Didier Casnati
Didier Casnati | |
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Birth name | Didier Casnati |
Also known as | Didi |
Born | Varese, Italy | 17 June 1980
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1995–present |
Associated acts | The Gypsy Queens, Made in Chelsea, Eva Ayllón, Jean Pierre Magnet, Madeleine Peyroux, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell |
Didier "Didi" Casnati (born 17 June 1980) is an Italian musician, singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known as the lead singer of pop band, The Gypsy Queens.[1] Casnati also has a past career as an actor and model.[2]
Biography[]
Casnati was born in Varese, Italy, to an Italian chemist, physicist, bio technologist and his wife. As a young musician, Casnati was inspired by Dire Straits and The Beach Boys.
While attending European School in Varese, he formed several school bands to perform at the schools parties. He recorded his first solo self produced album at the age of 15.
Casnati wrote, sang and played guitar. At 18 years of age, he moved to Nice to study law, and was funding it by performing in the streets of Nice, and Nice's flower market. He was working as a model and actor at the same time, to pay for his studies. In Nice he met Nicole Rubi, owner of the restaurant "La petite maison", who made him perform for Elton John, Joe Cocker, Bono among other superstars attending her restaurant. He formed the band The Gypsy Queens, to improve the performances at the restaurant, and being able to perform a wide range of private parties with the band.
2004 Latin America[]
In 2004 he moved to Lima, Peru,[3] to start a solo career. He recorded the song Mal Paso with Eva Ayllon, on Jaime Cuadra's fusion Album Cholo Soy, and won the 7 th Independent Music Award, in the fusion category, the album Cholo Soy went on to be used for the James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, with 3 songs.
2012–2020: Universal[]
In 2012 The Gypsy Queens got signed by Nick Raphael to London Records, of the Universal Music Group. The band recorded their debut album The Gypsy Queens, produced by Larry Klein in 2012, and their second album Lost in the music in 2014. The band is known for their all stars private parties performances,[4] and Casnati create a new genre of performing acoustically at dinners.
2020–Present: Singles and Reminiscing with Friends[]
In February 2020, Didier Casnati & The Gypsy Queens recorded 2 singles with record producer Larry Klein at The Village in Los Angeles, I'm into Something Good, featuring Herman's Hermits Peter Noone who originally made the song famous in 1965, and Buona Sera, as part as the Album "Reminiscing with friends" (Sonico Productions Ltd 2022).[5][6] The cover of the single was photographed by iconic Photographer Marco Glaviano in Saint Barthélemy
Personal life[]
In 2009 Didier Casnati got engaged to Danish model Thea Christensen (Majors Models), and had a Tahitian wedding ceremony in French Polynesia, on a private island. Neither of them ever legalised their union, and their relation ended in 2011. Casnati has since been seen on different occasions in the company of several celebrities, but their relations were never public, lasting or official, and he has been single since 2015.
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- The Blue Rose ( Music House 1995)
- Mi Mundo (Play Music Peru 2003)
- Cholo Soy 1 (Quadra Sonic, Play Music 2003) Feature on song "Malpaso", with Ave Ayllón
- Latino, Jaime Cuadra (Quadra Sonic, Play Music, 2007) Guest
- The Gypsy Queens (album) (Universal, London Records, 2012)[7][8]
- Lost in the music (album) (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal, 2014) Producer and lead singer[9][10]
Singles[]
- L'Americano (Universal Music Group, London Records 2012) With Made in Chelsea
- I'm into Something Good (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal Music Group, Absolute 2021) With Peter Noone[11][12]
References[]
- ^ "Gypsy Queens interview: from the Côte d'Azur to the stars". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Didier Casnati of The Gypsy Queens…THE Interview!". Raannt.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Didier Casnati ofrece conciertos en Miraflores y Barranco". article.wn.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "The Gypsy Queens release new single: "I'm into something good"". ventsmagazine.com. 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Larry Klein Produced 2 singles with The Gypsy Queens". worldsend.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "The Gypsy Queens". 10 December 2012 – via Amazon.
- ^ "The Gypsy Queens - The Gypsy Queens". Discogs.
- ^ "Lost In the Music par The Gypsy Queens" – via music.apple.com.
- ^ "zone-telechargement.com". www.zone-telechargement.com.
- ^ "Larry Klein Produced 2 singles with The Gypsy Queens". worldsend.com. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "The Gypsy Queens & Peter Noone". slinky.to. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
External links[]
- 1980 births
- Italian male singer-songwriters
- Italian male models
- Living people
- Musicians from Varese
- 20th-century Italian male singers
- 21st-century Italian male singers