Born in
Naples, Petrella started his career as founder and frontman of the band Le Strisce, with whom he recorded three albums. In 2014, he collaborated with
Cesare Cremonini on the album
Logico, and since then he became one of the most requested songwriters in Italy. Artists with whom he collaborated include
Gianna Nannini,
Elisa,
Marracash,
Jovanotti,
Elodie,
Mahmood,
Sophie and the Giants,
Giusy Ferreri,
Emma Marrone,
Alessandra Amoroso,
Fabri Fibra,
Achille Lauro,
The Kolors,
Fedez,
J-Ax,
Fred De Palma and
Anitta. At the
73rd edition of the
Sanremo Music Festival two songs co-written by Petrella,
Marco Mengoni's "
Due vite" and
Lazza's "
Cenere", took the lead in the final ranking, respectively in first and second place; together with
Mogol,
Alberto Testa,
Franco Migliacci,
Cristiano Minellono and
Zucchero Fornaciari, he is one of the few songwriters to hold this record. Beyond his career as a songwriter for other artists, Petrella is also active as a singer-songwriter under the stage name Tropico. == Discography==