Tedua

Tedua
Tedua
	Tedua in 2018
Background information
Birth name	Mario Molinari
Born	22 February 1994 (age 30); Genova, Liguria, Italy
Genres	Hip hop; drill; trap;
Occupation(s)	Rapper; songwriter;
Labels	Universal Music, Sony Music

Mario Molinari (born 21 February 1994), known professionally as Tedua, is an Italian rapper and actor.^[1]

Initially also known as Duate, Tedua is known as one of the members of the collective Wild Bandana, along with Izi, Vaz Té, Sangue and Ill Rave.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Biography[edit]

Tedua, pseudonym of Mario Molinari, was born in Genoa. At the age of three he was entrusted to a family, with whom the young Mario stayed for a very short span of time. He later spent a few years with his maternal grandmother in Milan, before returning in his teens in the town of Cogoleto, in the suburbs of Genoa, where he grew up coming into contact with those who will then be members of Wild Bandana. Aged 13 Mario met Vaz Tè at school, through whom he will meet Izi. The three, who will then be joined by other boys, will begin to devote themselves to musical activity, giving themselves soon stage names: Molinari chose Incubo (Nightmare), name which he later dropped in favor of Duate.

Musical style[edit]

The musical style of Tedua approaches essentially to drill. From this point of view, the critics haven't been unanimous regarding the style of Tedua, expressing sometimes satisfaction, sometimes disapproval of the artistic innovation of the rapper. Drill sounds, however, respond to the flow of consciousness that underlies the music of Tedua, which is always a verbal expression of thoughts and experiences of life.

Tedua has often claimed to have been stylistically inspired by the Italian rapper Dargen D'Amico, from whom he inherited the vision of music as a stream of consciousness: not surprisingly, in the Mowgli disc is contained a piece, Acqua (malpensandoti), whose refrain is a resumption of D'Amico's Malpensandoti.

In addition to the Milanese rapper, Tedua's sources of inspiration include Chief Keef, Fredo Santana and Fedez.

Discography[edit]

As a soloist[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Title	Details	ITA ^[5]	SWI ^[6]	Certifications
Orange County California	Released: 13 January 2017 Label: Universal Music Italy Format: CD, digital download	6	—	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]
Mowgli	Released: 2 March 2018 Label: Universal Music Italy Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	—	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]
La Divina Commedia	Released: 2 June 2023 Label: Universal Music Italy Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	4	FIMI: 4× Platinum^[7]

Mixtapes[edit]

2014 – Medaglia d'Oro (featuring Vaz Tè)
2015 – Aspettando Orange County
2016 – Orange County Mixtape
2020 – Vita Vera Mixtape
2020 – Vita Vera Mixtape – Aspettando La Divina Commedia

Singles[edit]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	ITA ^[8]	Certifications	Album
"Pugile"	2016	—	FIMI: Gold^[7]	Orange County California
"Wasabi 2.0"	2017	25	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]	Non-album single
"La legge del più forte"	2017	4	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]	Mowgli
"Burnout"	2018	17	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Acqua (Malpensandoti)"		25	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Fashion Week RMX" (featuring Sofiane)		83	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Vertigini"		10	FIMI: 3× Platinum^[7]
"Elisir"	2019	5	FIMI: Gold^[7]	Non-album single
"Colori" (featuring Rkomi)	2020	7	FIMI: Gold^[7]	Vita vera mixtape
"Lo-fi for U"	2022	9	FIMI: Platinum^[7]	La Divina Commedia
"Intro La Divina Commedia"	2023	10	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Red Light"		6	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]
"Parole vuote (La solitudine)" (featuring Capo Plaza)		3	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs[edit]

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	ITA ^[8]	Certifications	Album
"Lo sai"	2020	3	FIMI: Platinum^[7]	Vita vera mixtape
"Vita vera"		12
"Polvere" (featuring Capo Plaza)		2	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Mare mosso" (featuring Bresh)		13
"Pour toujours" (featuring Ghali and Dargen D'Amico)		14	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Party HH" (featuring Lazza)		5	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Manhattan" (featuring Izi, Vaz Tè, Guesan and Ill Rave)		8	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Purple"		11	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Bro II" (featuring Ernia)		16
"Motivo"		20
"Lo-fi Wuhan"		19
"La story infinita" (featuring Massimo Pericolo)		16		Vita vera mixtape: aspettando la Divina Commedia
"Rari" (featuring Shiva and Paky)		7	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Rap City" (featuring Gemitaiz and MadMan)		25
"Clone"		32
"Pass" (featuring Tony Effe)		30
"Amico"		57
"Sailor Moon"		46
"Figghiò" (featuring Disme and Nebbia)		84
"2 pezzi"		79
"Lo-fi tu"		68
"Inferno"	2021	64		Don't Panic
"Badman"		86
"Lo-fi Drill"		48	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Paradiso artificiale" (featuring Baby Gang and Kid Yugi)	2023	3	FIMI: 2× Platinum^[7]	La Divina Commedia
"Malamente"		2	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Hoe" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta)		1	FIMI: 4× Platinum^[7]
"Angelo all'inferno" (featuring Salmo and Federica Abbate)		13	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Mancanze affettive" (featuring Geolier)		5	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Volgare" (featuring Lazza)		4	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Scala di Milano" (featuring Guè)		12	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Diluvio a luglio" (featuring Marracash)		9	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Soffierà"		19	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"La verità" (featuring Bnkr44)		22	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Anime libere" (featuring Bresh and Rkomi)		14	FIMI: Platinum^[7]
"Bagagli (Improvvisazione)"		17	FIMI: Gold^[7]
"Outro Purgatorio"		23

With the Wild Bandana[edit]

2017 – Amici miei
2020 – "Manhattan" (single from Vita Vera Mixtape)

Collaborations[edit]

"Cosa non va", Believe Music (with Disme, Tedua & Chris Nolan) 2020
"Para'", Sony Music Italy (with Bresh & Tedua) 2020
"Puro Sinaloa", Universal Music Italy (with Tedua, Ernia, Rkomi & Lazza) 2020
"Dimmi Che C'è" (Thasup with Tedua) 2020

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year	Title	Role(s)	Notes
2022	Caravaggio's Shadow	Cecco

References[edit]

^ "Tedua «La mia vita come un telefilm»". Rolling Stone Italia. 18 February 2018.
^ Andrea Laffranchi (25 June 2020). "Tedua, rap vincente: «Musica di strada pensando a Dante»". Corriere della Sera.
^ "Un'intervista tra Milano e Genova con Tedua". Noisey.
^ "Tedua: da Cogoleto, il riscatto del rap con radici liguri". la Repubblica. 14 January 2017.
^ "Discografia Tedua (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ "Discographie Tedua - Charts". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Italian certifications – Tedua" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 April 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Tedua" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".
^ ^a ^b "Discografia Tedua (Singles)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] "Tedua «La mia vita come un telefilm»". Rolling Stone Italia. 18 February 2018.

[2] Andrea Laffranchi (25 June 2020). "Tedua, rap vincente: «Musica di strada pensando a Dante»". Corriere della Sera.

[3] "Un'intervista tra Milano e Genova con Tedua". Noisey.

[4] "Tedua: da Cogoleto, il riscatto del rap con radici liguri". la Repubblica. 14 January 2017.

[Italian_albums_chart-5] "Discografia Tedua (Albums)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[Swiss_albums_chart-6] "Discographie Tedua - Charts". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[FIMI_certifications-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj "Italian certifications – Tedua" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 28 April 2024. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Tedua" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Tutte le sezioni" under "Sezione".

[Italian_singles_chart-8] "Discografia Tedua (Singles)". Italiancharts.com. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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