Marco Mengoni

Marco Mengoni, born on December twenty-fifth, nineteen eighty-eight, is an acclaimed Italian singer-songwriter who gained prominence in two thousand nine after winning the third season of the popular talent show X Factor. His career has been marked by remarkable achievements, including selling over two point eight million records in Italy, topping the Italian albums chart for seven consecutive weeks, and entering the Top Ten of the Italian Singles Chart fifteen times.

His debut extended play, Dove si vola, released in two thousand nine, featured the title track that soared to the top of the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart. Following this success, Mengoni competed in the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival in February two thousand ten with the song 'Credimi ancora,' securing a third-place finish. This song was part of his second EP, Re matto, which debuted at number one in Italy and was supported by a successful tour, leading to the live album Re matto live.

In two thousand thirteen, Mengoni won the sixty-third Sanremo Music Festival with 'L'essenziale,' which became the lead single of his album Prontoacorrere, also reaching number one on the Italian albums chart. His subsequent albums, including Parole in circolo and Le cose che non ho, both released in two thousand fifteen, continued his streak of success, with all of them hitting the top of the charts. His seventh consecutive number-one album, Atlantico, was released in two thousand eighteen.

In two thousand twenty-three, Mengoni once again triumphed at the Sanremo Music Festival, this time with 'Due vite,' earning him the opportunity to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, a feat he had previously accomplished in two thousand thirteen. Throughout his illustrious career, Mengoni has garnered numerous accolades, including a Nastro d'Argento, two TRL Awards, nine Wind Music Awards, and nine MTV Italian Music Awards, among others.