Tony Effe

Nicolò Rapisarda (born 17 May 1991), known professionally as Tony Effe, is an Italian rapper and former child actor. He was a member of Dark Polo Gang.^[2]

Tony Effe
Birth name	Nicolò Rapisarda
Born	(1991-05-17) 17 May 1991 (age 34) Rome, Lazio, Italy[1]
Genres	Hip hop trap
Occupation	Rapper
Years active	2014–present
Labels	Universal Music Group

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, Papparazzi 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

Solo

List of solo studio albums, with chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		ITA [17]	SWI [18]
Untouchable	Released: 4 June 2021[19] Label: 777 Ent, Universal Music Italia Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	19	FIMI: Platinum[20]
Icon	Released: 15 March 2024[21] Label: Island Records, Universal Music Italia Format: CD, LP, digital download	1	9	FIMI: 4× Platinum[20]

Dark Polo Gang

• Full Metal Dark (2015)
• Crack musica (2016)
• Twins (2017)
• Dark Boys Club (2020)

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with peak chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		ITA [22]	SWI [18]
"Colpevole" (solo or featuring Geolier)	2021	28	—	FIMI: Platinum[23]	Untouchable
"Effe"		24	—	FIMI: Platinum[23]
"Balaclava" (featuring Capo Plaza)		30	—	FIMI: Gold[23]
"Mi piace" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta)		10	—	FIMI: Platinum[23]
"Boss"	2023	3	97	FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]	Icon
"Taxi sulla Luna" (with Emma and Takagi & Ketra)		7	—	FIMI: 4× Platinum[23]
"Particolari sporchi"	2024	26	—
"Sesso e samba" (featuring Gaia)		1	56	FIMI: 4× Platinum[23]
"64 barre di verità (Red Bull 64 Bars)" (with L.A.X. and F.T. Kings)		54	—		Non-album single
"Chiara"		14	—	FIMI: Gold[23]	Icon
"Damme 'na mano"	2025	3	45	FIMI: Gold[23]
"Espresso Macchiato" (remix) (with Tommy Cash)		53 [24]	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		ITA [22]
"Miu miu"[25]	2024	4	FIMI: 2× Platinum[23]	Icon

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Viaggi di nozze
1998	Paparazzi
1998	Tutti per uno	Tony Fornari	TV series on Rai 1
2000	L'ombra del gigante	Ottaviano
	Prigioniere del cuore	Filippo	TV film on Rai 1
2002	Ma il portiere non c'è mai?		TV series on Canale 5
2018	Dark Polo Gang – La serie	Himself	Docu-series on TIMvision/Netflix