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Marco Mengoni (; born 25 December 1988) is an Italian singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third season of Italian talent show ''
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''. Since then he has sold over 2.8 million records in Italy, peaking the Italian albums chart seven consecutive times and entering the Top 10 Italian Singles Chart fifteen times. He won the
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in 2013 and again in 2023, therefore representing Italy in the
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in both years. His 2009 debut extended play, '' Dove si vola'', was preceded by the single with the same title, which reached the top spot of the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart and also served as his coronation song. In February 2010, Mengoni competed in the 60th Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Credimi ancora", placing third in a field of fifteen. The song was included in his second extended play, ''
Re matto ''Re matto'' (; ) is the second studio EP by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. In Italy the album sold more than 82.000 copies and received double platinum certification from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The first single taken from ...
'', which debuted at number one in Italy. The EP was promoted through an Italian tour, which yielded the live album ''
Re matto live ''Re matto live'' is the first live album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released on 19 October 2010 by Sony Music. It features songs from his previous EPs, '' Re matto'' and '' Dove si vola'', as well as covers of popular songs, originally perfo ...
''. Mengoni's first full-length studio album, ''
Solo 2.0 ''Solo 2.0'' is the first studio album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 27 September 2011. After debuting at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, the album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Mu ...
'', was released in September 2010 and was certified gold by the
Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when ...
. In 2013, Mengoni won the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with his song " L'essenziale"; he was then internally selected by
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to represent Italy in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013 The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria (Loreen song), Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the Europea ...
in
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with the song. "L'essenziale" also became the lead single of the album '' Prontoacorrere'', which became his fourth number-one on the Italian albums chart. In 2015, Mengoni released the albums ''
Parole in circolo ''Parole in circolo'' (English: "Words in circle") is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 13 January 2015. Three singles were released in promotion of the album: " Guerriero" in Novemb ...
'' and ''
Le cose che non ho ''Le cose che non ho'' (English: ''Things I don't have'') is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music, Sony Music Italy on 4 December 2015. A single was released in promotion of the album: "Ti ho ...
'', which were part of the same artistic project, also including the live record '' Marco Mengoni Live'', all of them reaching the number one of Italian albums chart. After the 2017 collaboration "Come neve" with Italian singer
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, he published his seventh consecutive number-one album ''
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'' in 2018. In 2023, ten years after his first victory, he won the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival with " Due vite", earning him the right to represent Italy again in the Eurovision Song Contest, this time in
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. During his career, Mengoni has received several awards, including a
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, two
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, nine
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, nine
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and a Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards. In 2010 and 2015, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act, becoming the first Italian artist to win that prize. In 2013, he also won the MTV European Music Award for Best Southern European Act.


Early life

Marco Mengoni was born on 25 December 1988 in
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'' in the
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in central Italy, where he also spent his youth. He is the only child of Nadia Ferrari and Maurizio Mengoni. At the age of 14, while studying
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at secondary school, he started to take singing lessons. Mengoni later started to perform as a member of a five-piece vocal group. After leaving school, he moved to
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, where he enrolled in a degree in Languages. During his studies, he occasionally worked as a barman and he performed in
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s and during weddings. During the same years, he had his first experience in the recorded music business, working as a sound mixer and as a music programmer.


Career


2009: ''X Factor'' and ''Dove si vola''

Mengoni auditioned for the third series of the Italian talent-show ''
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'' in 2009, performing a cover of
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's "Uomini semplici". The category he was part of, "16–24s", was mentored by
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, who chose Mengoni as one of his top four contestants that progressed to the live shows. During the live shows, he performed songs from a wide range of genres, receiving the congratulations and admiration of popular Italian singers such as Mina,
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,
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, and
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. On 2 December 2009, Mengoni was announced the winner of the competition, receiving a recording contract with a stated value of €300,000 and being automatically selected as one of the participants to the
Sanremo Music Festival 2010 The Sanremo Music Festival 2010 (), officially the 60th Italian Song Festival (), was the 60th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo between 16 February 2010 and 20 February 2010 and broadcast by (RAI). The show wa ...
. Mengoni's winning single, " Dove si vola", debuted at number one on the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart, and it was included in the extended play with the same title, released on 4 December 2009. The EP, also including the original song "Lontanissimo da te" and five studio recordings of covers he had previously performed during the TV show, peaked at number nine on the
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and was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.


2010: Sanremo Music Festival and ''Re matto''

In February 2010, Mengoni competed in the Big Artists section of the 60th Sanremo Music Festival, placing third with the song " Credimi ancora". After being released as a single, "Credimi ancora" peaked at number three in Italy, and it was certified platinum by the
Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when ...
. The song was also included in Mengoni's second EP, ''
Re matto ''Re matto'' (; ) is the second studio EP by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. In Italy the album sold more than 82.000 copies and received double platinum certification from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The first single taken from ...
'', released on 17 February 2010. The EP held the top spot of the Italian Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks, and it also spawned the singles "Stanco (Deeper Inside)" and " In un giorno qualunque". The EP was also promoted through Mengoni's first concert tour, Re matto live, which debuted in Milan on 3 May 2010 and consisted of 56 two-hours shows, including choreographies by Luca Tommassini and featuring songs from his previous studio records, as well as covers such as " Live and Let Die", "
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", "
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", "
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" and "
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". A live album and video album was recorded during the tour. Titled ''
Re matto live ''Re matto live'' is the first live album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released on 19 October 2010 by Sony Music. It features songs from his previous EPs, '' Re matto'' and '' Dove si vola'', as well as covers of popular songs, originally perfo ...
'', it was released on 19 October 2010, and it debuted and peaked atop the Italian Albums Chart, later being certified platinum by the
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. During the same year, Mengoni received the TRL award for Man of the Year. After being voted Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2010, he also won the award for Best European Act, becoming the first Italian artist to receive the prize.


2011–2012: ''Solo 2.0''

On 2 September 2011, Mengoni released the single "
Solo (Vuelta al ruedo) "Solo (Vuelta al ruedo)" is a single by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. The song was released as the lead single from his first studio album ''Solo 2.0'' on 1 September 2011, and it was released to mainstream radios on 2 September 2011. It was writ ...
", preceding his first full-length studio album, ''
Solo 2.0 ''Solo 2.0'' is the first studio album by Italian singer Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 27 September 2011. After debuting at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, the album was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Mu ...
''. Mengoni co-wrote most of the songs on the album, working with composers including Italian singers-songwriters Neffa and Dente. Influenced by
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and rock music, the album also includes tracks featuring the Italian
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group Cluster and the orchestra directed by Fabio Gurian. Released on 27 September 2011, ''Solo 2.0'' debuted at number one on the
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, and it was certified gold for domestic sales exceeding 30,000 units. On 21 October 2011, "Tanto il resto cambia" was released as the album's second single, while the third single, "Dall'inferno", was released to Italian radio stations on 27 January 2013. In 2011, Mengoni also appeared on
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's compilation album ''Questo amore'', duetting with him on a new version of the hit "Meri Luis", and on
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's video album ''Sei Zero'', performing "Per non essere così". To promote his first full-length album, Mengoni embarked on an Italian tour, the Solo tour 2.0, which debuted on 26 November 2011 in
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. In April 2012, a second leg of the tour started. Taking place in Italian theatres, it was created by Mengoni with Andrea Rigonat and Italian singer
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.


2013–2014: Sanremo Music Festival, ''#prontoacorrere'' and Eurovision Song Contest

After moving to Milan, in February 2013 Mengoni competed in the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with the songs " L'essenziale" and "Bellissimo", the latter written by
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. On 12 February 2013, "L'essenziale" won against "Bellissimo" as the song to be performed by Mengoni during the next stages of the competition. During the fourth night, he also performed a cover of
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's "Ciao amore ciao". On 16 February 2013, Mengoni was announced the winner of the competition. During the same night, an internal jury also chose Mengoni among the other participants to the competition as the Italian entry in the
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. A shortened version of "L'essenziale" was later chosen as the song to be performed during the Eurovision Song Contest. As part of the "Big Five", Mengoni automatically qualified for the final of the competition, held in
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, Sweden, on 18 May 2013. Mengoni finished seventh in a field of 26, receiving 126 points. After being released as a single, "L'essenziale" debuted at number one on the Italian Digital Downloads chart, holding the top spot for a total of eight consecutive weeks and being certified multi-platinum. Both "L'essenziale" and "Bellissimo" were included in Mengoni's second studio album, '' #prontoacorrere'', produced by
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and released in Italy on 19 March 2013. The album, which features songs written by artists such as
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,
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,
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and Cesare Cremonini, debuted at number one in Italy, and it was certified platinum by the
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. The following singles from the album, " Pronto a correre" and " Non passerai", were released in Italy on 19 April and on 23 August 2013, respectively, and they both entered the top-ten in Mengoni's home country. In July 2014, Mengoni said that his Eurovision experience left him "a little astonished" and that he would compete again "without a second thought."


2015–2016: ''Parole in circolo'' and ''Le cose che non ho''

In January 2015, Mengoni released his third studio album, ''
Parole in circolo ''Parole in circolo'' (English: "Words in circle") is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 13 January 2015. Three singles were released in promotion of the album: " Guerriero" in Novemb ...
'', the first part of a "two-chapters" project. The album was preceded by the single " Guerriero", released in November 2014. The second part of this project, which consisted in the album ''
Le cose che non ho ''Le cose che non ho'' (English: ''Things I don't have'') is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music, Sony Music Italy on 4 December 2015. A single was released in promotion of the album: "Ti ho ...
'', was released in December 2015. After being voted Best Italian Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2015, he also won the award for Best European Act for the second time. The closing part of this artistic project was the live album '' Marco Mengoni Live'', released in October 2016. The album also featured six studio tracks, including the single "Sai che" and a duet with English singer
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, which recorded the track "Ad occhi chiusi (Light in You)".


2018–present: ''Atlantico'', ''Materia'' trilogy, return to Sanremo and Eurovision

On 19 October 2018, Mengoni published "Voglio" and "Buona Vita" singles at the same time, which anticipated the fifth studio album ''
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'', published on 30 November. On 30 November released the third single "Hola (I Say)", in collaboration with Tom Walker. On 5 April 2019, he released the fourth single "Muhammad Ali". The album is available in both Italian and Spanish. In early 2021, Mengoni returned with " Venere e Marte", a song featuring 
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 and
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. In the summer of that year he presented the new single "Ma stasera", produced by 
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. The single preceded the sixth studio album ''Materia (Terra)'', which was released in December 2021. The album is designed as a trilogy, with the second part ''Materia (Pelle)'' released in October 2022. He participated in and won the
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with the song " Due vite", earning him the right to represent Italy again in the
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in
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. In an interview on ''
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'' following his win, Mengoni stated that he may choose a different song other than "" to compete in Eurovision; the song was later confirmed to remain as Mengoni's Eurovision 2023 entry. In the final, Mengoni ultimately placed fourth, with a score of 350 points. As the latest Sanremo winner, he was invited to co-host the first night of the 2024 festival alongside
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Musical style and influences

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artist, according to ''
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s Luca Benedetti, Mengoni has a typically
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voice, with
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tones. Mengoni credits
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as a major inspiration. His other main influences include
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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.


Discography

Studio albums * ''
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'' (2011) * '' #prontoacorrere'' (2013) * ''
Parole in circolo ''Parole in circolo'' (English: "Words in circle") is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music Italy on 13 January 2015. Three singles were released in promotion of the album: " Guerriero" in Novemb ...
'' (2015) * ''
Le cose che non ho ''Le cose che non ho'' (English: ''Things I don't have'') is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni, released by Sony Music, Sony Music Italy on 4 December 2015. A single was released in promotion of the album: "Ti ho ...
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Tours

*2010: Re matto tour *2011: Solo tour 2.0 *2012: ''Tour teatrale'' *2013: L'Essenziale Tour *2015, 2016, 2019, 2022: #MengoniLive *2022–2023: Marco negli stadi


Awards and nominations


Filmography


Film


References


External links


Official website
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