Tony Effe

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Tony Effe
Born
Nicolò Rapisarda

(1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 34)
Rome, Lazio, Italy[1]
Genres
OccupationRapper
Years active2014–present
LabelsUniversal Music Group

Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former child actor. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang.[2]

Early years

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Nicolò Rapisarda started his career as a child actor at the age of 4. He starred in the film Viaggi di nozze in 1995, Papparazzi in 1998, L'ombra del gigante in 2000 and Prigionera del cuore in 2000.[3] His TV debut was in a Rai show called Tutti per uno in which he played a young boy named Tony, forced to give up his dream of becoming a footballer due to illness.[4]

Music career

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Dark Polo Gang

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Tony Effe met the other members of Dark Polo Gang - Wayne Santana, Pyrex and Dark Side - when he was a child, and they started to make music together professionally after meeting producer Sick Luke.[5] In 2015 they released the mixtape Full Metal Dark.[6] The following year, Tony and Dark Side released the album Crack musica in collaboration with Sfera Ebbasta, Izi, and Traffik.[7]

Solo

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He debuted as a solo artist in 2021 with the studio album Untouchable, which featured collaborations from artists such as the American Gucci Mane, and the Italians Gué Pequeno, Tedua and Lazza, which topped the Italian album chart.[8] In the following months, he released several singles, including "Balaclava" in collaboration with Capo Plaza,[9] "Mi piace" with Sfera Ebbasta,[10] and a remix of the track "Colpevole" with Geolier.[11]

In 2024, he peaked at number 1 again with his second album Icon,[12] which became the best-selling album of the year in Italy.[13]

Sanremo

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In February 2025, he competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 with the song "Damme 'na mano", placing 25th.[14][15] On the fourth night of the festival, dedicated to covers, he duetted with Noemi to perform the song "Tutto il resto è noia" by Franco Califano.[16]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of solo studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[17] 		SWI
[18]
Untouchable 1 19
Icon
  • Released: 15 March 2024[21]
  • Label: Island Records, Universal Music Italia
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 1 9
  • FIMI: 5× Platinum[20]

Singles

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List of singles as lead artist, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[22] 		SWI
[18]
"Colpevole"
(solo or featuring Geolier) 		2021 28 — Untouchable
"Effe" 24 —
"Balaclava"
(featuring Capo Plaza) 		30 —
"Mi piace"
(featuring Sfera Ebbasta) 		10 —
"Boss" 2023 3 97
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]
 Icon
"Taxi sulla Luna"
(with Emma and Takagi & Ketra) 		7 —
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[23]
"Particolari sporchi" 2024 26 —
"Miu miu" 4 —
  • FIMI: 3× Platinum [24]
"Sesso e samba"
(featuring Gaia) 		1 56
  • FIMI: 4× Platinum[23]
"64 barre di verità (Red Bull 64 Bars)"
(with L.A.X. and F.T. Kings) 		54 — Non-album single
"Chiara" 14 — Icon
"Pezzi da 100"
(with Kid Yugi) 		30 —
"Damme 'na mano" 2025 3 45
"Espresso Macchiato" (remix)
(with Tommy Cash) 		53
[25]		 — Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[22]
"Marmellata"
(Wayne Santana feat. Rosa Chemical, Tony Effe and Radical) 		2021 — Succo di zenzero vol. 2
"Il doc 2"
(VillaBanks feat. Tony Effe and Guè) 		2022 35 Filtri
"#Si"
(MamboLosco feat. Tony Effe) 		— Non-album single
"Michelle Pfeiffer"
(Rose Villain feat. Tony Effe) 		2023 32 Radio Gotham
"Il doc 3"
(VillaBanks feat. Tony Effe, Slings and MamboLosco) 		33 VillaBanks
"Hoe + Hard"
(Icy Subzero feat. Tony Effe) 		42 Non-album single
"Nati bastardi"
(Capo Plaza feat. Tony Effe) 		2024 25 Ferite (Deluxe Edition)
"Victoria's Secret"
(Rose Villain feat. Tony Effe) 		2025 24 Radio Vega
"Non basta mai"
(Capo Plaza feat. Bresh and Tony Effe) 		7 Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted or certified songs

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List of other charted songs, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[22]
"Scarafaggio"
(Guè feat. Tony Effe and Il Profeta) 		2017 11 Gentleman – Red Version
"Claro"
(Guè feat. Tony Effe and Pyrex) 		2018 2 Sinatra
"Pass"
(Tedua feat. Tony Effe) 		2020 26 Vita vera mixtape: Aspettando la Divina Commedia
"Clean"
(Lazza feat. Tony Effe) 		26 J
"Tony Montana"
(feat. Gucci Mane) 		2021 32 Untouchable
"Colpevole" 28
"Escort Love"
(feat. Guè) 		30
"È trap" 36
"Ke lo ke"
(feat. Lazza and Gazo) 		14
"Piazza" 58
"Romolo e Remo"
(feat. Pyrex) 		43
"Lacrime"
(feat. Tedua) 		41
"Skyline"
(feat. Wayne Santana) 		62
"Oh cazzo" 50
"Luce a Roma"
(feat. Side Baby) 		26
"Diverso" 63
"Hentai"
(Sick Luke feat. Ghali and Tony Effe) 		2022 14 X2
"Cadillac"
(SLF feat. MV Killa, Geolier and Tony Effe) 		92
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]
 We the Squad vol. 2
"Fottiti"
(Bresh feat. Tony Effe) 		73 Oro blu
"Mala"
(Fred De Palma feat. Tony Effe, Lazza and Juli) 		79 PLC Tape 1
"Marciapiede"
(The Night Skinny feat. Tony Effe, Ernia and Rkomi) 		27 Botox
"Coki"
(The Night Skinny feat. Tony Effe, Noyz Narcos, Ketama126 and Guè) 		24
"BTX Posse"
(The Night Skinny feat. Fabri Fibra, Ernia, Lazza, Tony Effe, Coez, Geolier, Guè, Paky and MamboLosco) 		16
"Fashion"
(Drillionaire feat. Anna, Lazza, Tony Effe and Benny Benassi) 		2023 17 10
"3uphon"
(Sfera Ebbasta feat. thasup and Tony Effe) 		9 X2VR
"Paura e delirio a Milano"
(Ghali feat. Tony Effe, Side Baby and Pyrex) 		27 Pizza kebab Vol. 1
"Vero Tony vero Sosa" 2024 22 Icon
"Pillole"
(feat. Sfera Ebbasta and Geolier) 		7
"Carrara"
(feat. Simba La Rue) 		14
"Honey"
(feat. Lazza and Capo Plaza) 		10
"GTA"
(feat. Ghali) 		28
"Dopo le 4"
(feat. Bresh and Tedua) 		2
  • FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]
"Icon" 23
"Maison" 48
"Lap Dance"
(feat. Pyrex and Side Baby) 		30
"Demon Time"
(feat. Guè) 		33
"Balenciaga"
(feat. Rose Villain) 		34
"P" 62
"Sorry" 46
"Mulan"
(Anna feat. Tony Effe) 		56 Vera Baddie
"Convoglio"
(Side Baby feat. Tony Effe) 		44 Leggendario
"Nella trap"
(The Night Skinny feat. Artie 5ive, Capo Plaza and Tony Effe) 		6 Containers
"T.O.N.Y."
(The Night Skinny feat. Tony Boy and Tony Effe) 		30
"Kalispera"
(Guè feat. Ghali and Tony Effe) 		2025 28 Tropico del Capricorno
"Money Machine"
(Sick Luke feat. Tony Effe and Lazza) 		10 Dopamina
"Le donne"
(Sick Luke feat. Tony Effe) 		55

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1995 Viaggi di nozze
1998 Paparazzi
1998 Tutti per uno Tony Fornari TV series on Rai 1
2000 L'ombra del gigante Ottaviano
Prigioniere del cuore Filippo TV film on Rai 1
2002 Ma il portiere non c'è mai? TV series on Canale 5
2018 Dark Polo Gang – La serie Himself Docu-series on TIMvision/Netflix

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