Marco Mengoni

Marco Mengoni is an Italian pop singer who rose to fame on the television show X Factor in 2009 and made his debut shortly thereafter with the smash hit "Dove Si Vola." Born on December 25, 1988, in Ronciglione, Viterbo, Italy, he won the third season of X Factor performing a mix of Italian- and English-language pop/rock covers, from "Insieme a Te Sto Bene" (Lucio Battisti) and "Almeno Tu Nell'universo" (Mia Martini) to "Back to Black" (Amy Winehouse) and "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson). Shortly after winning X Factor, Mengoni made his recording debut with "Dove Si Vola," written for him by Bungaro. Dove Si Vola was followed by Re Matto (2010) and featured "Credimi Ancora."