Vienna-hailing future sensation Diego Federico first emerged when he participated in Starmania, pushed to release his first singles, and has continued to grow since. Performing at Pride Vienna and Cologne, as well as CSD Nürnberg, and drawing attention with his recent album cycle, Diego is multifaceted across creative disciplines, expanding his own alt-pop universe.
Diego Federico‘s journey of self-discovery, generational change and finding love from others and himself is detailed in vivid songwriting across his debut album ‘Heal’. Feeling melancholic, self-pitying and angered at the opener of the project and slowly taking time to be finally ready to make a change by the end, the final and title track is not the end of the story, but a new door opened.
The electro-pop edge of ‘Swipe’ and ‘Drop It’, the painful ballads of ‘Cold’ and ‘Surreale’ and the pulsating pop aggression of ‘Serotonina’ and ‘Au Revoir’ all feed into a wider narrative of internal struggle, Diego coming to terms with the world, but, more importantly perhaps, accepting his own flaws and making room to evolve as a person.
Overall, the cry of the string arrangement, the constant percussive throttle and the otherworldly, club-tinged synth design all serve to support the emotional vocal performances. Often almost losing control of his own feelings, Diego is raw and authentic, drawing you in with both vulnerability and power, delivering on a constant knife edge between light and dark.