Two-time Italian Eurovision representative Marco Mengoni is back with a new single. The “Due vite” singer, who most recently represented his country at the Contest in 2023, has released new track “Giornate perse”.
About “Giornate perse”
Italian music icon and two-time Eurovision participant Marco Mengoni has released his new single “Giornate perse”. The song is another big vocal performance from Marco, with an indie-synth ballad instrumental to the track. Marco sings on top of an organ, drums, guitar and electronic synths, creating a huge sound.
“Giornate perse”, which translates to ‘lost days’ in the English language, details the feeling of being ignored, trapped in the mundane of busy life and the loneliness that comes after a break-up. The chorus of the track translates in English to:
That it’s nothing, and it’s nothing
And don’t pay attention to what I’ve been saying lately
It’s bullshit, not pearls
They are lost days
To stand in line alone, always
Pretending not to, that nothing happened
The new single was written by Marco himself, alongside Jacopo Ettorre. Production, composition and instrumental recordings come from a team consisting of Edwyn Roberts, Fabio Rondanini, Giovanni Pallotti, Vanegas and Claudio Guarcello. The single is the latest from Marco to be released on the Epic music label, under licence to Sony Music Italy. Marco is due to take a residency at the new concept Italian venue Allo Sbagliato in Milan for much of November and December. Information and dates can be found on his social media, or on the venue website.
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Who is Marco Mengoni?
Marco Mengoni was born in Italy in 1998. The singer rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third season of the Italian X Factor. Since his run on the show, he has sold over 2.8 million records in Italy. Marco has topped the Italian albums chart seven consecutive times, and reached the Top 10 of the Italian Singles Chart on fifteen occasions. He made his debut in the Festival di Sanremo back in 2010, while Italy was still absent from the Eurovision Song Contest. Marco competed in the Big Artists section of the 60th Sanremo Music Festival, placing third with the song “Credimi ancora”.
Marco’s Eurovision journey
After Italy returned the the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011, the country’s Festival di Sanremo was routinely used as the selection method through which to pick their Eurovision participant. In 2013, Marco returned to the Sanremo stage with his songs “L’essenziale” and “Bellissimo”. He would eventually win the Festival with “L’essenziale”, earning the right to represent Italy in the 2013 Song Contest in Malmö. As part of the ‘Big Five’, Italy automatically qualified for the Grand Final in Malmö. At the close of voting, Marco finished in seventh place. “L’essenziale” was awarded 126 points.
Marco returned to the Sanremo stage in 2014 as a guest performer during the covers night of the Festival. He followed his Eurovision and Sanremo success with a string of singles and albums, regularly featuring on the Italian charts. In 2023, Marco entered the Festival di Sanremo once again, with his song “Due vite”. The song won the Festival, earning Marco the right to represent Italy at Eurovision for a second time.
At the Contest in Liverpool in 2023, Marco once again qualified directly to the Grand Final as a member of the ‘Big Five’. After the voting sequence in the 2023 Contest, “Due vite” placed 4th. Marco was awarded a total of 350 points. Of these, 176 came from the international juries, while 174 were awarded from the public televote. Marco returned to the Sanremo stage in 2024 as a co-host and performer on the opening night.
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