Fabrizio Faniello is the eldest of three children born to Vincenzo and Anna Faniello. He has two younger sisters, Claudia and Miriana. Claudia is also a singer and has performed in various Maltese festivals already, including the Malta Song For Europe 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017, representing the country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine.
Biography
Faniello discovered his passion for music at an early age. His teacher advised him to take vocal lessons. However, Faniello was also interested in playing football. In 1997 he played for one year in Turin. When he was sixteen however, he chose to make music his profession and returned to Malta. In the meantime he has released three successful albums and several singles. Although he has seen the most success in Malta, his singles and albums have been released in many other European countries. He scored a Top 10 hit with "The Whistle Hit" in Sweden in 2004, followed by another small chart hit "Bye Baby Bye Bye" in Sweden in 2005. Faniello is mainly known for light Europop music, but his willingness to experiment outside of conventional song structures, including forays into harsh noise, have been met with critical acclaim. Faniello's management is located in Germany and a lot of his songs were written or co-written by German songwriters. In January 2015, Faniello admitted to be recovering from a drug problem. For 2018 a new single LIFE GOES ON is scheduled and end of march his new album.
He participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 and placed ninth. He also participated several times in the Maltese pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2006 he once again represented Malta in the Eurovision Song contest, and was placed 24th in the Grand Final. Faniello participated many times in the Maltese pre-selections for the Eurovision Song Contest: 1998 - "More Than Just a Game" 1999 - "Thankful for Your Love" 2000 - "Change of Heart" 2001 - "Another Summer Night" - 2004 - "Did I Ever Tell You" 2005 - "Don't Tell It" 2006 - "I Do" - 2011 - "No Surrender" 2012 - "I Will Fight For You" 2014 - "Just No Place Like Home" The songs "Change Of Heart" and "Another Summer Night" were later included on his debut albumWhen I'm Dreaming. The songs "Did I Ever Tell You" and "Don't Tell It" were released on his 2005 album Believe. The first time he won the pre-selections with the song "Another Summer Night". He represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen, Denmark and managed to achieve 9th place. This was the start of his international career.
