Gabry Ponte

Biography

Gabriele "Gabry" Ponte (Italian pronunciation: [ɡabriˈɛːle ˈɡaːbri ˈponte]; born 20 April 1973) is an Italian musician, DJ and producer, best known as a member of Eiffel 65.
With Eiffel 65's rise to fame in the late 1990s, he later went on to produce the Italian hit singles "Geordie×Geordie2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Intro1:512Geordie (extended)5:433Sharmcafè (Roberto Molinaro rmx)6:064Geordie (radio)3:36", "Time to Rock×Time to Rock10 December 2002 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Time to Rock (FM edit)3:372Time to Rock (Roby Molinaro remix)5:143Midnight (Roby Molinaro remix)7:054Got to Get (Morefloor remix)6:235Got to Get (original)4:05", "Got to Get", and "La Danza delle Streghe×La danza delle streghe2003 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1La danza delle streghe (corto mix)4:552La danza delle streghe (lungo mix)7:00", along with a number of remixes of popular songs. In 2005, Ponte announced he would be separating from Eiffel 65 to pursue solo work. In 2006, he founded and still manages record label Dance and Love. He also produced the 2012 international hit "Tacata'" by dance music trio Tacabro, and released his singles "Beat on My Drum" (featuring Pitbull and Sophia del Carmen) and "Buonanotte Giorno×Buonanotte giorno20 June 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Buonanotte giorno3:49". He represented San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his song "Tutta l'Italia", in which he qualified for the Grand Final and placed 26th (last) with 27 points.
He entered the Top 100 DJs list from DJ Mag as of 2014.

1997–2003

In 1997 he formed the group Eiffel 65 with Jeffrey Jey and Maurizio Lobina. The group's debut single, "Blue (Da Ba Dee)", was released the following year and topped the worldwide charts and sold over 8 million copies; their first album Europop sold another 4 million copies. In the year 2000, they won the European Music Award as the "Best Italian Artist In The World".
He later went on to produce the 2001 Italian hit single "Geordie×Geordie2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Intro1:512Geordie (extended)5:433Sharmcafè (Roberto Molinaro rmx)6:064Geordie (radio)3:36" (a cover of Fabrizio De André's song by the same name, sung by Italian vocalist Stefania Piovesan), which was rewarded with gold record for selling over 25,000 copies, as well as the 2001 hit "Got to Get", the 2002 hit "Time to Rock×Time to Rock10 December 2002 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Time to Rock (FM edit)3:372Time to Rock (Roby Molinaro remix)5:143Midnight (Roby Molinaro remix)7:054Got to Get (Morefloor remix)6:235Got to Get (original)4:05", and the 2003 hit "La Danza delle Streghe×La danza delle streghe2003 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1La danza delle streghe (corto mix)4:552La danza delle streghe (lungo mix)7:00" (English: "The Dance of the Witches"). Also to his credit are a number of remixes of popular songs such as the 2003 singles for Gianni Togni's "Giulia×Giulia28 March 2003 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 5 tracks1Giulia (Gabry Ponte remix FM cut)4:122Giulia (DJ Lhasa radio edit)3:233Giulia (Gabry Ponte remix)6:044Giulia (DJ Lhasa mix)5:175Activate (extended mix)5:41" and O-Zone's "Dragostea Din Tei×Dragostea Din Tei21 March 2003 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Dragostea Din Tei3:34", among others.

2005–2009

In 2005, Ponte announced he would be separating from Eiffel 65 to pursue solo work. In 2006, he founded and still manages record label Dance and Love, nowadays one of the most important Italian dance independent labels. He would release a song called "Vivi Nell'Aria×Vivi nell'aria31 July 2009 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 17 tracks1Vivi nell'aria (Manian video mix)3:352Vivi nell'aria (Fast & Furious radio edit)3:393Vivi nell'aria (Old's Cool radio edit)2:594Vivi nell'aria (Hardbass radio edit)3:425Vivi nell'aria (Slow radio edit)3:386Vivi nell'aria (Manian Soft radio edit)3:347Vivi nell'aria (Manian remix)5:158Vivi nell'aria (Fast & Furious remix)5:299Vivi nell'aria (Old's Cool remix)5:1010Vivi nell'aria (Up & Down remix)6:4511Vivi nell'aria (Filo S radio edit)3:3312You (Livin' in my heart) (Old's Cool radio edit)3:0113You (Livin' in my heart) (Hardbass radio edit)3:4414You (Livin' in my heart) (Slow radio edit)3:3815You (Livin' in my heart) (Old's Cool remix)5:0716You (Livin' in my heart) (Up & Down remix)6:4517You (Livin' in my heart) (Filo S radio edit)3:32" featuring Miani to Zooland Records. The song samples "The Moon" by ItaloBrothers.

2012–2014

In 2012, Ponte released his single "Beat on My Drum" featuring Pitbull and Sophia del Carmen, which peaked at No. 11 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs. In January 2012, he also produced the international hit "Tacata'" by dance music trio Tacabro.
Meanwhile, Ponte started his solo projects, and his first singles and remixes stormed the European charts. In 2014, his single "Buonanotte Giorno×Buonanotte giorno20 June 2014 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Buonanotte giorno3:49" became a summer hit in Italy, reaching the top 10 in the country. In the same year, he entered the Top 100 DJs chart from DJ Mag at No. 61, also as the highest-ranked Italian.

2021–present

His most successful collaborations include the 2021 singles "Thunder×Thunder7 May 2021 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Thunder2:40" with LUM!X and Prezioso and "Can't Get Over You" with Aloe Blacc. The 2022 singles "Call Me×Call Me14 January 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Call Me2:58" with Timmy Trumpet and R3HAB, "The Finger×The Finger1 April 2022 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1The Finger2:47" with Georgia Ku, and the summer hit "We Could Be Together×We Could Be Together3 June 2022 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1We Could Be Together2:29" together with LUM!X and Daddy DJ, already GOLD record in Italy, The Netherlands, Belgium and France.
In 2022, he represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 as a co-writer and producer of the song "Halo", performed by Lumix and Pia Maria. Among the last club releases were collaborations with artists such a Blasterjaxx, Justus, DJs From Mars, Vini Vici and official remixes for Sigala, Sam Feldt and David Guetta with his global hit "I'm Good".
On 6 December, Ponte released a dedicated song to Spotify Wrapped 2023: "Losing You – Spotify Singles", celebrating the Police track "Every Breath You Take" 40 years since its release. From a live perspective, in 2023, Ponte performed 90 shows in 11 countries, in front of over 700,000 people dancing.

In 2025, Ponte won the right to represent San Marino in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Tutta l'Italia", which had previously been composed as the theme for that year's Sanremo Music Festival. He was driving his daughter to the park when he played the song for her. When the song ended, she said, "Daddy, play it again." On 13 May 2025, Ponte performed in the first semifinal, where he qualified to the grand final, becoming the fourth representative of San Marino to do so. Ponte placed 26th with 27 points.
He was the DJ for the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Albums

Other albums

Modern Tech Noises According to Gabry Ponte (2007)
Love Songs in the Digital Age According to Gabry Ponte (2007)
Tunes from Planet Earth According to Gabry Ponte (2007)
Gabry Ponte – Gabry2o Vol. 2 (2009)
Dance & Love albums series:
Gabry Ponte pres. Dance & Love Selection Vol. 1 (2010)
Gabry Ponte pres. Dance & Love Selection Vol. 2 (2010)
Gabry Ponte pres. Dance & Love Selection Vol. 3 (2010)
Gabry Ponte pres. Dance & Love Selection Vol. 4 (2011)

Extended plays

2006: Modern Tech Noises According to Gabry Ponte
2007: Love Songs in the Digital Age according to Gabry Ponte Containing: "Now & Forever" / "The Point of No Return" / "The Point of No Return (Bufalo & D-Deck Remix)" / "La Libertà×La libertà14 June 2006 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1La libertà (Opera mix)6:402La libertà (Opera radio edit)3:383La libertà (Classic cut)3:30" (Hard Love Remix) / "Geordie×Geordie2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 4 tracks1Intro1:512Geordie (extended)5:433Sharmcafè (Roberto Molinaro rmx)6:064Geordie (radio)3:36" (Eurotrance Remix)
2007: Tunes from Planet Earth According to Gabry Ponte
2018: Dance Lab

Singles

Other releases

2009: "U.N.D.E.R.G.R.O.U.N.D."
2009: "Electro Muzik is Back"
2010: "Sexy DJ (In da Club)×Sexy DJ (In Da Club)20 September 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Sexy DJ (radio edit)3:442Sexy DJ (extended)4:37" (featuring Maya Days)
2020: "Opera×Opera20 March 2020 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Opera2:172Opera (extended mix)3:14" (with La Diva)
2020: "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Gabry Ponte edit) (by Harris & Ford)
In 2022, Ponte released "Friendships (Lost My Love) ft. Leony", a remix of "Friendships (Lost My Love) ft. Leony" from Pascal Letoublon, itself a remix of Letoublon's 2017 instrumental release "Friendships".