Maneskin

Italy's Måneskin are a flamboyant rock outfit whose hooky, tongue in cheek anthems evoke a wry blend of '70s dance-punk, glam rock, early 2000s indie sleaze. Enormously popular in their home country since coming in second on 2017's X Factor and hitting number one with 2018's Il ballo della vita, they gained widespread fame, winning the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with "Zitti e buoni." The song took 2021's Teatro d'Ira, Vol. 1 to the top of the charts in Italy and helped garnered the group a Grammy nomination ahead of their third album, 2023's Rush!.

Based in Rome, the group -- consisting of Damiano David (vocals), Victoria De Angelis (bass), Thomas Raggi (guitar), and Ethan Torchio (drums) -- met at high school, where they formed Måneskin in 2016. They started out as buskers, but they quickly became much more after an appearance on the Italian X Factor in 2017, where they finished in second place by performing a cover of the Killers' "Somebody Told Me."

Hot on the heels of their newfound recognition, they set to work on their debut album, Il ballo della vita, which saw release in 2018. It hit number one on the Italian albums chart and spawned several more hits, including "Morirò da re," "Torna a casa," and "L'altra dimensione."