Meaning Moonlight in Danish is an Italian Rock Band formed in 2016. The band is composed of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria de Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, they rose to prominence after finishing second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor in 2017. Their international breakthrough ensued when the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song “Zitti e buoni”
The band have released two studio albums Il ballo della vita (2018) and Teatro d’ira: Vol. I (2021), one extended-play, and nine singles, which have topped the Italian and European music charts. They have collected 28 platinum and 6 gold certifications from FIMI (Federation of the Italian Music Industry), and have sold over one million records in Italy before their post-Eurovision breakthrough. In 2021, Måneskin became the first Italian rock band to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, with their songs “Zitti e buoni”, “I Wanna Be Your Slave” and their cover of The Four Seasons’s “Beggin'” reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Global 200 Excl. U.S. chart, collecting multiple international recording certifications.
No. 4. Zitti e buon: Meaning ‘Shut Up and Behave’ The song was produced by the band as well as Fabrizio Ferraguzzo. The song won the Sanremo Music Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The song was the band’s commercial breakthrough in global music charts, topping the singles chart in several European countries and the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart for seven consecutive weeks and peaking at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, thus becoming the first Italian-language song in 30 years to enter the UK Top 20. It also reached top 10 of the Billboard Global Excl. US chart.
How the Band Came to Be: Members Damiano David, Victoria de Angelis, and Thomas Raggi first met each other as students during their high school days in Rome, with Ethan Torchio from nearby Frosinone soon joining them when they were inquiring for a drummer to complete the line-up. Although the band’s origins can be traced to 2015, it was officially formed in 2016 when the members had to choose the band’s name because they had decided to register for Pulse, a local music contest for emerging bands.
The Band is made Up of:
Damiano David – vocals (2016–present)
Victoria de Angelis – bass (2016–present)
Thomas Raggi – guitar (2016–present)
Ethan Torchio – drums (2016–present)
No. 3. Torna a casa: Off Their debut Studio Album “Il ballo della vita” The song means “Come Back Home”. It was released on October 1st 2018 by Sony Music and was included in their debut album Il ballo della vita.
The single topped the FIMI chart in Italy and received the quintuple platinum certification. By 31 August 2021, the music video on YouTube has gathered more than 133 million views.
No. 2. I Wanna Be Your Slave: Released on 19th Of March, 2021 and Produced by Måneskin and Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, the song is off their second studio Album “Teatro d’ira: Vol. I”. The song is the band’s first song to reach the top 5 of the UK Singles Chart, and second to reach top 10 of Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart.
Bonus: Chosen – Released on 24 November 2017 by Sony Music and was included in their debut EP with the same name.
The discography of Italian rock band Måneskin consists of two studio albums, an extended play and nine singles. They have topped the Italian music charts on various occasions, and collected 28 platinum and six gold certifications from FIMI, selling over one million records in Italy alone. After their victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, their releases entered numerous European and global weekly charts, peaking at number one on many of them.
No. 1. Beggin: Italian rock band Måneskin recorded a cover of the song in 2017, having performed it on X Factor Italia, and included it on their extended play Chosen (2017). Although it was not released as a single, it peaked at number 39 on Italian Singles Chart and in 2018 received a gold certification by FIMI in their native country. Following the band’s Eurovision victory in late May 2021, the song alongside the band’s other releases started appearing on music charts across Europe and beyond; viral success for the song on social media platform TikTok soon followed. “Beggin'” has so far reached number one on the weekly charts in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Lithuania, Netherlands, Slovakia and Switzerland, the top five in Australia, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and Sweden, and the top ten in Canada, Denmark, India, Philippines, Singapore and the United Kingdom. The Song currently Peaks On the Billboard Hot 100 songs at number 30 for the 27th of September, 2021.
