The Kolors

The Kolors is an Italian pop rock[3][2] band founded in 2010 by lead vocalist Stash Fiordispino, drummer Alex Fiordispino and Daniele Mona who plays synthesizers. The group has released three studio albums: I Want (2014), Out (2015) and You (2017). They are known for their hits "Everytime", lead single from their second studio album, and the collaboration "Pensare Male" with Elodie.[4]

The Kolors
Background information
OriginNaples, Italy
Genres
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels
  • Baraonda Edizioni Musicali
Associated acts
MembersStash Fiordispino
Alex Fiordispino
Daniele Mona

Since their debut the band has sold over 350.000 copies in Italy and won many accolades, including three Wind Music Awards, one MTV Italian Music Awards, one Kid's Choice Award and a participation at Sanremo Music Festival.

History

The band rose to prominence in 2010 when they became the resident band of Le Scimmie, a famous club in Milan. Since that they opened concerts for Gossip, Hurts and Paolo Nutini.[5] In 2014 the singers and producers Elio and Rocco Tanica noticed the group, making their first album I Want and single I Don't Give a Funk.[6]

During 2015 The Kolors participated in the TV program Amici di Maria De Filippi, in Elisa's team. In the finale on 5 June 2015 the band won the talent show and the Premio della Critica given by the journalists.[7] During the last month in the TV program they release the englis lenguage single Everytime, which reaches the sixth position of the Italian Singles Chart, receiving the platinum certification.[8] On May 19, 2015, the band published their second studio album Out, withch peaked at number one of Fimi's albums chart, solding over 200.000 copies since that.[9] The Kolors plays on 2015 MTV Italian Music Awards stage and released their second single from the album Why Don't You Love Me? earlier in September.[10][11]

On April 15, 2017, the release of the single What Happened Last Night, featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove, was announced as a preview of their third recording project, You.[12][13] The album debuts at number four in the Italian charts, supported by the extracts Crazy and Don't Understand.[14]

In February 2018 the band competed at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Frida (never, never, never), first completely in Italian language, which obtained a discarded success becoming their second single in the top ten of the Italian charts.[15] After the change of record label passing to Warner Bros Records, in May 2018 they release Come le onde with rapper J-Ax.[16][17] From September 2018 the frontman Stash was chosen as professor and judge in the program Amici di Maria De Filippi.[18]

In May 2019 they released the collaboration with the Italian singer Elodie "Pensare Male", which peaked at number 24 on Italian Singles Chart and received the platinum certification.[19] The song became also the most Italian language listened song on radio in 2019.[20] In September 2019 Stash was confirmed on the cast of Amici's nineteen serie.[21] In May 2020 the band was casted for the spin-off Amici Speciali with the new single "Non è vero".[22]

Philanthropy and controversy

In 2016 at the MTV Italian Music Awards, the band is criticized for their behavior during the performance, during which Stash spits at the camera. Moreover, at the end of the song they get off the stage without listening to the conductor Francesco Manelli who was about to give them the MTV History Award.[23] Afterwards the singer apologized to the presenter and the award ceremony.[24]

In 2018, after a guest performance at Amici, the host and producer of the format, Maria De Filippi, revealed a background of the band's entry into the talent show in 2016 by declaring: "When Stash and his band were chosen to be the challengers, the editorial staff told me they didn't exist: there were no documents proving who he was". The front-man replied, "I had falsified the documents: I said I was a year younger in the office because I thought I was too old to be in the school. That's the way it is in Naples: you always find the solution to the problem!"[25]

In the summer of 2018 Stash was involved in a fight to defend a girl who had been beaten in public by her partner. The singer says, "When you see an injustice, when you see that someone needs your kindness and someone else deserves your violence, act. Help, help yourselves."[26]

Members

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
ITA
[27]
I Want 54
Out
  • Released: 19 May 2015
  • Label: Baraonda Edizioni Musicali
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1
  • ITA: 4× Platinum[28]
You
  • Released: 19 May 2017
  • Label: Baraonda Edizioni Musicali
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ITA
[29]
"Everytime" 2015 6 Out
"Me Minus You" 62
"Why Don't You Love Me?" 67
"OK" 64 Out – Deluxe Edition
"What Happened Last Night?"
(featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove)		 2017 76 You
"Crazy" —
"Don't Understand" —
"Frida (mai, mai, mai)" 2018 10 Non-album singles
"Come le onde"
(featuring J-Ax)		 45
"Pensare male"
(featuring Elodie)		 2019 24
[30]
"Los Angeles"
(featuring Gué Pequeno)		 96
[31]
"Non è vero" 2020 —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References
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  8. "Classifica canzoni 9 maggio 2015, Everytime dei The Kolors prima su iTunes". AllSongs. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
  9. "Richiedi targhetta". www.fimi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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  21. "Tutto su "Amici 19". La classe, i professori e il regolamento". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 2020-01-26. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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  23. "Mtv Awards, Stash sputa alla telecamera e se ne va: lite con Mandelli". Repubblica Tv - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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  26. "Gli spaccano la faccia: l'assurda notte di terrore, chi è la star italiana ridotta così (e perché) / Guarda". www.liberoquotidiano.it. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
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  29. Peak positions for The Kolors' singles on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart:
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  31. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 41" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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