Tony Effe
Italian singer and rapper (born 1991)
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Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang.[2]
Early years
Nicolò Rapisarda started his career as a child actor at the age of 4. He starred in the film Viaggi di nozze in 1995, Paparazzi 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
Dark Polo Gang
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
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
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
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [17] |
SWI [18] | |||
| Untouchable |
|
1 | 19 | |
| Icon |
|
1 | 9 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA [22] |
SWI [18] | ||||
| "Colpevole" (solo or featuring Geolier) |
2021 | 28 | — | Untouchable | |
| "Effe" | 24 | — |
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| "Balaclava" (featuring Capo Plaza) |
30 | — |
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| "Mi piace" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta) |
10 | — |
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| "Boss" | 2023 | 3 | 97 |
|
Icon |
| "Taxi sulla Luna" (with Emma and Takagi & Ketra) |
7 | — |
| ||
| "Particolari sporchi" | 2024 | 26 | — | ||
| "Miu miu" | 4 | — |
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| "Sesso e samba" (with Gaia) |
1 | 56 |
| ||
| "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" (featuring 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. | |||||
As featured artist
| 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
| 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 |
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| "Escort Love" (feat. Guè) |
30 |
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| "È trap" | 36 | |||
| "Ke lo ke" (feat. Lazza and Gazo) |
14 |
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| "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 |
|
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 |
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| "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 |
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| "Carrara" (feat. Simba La Rue) |
14 |
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| "Honey" (feat. Lazza and Capo Plaza) |
10 |
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| "GTA" (feat. Ghali) |
28 | |||
| "Dopo le 4" (feat. Bresh and Tedua) |
2 |
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| "Icon" | 23 |
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| "Maison" | 48 | |||
| "Lap Dance" (feat. Pyrex and Side Baby) |
30 | |||
| "Demon Time" (feat. Guè) |
33 | |||
| "Balenciaga" (feat. Rose Villain) |
34 | |||
| "P" | 62 | |||
| "Sorry" | 46 |
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| "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
Film
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Viaggi di nozze | Boy at Wedding | Uncredited |
| 1998 | Paparazzi | Little Boy | Cameo appearance |
| 2000 | L'ombra del gigante | Ottaviano | |
| 2026 | Agata Christian - Delitto sulle nevi | One Shot |
Television
| Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tutti per uno | Tony Fornari | Two-parts television movie |
| 2000 | Prigioniere del cuore | Filippo | Television movie |
| 2002 | Ma il portiere non c'è mai? | Tommy | Recurring role |
| 2018 | Dark Polo Gang – La serie | Himself | Docuseries |