Marco Mengoni

Marco Mengoni (Ronciglione, December 25, 1988) is an Italian singer. In 2009 he won the third edition of the Italian talent show X Factor and then received third place in the sixtieth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival with the song Credimi ancora.
During his stay at X Factor, he sang songs from many different genres, including AC/DC (Back in Black), Michael Jackson (Man in the Mirror), Mia Martini (Almeno tu nell'universo) and Nina Simone (My Baby Just Cares for Me). As a result, he received the congratulations and the admiration of many famed singers such as Mina, Adriano Celentano and Mario Biondi.
In 2010 he also won the TRL award for the MTV Man of the Year and the Best European Act for the MTV Europe Music Awards, after being elected as Best Italian Act.
Still this year he was on his Re Matto Tour, which had more than 60 concerts all over Italy for the entire summer; the two hours show gave him the possibility to work with the famous coreographer Luca Tommassini, who also worked with celebrities such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. Thanks to this tour Marco had the chance to show his vocal abilities by singing a varoius range of song like Live and Let Die and Tears in Heaven.