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Victoria De Angelis (, ; born 28 April 2000), also known
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ously as Victoria, is an Italian bass player, songwriter, producer, and DJ. She founded the
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band
Måneskin is an Italian Rock music, rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band is composed of lead vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, Mån ...
in 2016 in
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alongside guitarist Thomas Raggi, lead vocalist Damiano David, and drummer Ethan Torchio, with whom she won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and subsequently the
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for
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with the song "". In 2024, De Angelis started her solo musical career with the single "Get Up Bitch! Shake Ya Ass", a collaboration with Brazilian singer Anitta.


Early life

De Angelis was born in Rome to a Danish mother and an Italian father. Her mother died from cancer when she was 15. She has a sister who is three years younger. From a young age, according to her, rock music embodied a desire for freedom. Having had a passion and fondness for music since childhood, De Angelis started playing guitar at the age of 8 and began playing bass in the seventh grade. During an interview for ''
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'', she revealed she suffered from
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at age 14, which caused her to miss a year of school. De Angelis attended the middle school Scuola Media Gianicolo where she met fellow band member and guitarist Thomas Raggi and later on completed her schooling at Liceo Scientifico J.F. Kennedy. De Angelis has cited Nick O'Malley and
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as her influences.


Career

De Angelis and Thomas Raggi first met during middle school. They were later joined by Damiano David when attending high school in Rome. Ethan Torchio who lived in nearby
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joined them when they advertised for a drummer on Facebook to complete the line-up. Although De Angelis and Raggi first formed the band in 2015, it was not until 2016 that it was made official when the members had to choose the band's name because they had decided to register for Pulse, a local music contest for emerging bands. While brainstorming, De Angelis, who is half Danish, was asked by her bandmates to toss out some Danish words, and they agreed on ("Moonlight"). They later performed as
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in the streets of the Colli Portuensi district of Rome, and in 2017, they rose to prominence when they finished second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show ''
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''. The band had a breakthrough debut with the studio album ''
Il ballo della vita () is the debut studio album by Italian Rock music, rock band Måneskin. It was released on 26 October 2018. The album peaked at number one on the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, Italian Albums Chart, managed to reach Top 20 on European m ...
'' and tour in 2018 and 2019. In 2021, their second studio album '' Teatro d'ira: Vol. I'' was released. The same year, the band won the highly popular European song contest Eurovision. January 20, 2023, their third studio album ''
Rush! ''Rush!'' is the third studio album by Italian rock band Måneskin, released on 20 January 2023 through Epic Records and Sony Music. It was co-written and partly co-produced by all four members of Måneskin— Damiano David, Victoria De Angeli ...
'' was released through
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. In 2023,
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released a cover of
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' "
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", featuring De Angelis on guest bass and vocals. In 2024, after finishing her first world tour with Måneskin, De Angelis embarked on a tour in Europe and the United States as a solo DJ act, performing a variety of high-tempo electronic music genres. Her debut solo single, a collaboration with Brazilian singer Anitta titled "Get Up Bitch! Shake Ya Ass", was released on August 30.


Personal life

De Angelis is a
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, having previously identified as
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, saying her identity is developing. She is in a relationship with model Luna Passos.


Discography


Singles


As lead artist


As a featured artist


Mixes

;Remix


Tours


As a soloist

* Victoria (2024)


With Måneskin

* Il Ballo della Vita Tour (2018–2019) * Loud Kids Tour (2022–2023) * Rush! World Tour (2023)


References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Angelis, Victoria 2000 births Living people Musicians from Rome Women bass guitarists Italian women guitarists Italian women songwriters Italian LGBTQ songwriters Italian people of Danish descent Italian lesbian musicians Måneskin members Lesbian songwriters A&M Records artists Interscope Records artists Polydor Records artists Eurovision Song Contest-winning songwriters 21st-century Italian bass guitarists 21st-century Italian women musicians 21st-century Italian women guitarists 21st-century Italian LGBTQ people