The 13th artist in the Who Is series for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is Italy’s Angelina Mango.
Angelina Mango was born on April 10, 2001 in Maratea, Basilicata, southern Italy. She is the daughter of famous Italian singer and songwriter Pino Mango (commonly known as Mango) and Laura Valente, former frontwoman of Mattia Bazaar from 1990 to 1998. Due to her family’s cultural influences, Angelina and her younger brother grew up surrounded by musicals. education. She was strongly influenced by Aretha Franklin, Nirvana, and the Rolling Stones throughout her childhood.
She joined a band with her brother in Milan in 2016 and started her career as a singer. She released her first single “Va tutto bene” (Everything is good) in 2020 ahead of the release of her first LP “Monolocale” (Studio).
In 2021, he participated in the match against Sanremo Giovani, but did not advance to the final. But in the very same year, she signed a contract with Sony Music, she took part in the Concerto del Primo Maggio (a large-scale music festival organized on National Labor Day), and her career began in earnest. accelerated.
The real breakthrough came in November 2022 when he competed in the talent show Amici di Maria de Filippi. There she won second place overall, but she won in the singing category. This opened the door to many fruitful collaborations with many popular artists for her, and many singles and her EPs were also released. One of them, “Voglia di vivere” (The Will to Live), debuted at number 2 on the FIMI Album List (Italy’s official chart of best-selling albums) and received a gold record. Many fans may remember her single of the same name, as it ranked in the top 10 of her top singles and was certified triple platinum.
Angelina Mango participated in the 74th Sanremo Festival with “La Noia” (Boring) and won on the final night, winning the Lucio Dalla Press Room Award and the Giancarlo Bigazzi Award for Best Composition won two different awards. by orchestra.
Angelina Mango will perform for Italy at the Grand Final on May 11th.
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Italy first competed in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and has competed a total of 42 times. Italy last participated in the contest in 1997, but returned to the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 after withdrawing from the contest multiple times in the past. Italy has won this contest three times, first in 1964 and most recently in 2021. Her 1991, held by Italy, is remembered as one of her most chaotic contests ever. Since returning in 2011, Italy has finished in the top 10 eight times.
