Maldestro Explained

Antonio Prestieri (born March 11, 1985, in Naples)^[1] known professionally as Maldestro, is an Italian singer and songwriter.

Biography

He started studying piano at a very young age but during his adolescence he approached the theatre and from that moment on he decided to devote himself completely to acting, directing and dramaturgy. He wrote more than fifteen plays and won numerous awards and recognitions.^[2]

In 2013 he published some songs including "Sopra al tetto del comune" (Above the town hall's roof) and "Dimmi come ti posso amare" (Tell me how I can love you), songs which earned him numerous awards, including Ciampi, De André, SIAE, AFI, Palco Libero and Musicultura Awards, between 2013 and 2014. They will then be part of his first album Non trovo le parole (Can't find words),^[3] published on April 14, 2015. This album gained the second prize at Targa Tenco (an award given every year since 1984 by the Tenco Club. It is assigned by a jury of journalists and experts in art music and it is considered one of the most prestigious awards of Italian music), as best debut album.^[4] Maldestro has also been included in the Club Tenco album dedicated to De André.

In 2017 he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Canzone per Federica" (Song for Federica), finishing second among the "Newcomers" and winning the Critics' Award of the Italian Song Festival "Mia Martini" for that section,^[5] the Lunezia Award, the Jannacci Award, the Assomusica Award and the Best Videoclip Award.

On March 24, 2017, he published his second album, I muri di Berlino (Berlin's walls).^[6] In this album there is, among others, the song "Abbi cura di te" (Take care of yourself), which is in the soundtrack of the film Beata Ignoranza (Blissful ignorance).

On November 9, 2018, he released his third album of unreleased works: Mia madre odia tutti gli uomini (My mother hates all men).^[7] The album, released by Arealive with the distribution of Warner Music, has been anticipated by the single "Spine" (Thorns).^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

• Non trovo le parole (Can't find words) (2015)
• I muri di Berlino (Berlin's walls) (2017)
• Acustic Solo Live (2018)
• Mia madre odia tutti gli uomini (My mother hates all men) (2018)

Singles

• "Sopra il tetto del comune" (Above the town hall's roof) (2013)
• "Dimmi come ti posso amare" (Tell me how I can love you) (2013)
• "Canzone per Federica" (Song for Federica) (2017)
• "Abbi cura di te" (Take care of yourself) (2017)
• "Tutto quello che ci resta" (All we have left) (2017)
• "Arrivederci allora" (Goodbye then) (2018)
• "Le mani di Maria" (Maria's hands) (2018)
• "Spine" (Thorns) (2018)
• "La felicità" (Happiness) (2018)

Notes and References

1. News: Standing up to Naples' mafia. Franchetti. Mark. July 13, 2011. November 1, 2019.
2. Web site: Maldestro – Rai. n.d.. rai.it (in italian). December 5, 2019.
3. Web site: Maldestro (2) – Non Trovo Le Parole. discogs. November 1, 2019.
4. Web site: Vincitori targhe tenco. September 30, 2015. PREMIO TENCO SANREMO (in italian). dead. December 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208120653/http://premiotenco.it/vincitori-targhe-tenco-2015/. December 8, 2015.
5. Web site: I Muri di Berlino: nuovo disco di Maldestro vincitore a Sanremo del premio Mia Martini. March 27, 2017. Festivalnews. it-IT. November 4, 2019.
6. Web site: Maldestro – I Muri Di Berlino. n.d.. discogs. November 1, 2019.
7. Web site: Maldestro lancia il nuovo album Mia madre odia tutti gli uomini. November 11, 2018. All Music Italia. it-IT. November 4, 2019.
8. Web site: Spine, il singolo del ritorno di Maldestro.. InsideMusic. September 27, 2018. InsideMusic. it-IT. December 5, 2019.