Gianluigi Fazio

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!.

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) and Fatti sentire – World Wide Tour (2018), including concerts at the Circo Massimo.

In studio, he worked with Eros Ramazzotti as backing vocalist on the albums Noi (2012) and Noi due (2019). In 2018 he joined Cesare Cremonini’s band for Cremonini Live 2018 as backing vocalist and acoustic guitarist, returning for Live Stadi 2022 and Indoor 2022.

Selected works Songwriter / composer Year Song Performer Album / Event Notes Ref 2013 "Invisibili" Ape Escape X Factor 7 / single Co-writer 2013 "Io scelgo te" Alessandro Casillo single Co-writer 2015 "Fatti avanti amore" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer 2015 "Nati insieme" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer 2015 "Invisibile" Nek Prima di parlare Co-writer 2016 "To stjerner" Muri & Mario Melodi Grand Prix 2016 Danish national final 2017 "The Payback Song" Frederik Leopold single Co-writer 2018 "Non è detto" Laura Pausini Fatti sentire / Hazte sentir Co-writer 2018 "Voglio" Marco Mengoni Atlantico Co-writer 2018 "Tra noi è infinita" Federica Carta Molto più di un film Co-writer 2018 "Felice" Sister Cristina Felice Co-writer 2018 "Grandi insieme" Sister Cristina Felice Co-writer 2019 "Le Olimpiadi tutti i giorni" Paola Turci Viva da morire Co-writer 2019 "Il mio gioco preferito" Nek Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima Co-writer 2019 "Musica sotto le bombe" Nek Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima Co-writer 2020 "Freaky!" Senhit Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (San Marino) Co-writer 2020 "Superbowl" Elodie This Is Elodie Co-writer 2022 "Dove si balla" Dargen D'Amico Sanremo Music Festival 2022 Co-writer; 3× Platinum (FIMI) 2022 "Ubriaco di te" Dargen D'Amico Nei sogni nessuno è monogamo Co-writer 2022 "Onde" Margherita Vicario single Co-writer (prod. Dade) 2022 "Sinfonia della distruzione" Pyrex single Co-writer 2022 "Closer" Emma Muscat I Am Emma Co-writer 2023 "L'infinito più o meno" Francesco Renga & Nek single Co-writer 2024 "Frammenti di universo" Il Volo Ad Astra Co-writer 2024 "Onda alta" Dargen D'Amico Ciao America / Sanremo 2024 Co-writer 2024 "Daisy" Benji & Fede Rewind Co-writer 2025 "Aria!" Margherita Vicario Gloria! (soundtrack) David di Donatello 2025 – Best Original Song 2025 "CREDO" Mondo Marcio Credo Co-writer and co-producer 2025 "Nullatenente" Dargen D'Amico feat. Gabry Ponte, Massimo Pericolo & Jake La Furia single Co-writer 2025 "promessa." Rkomi decrescendo. Co-writer 2025 "il ritmo delle cose." Rkomi Sanremo 2025 Co-writer

Producer / sound engineer Il mio gioco preferito – Parte prima (2019) – Nek, co-production, recording and mixing. "Ubriaco di te" (2022) – Dargen D'Amico, produced with Edwyn Roberts.

Tours Cesare Cremonini Cremonini Live 2018 – backing vocals, acoustic guitar. Stadi 2018 Live Stadi 2022 Indoor 2022

Dargen D'Amico Summer Tour 2022 – backing vocals, keyboards, guitar.

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.

Les Enfants – Dammi un nome (2014) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio ; premiered on Rolling Stone Italia.

Il Fieno – Del conseguimento della maggiore età (2015) — directed by Gianluigi and Giorgio Fazio; published on Italian portals such as Rockit.

Personal life Fazio is in a relationship with Sofia Sacchetti, a clinical psychologist and researcher at Sigmund Freud University in Milan. In 2025 the couple had a son, Lucio.

Awards and recognition David di Donatello for Best Original Song (2025): "Aria!" (with Margherita Vicario, Dade, Edwyn Roberts, Andrea Bonomo). Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (2018) – contribution as songwriter on Fatti sentire by Laura Pausini.