# The Kolors

The Kolors is an Italian pop rock band founded in 2009 by lead vocalist Antonio Stash Fiordispino, drummer Alex Fiordispino, and Daniele Mona who plays synthesizers. They are known for their hits "Everytime", lead single from their second studio album, and the collaboration "Pensare male" with Elodie. Their 2023 song "Italodisco" peaked at number one in Italy and charted in several European charts.
The group won season 14 of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, coached by Elisa, and has released three studio albums: I Want (2014), Out (2015) and You (2017), singing both in Italian and English. Since their debut, the band has sold over 650,000 copies in Italy and won many accolades, including three Wind Music Awards, one MTV Italian Music Awards, and one Kid's Choice Award. They have been selected to compete at Sanremo Music Festival three times with "Frida (mai, mai, mai)" (2018), "Un ragazzo una ragazza" (2024), and "Tu con chi fai l'amore" (2025).

## 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. In 2014 the producer Vichi Lombardo and 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".
In 2015, The Kolors participated in season 14 of the TV program Amici di Maria De Filippi, on 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. While competing on the show, they released the English language single "Everytime", which reached the sixth position of the Italian singles chart and was certified platinum. On May 19, 2015, the band released its second studio album Out, which peaked at number one on FIMI's albums chart and went on to sell over 200,000 copies. Later that year, The Kolors performed at the 2015 MTV Italian Music Awards and released their second single from the album "Why Don't You Love Me?".
On April 15, 2017, the band announced that it would be releasing a new song, "What Happened Last Night", featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove. The track served as the lead single for their third studio album, You, which was released on May 19, 2017. The album debuted at number four in the Italian charts, supported by the singles "Crazy" and "Don't Understand".
In February 2018 the band competed at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Frida (mai, mai, mai)", their first strictly italian language record. Frida became their second single to reach the top ten of the Italian charts. After signing with Universal Music Italia in May 2018, they released "Come le onde" with rapper J-Ax. In September 2018 the band's frontman, Stash, was chosen to be a singing coach and judge for season 18 of Amici di Maria De Filippi.
In May 2019 they released the collaboration with the Italian singer Elodie "Pensare male", which peaked at number 24 on the Italian Singles Chart and was certified platinum. Pensare would become the most listened-to italian language song on the radio in 2019. In September 2019, it was confirmed that Stash would return as a singing coach and judge for season 19 of Amici. In May 2020 the band was cast for the spin-off Amici Speciali released a new single, "Non è vero". In 2021 the band published the FIMI platinum single "Cabriolet Panorama", which anticipated their compilation album Singles.
In April 2023 the band departed from Island Records and signed with Warner Music Italy. Their first single with the label, "Italodisco", peaked at number one on the Italian Singles Chart and charted in several other European charts, becoming a top-ten song in Switzerland and Poland. The Kolors competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Un ragazzo una ragazza". In December 2024, they were announced among the participants in the 2025 festival with "Tu con chi fai l'amore", finally placing 13th.

## Controversies

In 2016 at the MTV Italian Music Awards, the band was criticized for their behavior during the performance, during which Stash spat at the camera. Moreover, at the end of the song they got off the stage without listening to the presenter Francesco Mandelli who was about to give them the MTV History Award. Afterwards the singer apologized to the presenter and the award ceremony.
In 2018, after a guest performance on 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!"
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."

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | ITA | Certifications |
| I Want | Released: 19 May 2014 Label: Mr Boost, It-Why Distribuzione Format: CD, digital download | 54 | |
| Out | Released: 19 May 2015 Label: Baraonda Edizioni Musicali Format: CD, digital download | 1 | ITA: 4× Platinum |
| You | Released: 19 May 2017 Label: Baraonda Edizioni Musicali Format: CD, digital download | 4 | |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | ITA Vinyl |
| Singles | Released: 18 June 2021 Label: Island Records Format: Vinyl, streaming | 11 |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | ITA | AUT | BLR | LIT | POL | SWI | Certifications | Album |
| "Everytime" | 2015 | 6 | — | * | * | — | — | FIMI: Platinum | Out |
| "Me Minus You" | 2015 | 62 | — | * | * | — | — | FIMI: Gold | Out |
| "Why Don't You Love Me?" | 2015 | 67 | — | * | * | — | — | | Out |
| "OK" | 2015 | 64 | — | * | * | — | — | | Out – Deluxe Edition |
| "What Happened Last Night?" (featuring Gucci Mane and Daddy's Groove) | 2017 | 76 | — | * | * | — | — | | You |
| "Crazy" | 2017 | — | — | * | * | — | — | | You |
| "Don't Understand" | 2017 | — | — | * | * | — | — | | You |
| "Frida (mai, mai, mai)" | 2018 | 10 | — | * | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Come le onde" (featuring J-Ax) | 2018 | 45 | — | * | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Pensare male" (with Elodie) | 2019 | 24 | — | * | — | — | — | FIMI: Platinum | Singles |
| "Los Angeles" (featuring Gué Pequeno) | 2019 | 96 | — | * | — | — | — | | Singles |
| "Non è vero" | 2020 | — | — | * | — | — | — | | Singles |
| "Mal di gola" | 2021 | — | — | * | — | — | — | | Singles |
| "Cabriolet Panorama" | 2021 | 45 | — | * | — | — | — | FIMI: Platinum | Singles |
| "Leoni al sole" | 2021 | — | — | * | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Blackout" | 2022 | — | — | * | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Italodisco" | 2023 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | FIMI: 6× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum ZPAV: 2× Diamond | Non-album singles |
| "Un ragazzo una ragazza" | 2024 | 7 | — | 58 | — | — | 37 | FIMI: 2× Platinum ZPAV: Gold | Non-album singles |
| "Karma" | 2024 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | FIMI: Platinum | Non-album singles |
| "Tu con chi fai l'amore" | 2025 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time. ||||||||||

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album or EP |
| "Nella pancia della balena" (Samuel Heron featuring The Kolors) | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Solero" (Lorenzo Fragola featuring The Kolors) | 2021 | Non-album singles |

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| Golden Headphones Radio Award | 2016 | Best Radio Artist | The Kolors | Won |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2016 | Favorite Italian Music Artist | The Kolors | Nominated |
| Kids' Choice Awards | 2024 | Favorite Italian Music Artist | The Kolors | Pending |
| Lunezia Award | 2016 | Italian International Breakthrough | The Kolors | Won |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2023 | Best Italian Act | The Kolors | Nominated |
| MTV Italian Music Awards | 2016 | Best Italian Band | The Kolors | Nominated |
| MTV Italian Music Awards | 2016 | Best Live Performance | The Kolors | Won |
| MTV Italian Music Awards | 2016 | MTV History Award | The Kolors | Won |
| Music Awards | 2015 | Goldend Disc Award | Out | Won |
| Music Awards | 2016 | Platinum Single Award | "Everytime" | Won |
| Music Awards | 2016 | Multi Platinum Disc Award | Out | Won |
| Music Awards | 2023 | Multi Platinum Single Award | "Italodisco" | Won |
| Music Awards | 2023 | TIM Summer Hits Award | "Italodisco" | Won |
| Music Awards | 2023 | Earone Radio Award | The Kolors | Won |