Tedua
Italian singer, songwriter, rapper and actor
Mario Molinari (born 21 February 1994) better known professionally as Tedua, is an Italian rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Initially also known as Duate, Tedua is known as one of the members of the collective Wild Bandana, along with Izi, Vaz Té, Sangue and Ill Rave.
Early life
Born in Genoa, as a child he spent some years in foster care in Milan. As a teenager he returned to Liguria, specifically to Cogoleto where he grew up. During this time, he came into contact with those who would later become the members of Wild Bandana. He also learned the saxophone. At the age of 13 in school, Molinari met Vaz Tè through whom he then met Izi. The three, who were later joined by other boys, began to dedicate themselves to music, giving themselves stage names: Molinari chose Incubo, a name he later abandoned in favor of Duate, which he then finally change into Tedua based on the riocontra, a Milanese slang that takes inspiration from verlan which involves pronouncing some words "backwards", inverting the syllables.
Career
2015-2017: The Orange County Trilogy
In 2015, Tedua returned to Milan and began writing some songs which were later compiled in his first mixtape Aspettando Orange County. Distributed for free on 15 October 2015, the album was produced by Charlie Charles, Sick Luke and Chris Nolan; it anticipated the subsequent mixtape Orange County Mixtape which was released on 30 June 2016.
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