Biography
Who is Marco Mengoni?
Early life and background
Marco Mengoni was born on December 25, 1988, in Ronciglione, a comune located in the province of Viterbo in central Italy, where he spent his youth. He is the only child of Nadia Ferrari and Maurizio Mengoni. At the age of fourteen, while studying industrial design at secondary school, he began taking singing lessons and later performed as part of a five-piece vocal group.
After finishing school, Marco moved to Rome to enroll in a degree in languages. During his studies, he occasionally worked as a barman and performed in piano bars and at weddings. In the same period, he gained his first experience in the recorded music business by working as a sound mixer and music programmer.
Rise to fame on X Factor
In 2009, Marco Mengoni auditioned for the third series of the Italian talent show X Factor, performing a cover of Eduardo De Crescenzo's song Uomini semplici. Mentored by Morgan in the sixteen to twenty-four category, he advanced to the live shows and performed tracks across various genres, earning praise from prominent artists like Mina, Giorgia, Elisa, and Adriano Celentano.
On December 2, 2009, Marco was announced the winner of the competition, securing a recording contract with a value of three hundred thousand euros and an automatic spot in the upcoming Sanremo Music Festival. His winning single, Dove si vola, debuted at the top of the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart and was included in an extended play of the same name.
Sanremo victories and Eurovision
Marco Mengoni competed in the Sanremo Music Festival multiple times throughout his career. In February 2010, he placed third in the main section with the song Credimi ancora. He later returned to win the sixty-third Sanremo Music Festival in 2013 with his song L'essenziale, which served as the lead single for his fourth number-one album, Prontoacorrere.
Following his 2013 Sanremo victory, Marco was selected to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, Sweden, where he finished in seventh place. Exactly ten years later, in 2023, he won the seventy-third Sanremo Music Festival again with the track Due vite, earning the right to represent Italy once more at the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.
Awards and music career highlights
Throughout his career, Marco has released numerous chart-topping albums, including Re matto, Solo 2.0, and Atlantico, with many achieving multi-platinum and gold certifications from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. He has sold millions of records in Italy and consistently topped the Italian albums chart with his consecutive releases.
Marco has received numerous accolades, including a Nastro d'Argento, Wind Music Awards, MTV Italian Music Awards, and multiple MTV Europe Music Awards. In both 2010 and 2015, he won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act, making history as the first Italian artist to secure that specific international prize.
Birthday and age
Marco Mengoni was born on December 25, 1988, which makes Marco 37 years old today. That birthday falls under the Capricorn sign. Marco shares the date with 47 other famous people.
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