Andrea Oliviero Laszlo De Simone Saccà (born 18 February 1986) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Andrea Laszlo De Simone | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 19, 1986 Turin, Italy |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, drums |
| Labels | 42 Records, Ekleroshock, Hamburger Records |
| Website | andrealaszlodesimoneofficial |
Early life
editAndrea Laszlo de Simone was born in Turin on 18 February, 1986, to parents from southern Italy. His middle name was given to him as a tribute to Hungarian film director László Kovács.[1]
Originally the drummer in the band Nadàr Solo, de Simone made his debut as a soloist in 2012 with the album Ecce homo, named after the book by Friedrich Nietzsche. He previously performed in the duo Anthony Laszlo, alongside Anthony Sasso.[2]
In 2017, he released the album Uomo Donna, produced with sound engineer Giuseppe Lo Bue and released on 42 Records.[3] Rolling Stone[4] described the record as the second best Italian prog solo album of the last 20 years. At the end of 2019 he released the album Immensità, a crossover between pop and classical music, accompanied by a film of the same name. Immensità received positive reviews from critics.[5][6][7][8]
In 2020, he released the single Dal giorno in cui sei nato tu, a song dedicated to his children, alongside a music video[9] in super8 made by his eldest child, Martino. In 2021, he released the song Vivo, accompanied by numerous livecams from across the world.[10][11]
On 11 April 2021, he released Il Film del Concerto, a recording of a concert by the "Immensità Orchestra". Directed by Fabrizio Borelli, it took place in Milan's Triennale as part of the MI AMI festival.[12] At the end of August 2021, he returned to performing live with the Immensità Orchestra for three concerts: in Turin for the TOdays festival, in the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome and in front of the Basilica di San Nicola in Bari, for the Locus festival. During these three dates, he announced that he would be suspending his live performances "indefinitely" to spend time with his family and focus on composition and music production.[13]
In 2023, he composed the soundtrack to Thomas Cailley's science fiction adventure film The Animal Kingdom, which garned him the award for Best Original Music at the 49th César Awards.[14]
Discography
editAs a soloist
editStudio albums
edit- 2012 – Ecce homo
- 2017 – Uomo Donna
EP
edit- 2020 – Immensità
Singles
edit- 2012 – Solo un uomo
- 2012 – 11:43
- 2012 – I nostri piccoli occhi
- 2017 – Vieni a salvarmi
- 2017 – La guerra dei baci
- 2017 – Sogno l'amore
- 2018 – Gli uomini hanno fame
- 2018 – Sparite tutti
- 2019 – Conchiglie
- 2019 – Mistero
- 2019 – La nostra fine
- 2019 – Immensità
- 2020 – Dal giorno in cui sei nato tu
- 2021 – Vivo
Film Soundtracks
edit- 2023 — The Animal Kingdom
As part of Anthony Laszlo
editStudio albums
edit- 2015 – Anthony Laszlo
References
edit- ^ "Les dons du chanteur Andrea Laszlo de Simone, intime et cosmique". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "La nuova vita di Sasso, dagli Anthony Laszlo a 'Cercatrova' | Rolling Stone Italia" (in Italian). 2021-12-02. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ "Andrea Laszlo De Simone – 42 Records".
- ^ "I migliori 10 dischi solisti prog usciti in Italia negli ultimi 20 anni" (in Italian). 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Le son du jour : immense comme Andrea Laszlo De Simone" (in French). 16 June 2020.
- ^ "Musique : La magie grise d'Andrea Laszlo de Simone" (in French). 11 March 2020.
- ^ ""Immensità", l'album grandiose d'Andrea Laszlo De Simone" (in French). 13 March 2020.
- ^ ""Immensità" par Andrea Laszlo de Simone" (in French). 4 May 2020.
- ^ Andrea Laszlo De Simone – Dal giorno in cui sei nato tu on YouTube
- ^ ""Vivo" di Andrea Laszlo De Simone è il brano che state ascoltando a Deejay chiama Italia" (in Italian). 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Venerus E Andrea Laszlo De Simone, Le Belle Novità Della Musica Italiana" (in Italian).
- ^ "Dal buio alla luce: Andrea Laszlo De Simone racconta il Film del suo concerto" (in Italian).
- ^ "Andrea Laszlo De Simone e l'arte di dirsi addio (anzi, arrivederci)" (in Italian).
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (2024-02-23). "Follow French César Awards: 'The Animal Kingdom' Takes Early Lead With Best Costume, Sound, VFX & Original Music – Live Updates". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-23.