T-shirt worn by Gianluca Grignani for an evening at Sanremo 2022.

Among the leading songwriters and musicians of his generation, in his career spanning over 25 years he has received numerous awards and recognitions, including a Telegatto, the Grolla d'oro and a nomination for a Nastri d'Argento for the soundtrack of the film Che ne sarà di noi, the '' Mia Martini'' Award, the Venice Music Award for best male artist, the Barocco Award, three Lunezia Awards for the musical-literary value of his albums and two RTL 102.5 Awards, one for the best album (Cammina nel sole) and one for his career. In addition, La fabbrica di plastica was named he best Italian rock song by Rolling Stone magazine.

He has sold a total of approximately 5 million records, for which he has earned a diamond record, several platinum records and gold records. His music is described as ''outside of the box'' by critics and he has been considered one of the pillars of Italian rock music from early on.

His music and lyrics have earned him the nickname The Damned Poet. Some also call him Joker, a reference to the song of the same name from the album Campi di popcorn.

He took part in the Sanremo 2022 Festival as a guest, where he performed the song La mia storia tra le dita with the singer Irama.