Fred De Palma Italian Rapper With 787K Instagram Followers

Fred De Palma is the stage name of Federico Palana, an Italian rapper and singer born on 3 November 1989 in Turin. He began as a freestyle rapper, moved from the Italian hip hop scene towards pop rap and reggaeton, and has released a long run of albums and singles since 2012. In 2024 he took part in the Sanremo Music Festival.

Early life

Palana was born in Turin. According to the biographical record, he started rapping in 2007 in Cluj, Romania, where he developed his freestyle skills. He then entered freestyle contests in Turin, Milan and Hunedoara, and these events brought him to the attention of people working in the music industry.

Career

In 2010 De Palma teamed up with Dirty C to form the group Royal Rhymes. Early that year the pair signed with the independent label Trumen Records and began working in the studio with the producers Jahcool and Double H Groovy. He kept competing in freestyle events at the same time, winning Zelig Urban Talent in 2011 and finishing third in the MTV programme Spit in 2012, behind Nitro and Shade. Royal Rhymes released a self-titled debut album on 23 November 2011 through Saifam Group, and the EP God Save the Royal followed on 10 July 2012.

He began a solo career in 2012 and released his first album, FDP, on 6 November of that year. In June 2013 he published the video for "Passa il microfono", which featured the rappers Moreno, Clementino, Shade and Marracash. In September 2013 he joined the Roccia Music collective alongside Marracash. The collective's album Genesi appeared on 18 October 2013 and included four tracks by De Palma, among them "Lettera al successo", the song that gave its name to his second album, issued in June 2014. He announced his departure from Roccia Music in December 2014.

In February 2015 he confirmed that he had signed with Warner Music Italy, and his third album, BoyFred, came out on 2 October 2015. Hanglover, his fourth album, followed in September 2017, with the pre-release singles "Adiós", "Il cielo guarda te" and "Ora che". The record involved several producers, including Takagi & Ketra, Davide Ferrario and Mace. On 15 June 2018 he released the single "D'estate non vale" with Ana Mena, and in the following year the two again joined for the summer single "Una volta ancora". His album Uebe appeared in 2019.

The 2020s have been the most prolific period in his catalogue. The single "Obsesionada" came out in 2020, and the album Unico and the singles "Un altro ballo" and "Ti raggiungerò" appeared in 2021. In 2022 he released PLC Tape 1, along with the singles "Extasi", "Doppio nodo", "Night Sky" and "Romance". "Melodia criminal" and "Adrenalina" followed in 2023, and 2024 brought "Passione", "Notte cattiva", "Mmh" and "Il cielo non ci vuole". His 2025 releases include "Sexy rave", "Gli occhi su di noi" and "Barrio lambada", and "Ragazzino" and "La testa gira" appeared in 2026.

Public roles

De Palma competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Il cielo non ci vuole". Outside the festival stage, his Instagram account had about 790,000 followers when last counted in October 2026, and his YouTube channel had roughly 386,000 subscribers as of November 2025.