1. Marco Mengoni won the Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 and again in 2023, therefore representing Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest in both years, respectively.
17 Facts About Marco Mengoni
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In February 2010, Mengoni competed in the 60th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Credimi ancora", placing third in a field of fifteen.
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In 2013, Marco Mengoni won the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with his song "L'essenziale"; he was then internally selected by RAI to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmo with the song.
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Marco Mengoni was born on 25 December 1988 in Ronciglione, a comune in the province of Viterbo in central Italy, where he spent his youth.
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Marco Mengoni is the only child of Nadia Ferrari and Maurizio Mengoni.
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Marco Mengoni later started to perform as a member of a five-piece vocal group.
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Marco Mengoni auditioned for the third series of the Italian talent-show X Factor in 2009, performing a cover of Eduardo De Crescenzo's "Uomini semplici".
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Marco 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.
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In February 2010, Marco Mengoni competed in the Big Artists section of the 60th Sanremo Music Festival, placing third with the song "Credimi ancora".
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On 2 September 2011, Marco Mengoni released the single "Solo ", preceding his first full-length studio album, Solo 2.0.
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Marco Mengoni co-wrote most of the songs on the album, working with composers including Italian singers-songwriters Neffa and Dente.
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In 2011, Marco Mengoni appeared on Lucio Dalla's compilation album Questo amore, duetting with him on a new version of the hit "Meri Luis", and on Renato Zero's video album Sei Zero, performing "Per non essere cosi".
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On 16 February 2013, Marco Mengoni was announced the winner of the competition.
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Marco Mengoni finished seventh in a field of 26, receiving 126 points.
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In January 2015, Marco Mengoni released his third studio album, Parole in circolo, the first part of a "two-chapters" project.
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The closing part of this artistic project was the live album Marco Mengoni Live, released in October 2016.
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On 19 October 2018, Marco Mengoni published "Voglio" and "Buona Vita" singles at the same time, which anticipated the fifth studio album Atlantico, published on 30 November.