Marco Mengoni (born 25 December 1988) is an Italian singer. He became famous in 2009 after winning the Italian version of The X Factor.[1] In 2013, he won the Sanremo Music Festival
Mengoni represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "L'essenziale". He finished in 7th place. In 2023, he won the Sanremo Music Festival again and represented Italy at Eurovision with "Due vite", finishing 4th.[2]