A favorite of the Italian public, a representative of the modern musical world of Italy, an incredibly popular performer - Marco Mengoni. The gifted charismatic handsome man became the winner of the Italian talent contest, and then the best European artist.
Biography
The singer was born in the Italian province of Viterbo, Ronchillon, December 25, 1988. The only child in the family since childhood was interested in music and spent many years singing at the Brela school at Barbara Giloni. Staying at home alone, he loved to sing karaoke. Marco Mengoni began to sing professionally from the age of 14, and at 16 he had already organized his cover group of 5 people, with whom he performed in clubs, at local concert venues.
At college, Marco was educated in industrial design, then entered the Faculty of Linguistics in Rome. During his studies, he composed his own songs and, together with his group, performed in clubs, bars, weddings, worked as a bartender for some time. After a year, leaving school, Mengoni takes up work as a music mixer and programmer.
Soon after, he met with musicians and producers who help organize and assemble his real team. For three years of rehearsals and performances, Marco Mengoni hones his professionalism and style and goes to the start of X-Factor - the main vocal competition in Italy.
Mengoni’s compositions are easy to remember, melodic and full of romance, and the artist is called “Italy’s main pop sensation”. The style of performance, the timbre of the voice, defined as soul with elements of pop rock, some critics called "meow."
The singer himself describes his style as british black (black British). In addition, he repeatedly stated that he adores British pop, and The Beatles, Renato Zero, Michael Jackson, David Bowie had the greatest influence on his work and inspiration.
In many interviews, the young man tries to avoid "intimate issues", says that this must remain understated. Probably the main secret of Marco Mengoni is his personal life, which remains hidden from prying eyes while the singer himself is a mega-popular media personality. Journalists would like to receive any information, but the singer does not say anything personal, and recently said that he was inspired by such stars as Renato Zero, David Bowie, who built their careers in the secret of their personal lives. Maybe that's why Marco Mengoni and his girlfriend are the main mystery for the Italian press.
Participation in X-Factor
At the age of 20, the young performer auditioned, was selected to the Morgan team to participate in the third project to find talented Italian singers X-Factor. He fell into the category from 16 to 24, performing a cover of Uomini semplici Eduardo de Cresenzo. Morgan chose Mengoni as one of his best members.
In the program, he performed many songs of famous artists, and in the final he sang a duet with Alex Britty. During his performances in the program, he went out with songs of various genres, received congratulations from the stars. His performing talent was noted by such popular singers as Mina, Adriano Celentano, Eliza, Georgia. In December 2009, Marco Mengoni reached the final and became the winner of the show project. As a prize, a contract was signed with a recording company for 300 thousand euros Sony Music, as well as the opportunity to participate in the 60 prestigious San Remo music festival.
In addition to the 5 songs performed during the participation in the project, there was a winning final single Dove si vola, which after that began to be played on the radio, and it debuted on the first line on the Italian chart Top Digital Downloads. Immediately after the completion of the project, the first album with the same name of the winner’s track Dove si vola is released, which includes songs previously performed on the project and 2 new compositions written together with Massimo Calabrese, Pierrot, Stella Fabiani.
The album was in 1st place among the best-selling on iTunes. He became the first platinum album in the career of Mengoni and sold more than 80 thousand copies. Lightning fast popularity allowed to collect thousands of concert venues, and his 2010 tour in Italy included 56 concerts, each of which was an unforgettable performance for the public. Marco's constant improvisations, surprises and invited celebrities involved in the show made his show unforgettable.
San Remo Festival 2010
The victory at X-Factor provided Mengoni with the opportunity to participate in the 60th San Remo festival, which took place in February 2010. Marco was one of the youngest participants and performed his song Credimi ancora. But according to the public, critics and the decision of the jury, he took only third place. Then this song was included in his second album Re matto, and a week after the release he was on the first line of ratings.
In May of the same year, a concert tour began, during which 28 concerts were held with the participation of the best designers and choreographers. In Genoa, May 8, 2010, the Man of the Year Award goes to Marco Mengoni, the Dove si vola and Re matto albums go platinum and receive the Wind Music Awards.
Victory at San Remo 2013 and Eurovision
In December 2012, the young performer confirmed his next participation in the San Remo festival. He performed the songs of Bellissimo and L'essenziale, and also performed the song Ciao amore ciao Luigi Tenko. His performance was highly appreciated, and on February 16, 2013 he again received the title of winner of “San Remo”.
After this triumph, Marco Mengoni was chosen as the representative from Italy to the Eurovision Song Contest, where he took 7th place. Then in Amsterdam, a Eurovision in Concert concert took place, where he performed with 25 other contestants. For the first time in history, an Italian participant took part in such a concert.
Discography
Marco released his debut album Dove si vola at the end of 2009. It included songs from X-Facror and two new songs - Lontanissimi da te, Dove si vola. Just a few months later, in February 2010, the singer released 2 albums - Re matto, then went on a grand concert tour in support of the album. Both albums were a resounding success.
September 2011 was marked by the release of the full album Solo 2.0. Soon after, Marco recorded the song Meri Luis, performed in a duet with Lucio Dalla. After participating in San Remo and Eurovision in March 2013, the album Prontoacorrere appears, followed by the single Guerriero (November 2014), preceding the next studio album Parole in circolo (January 2015), which consisted of 2 parts.
The second chapter of Le cose che non ho was published by the end of the same year. And the final stage of this work was Marco Mengoni Live - a live album of 2016, which included 6 studio tracks, including a track with the English singer Paloma Faith Ad occhi chiusi and the single Sai Che.
In addition to performing activities, Mengoni in 2012 is engaged in dubbing and dubbing the character of Nakhodkins in the animated film "Lorax."
Awards
Over the ten years of his fast-paced career, Mengoni was awarded a large number of awards:
- 2010 - "Man of the Year" according to the MTV TRL Awards;
- 2010 - MTV Europe Music Awards: "Best Artist of Italy", "Best European Performer" (ahead of Enrique Iglesias himself);
- 2011 - three Wind Music Awards for platinum albums and single;
- 2012 - MTV TRL Awards: Super man (best image);
- 2013 - Wind Music Awards: Super Man, Artist Saga; ESC Radio Awards: Best Male Artist; MTV Europe Music Awards: "Best Artist of Italy", "Best Artist of the South of Europe";
- 2014 - Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (best performer); Music Awards MTV Awards;
- 2015 - Wind Music Awards: award for platinum album and multi-platinum single; MTV Awards: "Best Performance", Artist Saga, Super Man;
- 2016 - "Best performer", award for a multi-platinum single, multi-platinum disc, "Best Italian singer".
During his career, Mengoni managed to receive not only a large number of awards, but also public recognition throughout Europe. Today, Marco is successful, but at the same time strives to improve himself as a person, poet, artist.