Didier " Didi" Casnati (born 17 June 1980) is an Italian musician, singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known as the lead singer of Pop music band, The Gypsy Queens.
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 age 15.
Casnati wrote, sang and played guitar. At age 18, 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,
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 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,
and Casnati create a new genre of performing acoustically at dinners.
2020–Present: Singles and Reminiscing with Friends
In February 2020, Casnati and 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Peter Noone who originally made the song famous in 1965, and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).
The cover of the single was photographed by iconic Photographer
Marco Glaviano in Saint Barthélemy.
In December 2022, Casnati & Tony Danza co-starred on the recording and music video (released October 13, 2023) of the song "Buona Sera" with cameo appearances from Michele Hicks and Nadia Farès as well as Joe Gannascoli, as the second single release for The Gypsy Queens Album "Reminiscing with friends".[ The Gypsy Queens & Tony Danza"Buona Sera Signorina" music clip on Youtube]
On November 3, 2023, "Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby)".
Personal life
In 2009 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
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The Blue Rose (Music House 1995)
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Mi Mundo (Play Music Peru 2003)
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Cholo Soy 1 (Quadra Sonic, Play Music 2003) Feature on song "Malpaso", with Eva Ayllón
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Latino, Jaime Cuadra (Quadra Sonic, Play Music, 2007) Guest
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The Gypsy Queens (album) (Universal, London Records, 2012)
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Lost in the music (album) (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal, 2014) Producer and lead singer
Singles
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L'Americano (Universal Music Group, London Records 2012) With Made in Chelsea
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I'm into Something Good (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal Music Group, Absolute 2021) With Peter Noone
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Buona Sera Signorina (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal Music Group 2023) With Tony Danza
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Oh Me Oh My (I'm a Fool for You Baby) (Sonico Productions Ltd, Universal Music Group 2023) With Lulu
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