Damiano David

Damiano David is an Italian singer and songwriter best known as the vocalist of the Italian rock band Måneskin, which won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 (as the Italian representative in the latter) with the song "Zitti e buoni".[1][2] He is noted for his "natural charisma of the great frontmen",[3] and as an Italian fashion icon.[4]

Damiano David
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David performing in April 2018
Born
Rome, Italy
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2016–present
Musical career
InstrumentsVocals
Associated actsMåneskin

Biography

In 2014, at the age of 15, he dropped out of the John F. Kennedy Lyceum in Rome to study music only; By this time, he had formed Måneskin with three of his classmates, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Torchio.

Personal Life

Against numerous rumors about Damiano's personal life in 2021, he announced that he had been dating Georgia Soleri for four years.[5][6]

References

  1. "Eurovision 2021 winner: Italy's Måneskin take the victory with "Zitti e buoni"". wiwibloggs. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. "Sanremo, i Maneskin raccontano il loro brano "Zitti e buoni"". www.iltempo.it (in italiano). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. Cruccu, Matteo (8 March 2021) (in it). Manuel Agnelli: 'I Maneskin hanno vinto perché hanno risvegliato il pubblico. Ma non possono salvare il rock italiano da soli'. https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/festival-sanremo/notizie/manuel-agnelli-maneskin-hanno-vinto-perche-hanno-risvegliato-pubblico-ma-non-possono-salvare-rock-italiano-soli-1ccd547e-7f59-11eb-b700-62d4180eb118.shtml. Retrieved 26 May 2021. 
  4. Laffranchi, Andrea (24 May 2021) (in it). Damiano dei Maneskin, la sua storia: dalla strada all'Eurovision, "Con le monetine raccolte il primo singolo". https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/21_maggio_24/damiano-maneskin-sua-storia-strada-all-eurovision-con-monetine-raccolte-primo-singolo-6e5a3c0c-bbe6-11eb-822f-b2d049d46202.shtml. Retrieved 26 May 2021. 
  5. "Чому всі божеволіють від соліста гурту Måneskin, який переміг на Євробаченні-2021". lifestyle.segodnya.ua (in українська). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  6. "Chi è Damiano David dei Maneskin: Età, Fidanzata Giorgia, Tatuaggi e Instagram". ChieCosa.it (in italiano). 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2021-05-26.