025)Sigmund Freud University Milano – staff page (accessed 11 October 2025) In 2025 the couple had a son, Lucio.Official bio: birth of son (accessed 11 October 2025)
Awards and recognition David di Donatello for Best Original Song (2025): "Aria!" (with Margherita Vicario, Dade, Edwyn Roberts, Andrea Bonomo).Winners 2025 (accessed 11 October 2025) Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2018) – contribution as songwriter on Fatti sentire by Laura Pausini.Latin Grammy – Winners 2018 (accessed 11 October 2025)
References
External links Official website