Marco Mengoni

In 2023, ten years after his first victory, he won the 73rd Sanremo Music Festival with "Due vite", earning him the right to represent Italy again in the Eurovision Song Contest, this time in Liverpool.[13] During the live shows, he performed songs from a wide range of genres, receiving the congratulations and admiration of popular Italian singers such as Mina, Giorgia, Elisa, and Adriano Celentano.[14][15] On 2 December 2009, Mengoni was announced the winner of the competition, receiving a recording contract with a stated value of €300,000 and being automatically selected as one of the participants to the Sanremo Music Festival 2010.[16] Mengoni's winning single, "Dove si vola", debuted at number one on the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart,[17] and it was included in the extended play with the same title, released on 4 December 2009.The EP held the top spot of the Italian Albums Chart for four consecutive weeks,[40] and it also spawned the singles "Stanco (Deeper Inside)" and "In un giorno qualunque".[41][42] The EP was also promoted through Mengoni's first concert tour, Re matto live, which debuted in Milan on 3 May 2010 and consisted of 56 two-hours shows,[43][44] including choreographies by Luca Tommassini and featuring songs from his previous studio records, as well as covers such as "Live and Let Die", "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", "Mad World", "Proud Mary" and "Tears in Heaven".[53] Influenced by electronic and rock music,[54][55] the album also includes tracks featuring the Italian a cappella group Cluster and the orchestra directed by Fabio Gurian.[54] Released on 27 September 2011, Solo 2.0 debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart,[56] and it was certified gold for domestic sales exceeding 30,000 units.[62] After moving to Milan, in February 2013 Mengoni competed in the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with the songs "L'essenziale" and "Bellissimo", the latter written by Gianna Nannini.[69] After being released as a single, "L'essenziale" debuted at number one on the Italian Digital Downloads chart, holding the top spot for a total of eight consecutive weeks and being certified multi-platinum.[71] The album, which features songs written by artists such as Mark Owen, Gianna Nannini, Ivano Fossati and Cesare Cremonini,[71] debuted at number one in Italy, and it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[72] The following singles from the album, "Pronto a correre" and "Non passerai", were released in Italy on 19 April and on 23 August 2013, respectively, and they both entered the top-ten in Mengoni's home country.