Damiano David
Damiano David | |
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David in 2018 | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 8 January 1999
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Years active | 2016–present[1] |
Partner(s) | Giorgia Soleri |
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Genres | Rock |
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Associated acts | Måneskin |
Damiano David (born 8 January 1999)[2] is an Italian singer and songwriter best known as the lead vocalist of the Italian rock band Måneskin, which won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and subsequently the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni".
Career[]
David was born in Rome, Italy, to Daniele David and Rosa Scognamiglio, both flight attendants.[3] Due to the nature of his parents' work, he and his older brother Jacopo travelled worldwide from an early age and were introduced to various cultures.[4] Until he was 17, he showed some talent playing basketball as a point guard at the local club Eurobasket Roma. He recalls that the basketball experience gave him fundamental discipline to succeed in his life.[5][6][7]
David started singing when he was only six years old.[8] He met Victoria de Angelis and Thomas Raggi, his future band members from Måneskin, during high school days. He studied at the liceo linguistico Eugenio Montale in Rome, but he did not complete high school and instead devoted himself to his music career,[9] for which he also had the support of his parents.[4] When introduced for the position of a vocalist for their local band, he was initially rejected because his style was considered "too pop", but his insistence to be in the band eventually got him accepted.[10][4] David soon changed his demeanor and style, especially his stage persona,[11] because he learned how to freely express himself.[4] The band was formed in 2016 and initially played as buskers in the streets of the city of Rome,[4][1] but in 2017 they soon rose to prominence when they finished second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor. The band had a breakthrough debut with the studio album Il ballo della vita and tour in 2018 and 2019.[10] In 2021, their second studio album Teatro d'ira: Vol. I was released.[4][12]
After their win at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 he was falsely accused of drug use during the final.[13][14][15] David never used drugs[4][16] and with his bandmates has been an anti-drug advocate since the beginning.[17] David himself stated in his Vogue Italia interview, "we are not falling into the stereotype of the alcoholic and drugged rock star". He believes that creativity comes from a "healthy, trained and lucid" mind and it is contradicting trying to truly express "our own self by binding ourselves to something that instead makes us dependent, slaves", also referring to the 27 Club.[4]
David sang a cover version of the song "I Wanna Be Your Dog" as well as voiced the character of Jeffrey, assistant of the main antagonist, for the Italian dub of the 2021 film Cruella.[18]
Music style[]
A part of the band's success has been connected to David's vocal performance, stage look, and personality.[9][19] In 2017 X-factor judge Fedez commented that David is a real frontman.[20] In 2021 Manuel Agnelli praised him in similar words to have a "natural charisma of the great frontmen".[21] His vocal style in 2017 was described as having a "reggae vocal timbre that allows him to masterfully deal with the rock repertoire, given that the band's musical influences range from indie rock to soul to pop".[19] His characteristic androgynous look and fashion style on the stage is seen as a mixture of hippie, vintage, and glam rock from the 1970s,[9][19][22] because of which is also considered as a new Italian fashion icon.[10]
Personal life[]
Since 2017, David has been in a relationship with Italian model and influencer Giorgia Soleri.[23][24][25]
David is fluent in English and can speak some Spanish and French.[9] He is an advocate for racial and LGBT rights.[26] He is also an avid fan of association football club A.S. Roma.[6]
David is fond of the symbolism of the wings and myth of Icarus, having a tattoo of wings on his back and Ykaaar as his username on the social media platform Instagram.[16][27]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Maneskin" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 19 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
Anno in cui si è costituito il Gruppo: 2016
- ^ Lupini, Anna (7 January 2021). "Damiano, 22 anni da rockstar per il cantante dei Maneskin". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
...è nato a Roma l'8 gennaio del 1999
- ^ "La foto vintage dei genitori di Damiano dei Maneskin svela a chi assomiglia di più (e perché è così bello)" [Vintage photo of parents of Damiano from Maneskin reveals who he looks most like (and why he's so handsome)]. Elle Italia (in Italian). Milan: Hearst Magazine Italia. 18 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Caprotti, Elisabetta (24 May 2021). "Damiano David: "La droga è una grandissima zozzeria"". Vogue Italia. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ Antonio Lepone (2 June 2021). "Il Basket Prima Dei Maneskin". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Damiano dei Maneskin, passato da play nell'Eurobasket e presente da grande tifoso della Roma". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Maria Elena Barnabi (22 February 2019). "Damiano dei Måneskin: "Sesso, droga? Preferiamo la disciplina"". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Eurovision 2021, vincono i Maneskin: il rock d'Italia conquista l'arena di Rotterdam | Video". Le Iene (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Sonia Montrella (24 November 2017). "Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sui Maneskin". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Laffranchi, Andrea (24 May 2021). "Damiano dei Maneskin, la sua storia: dalla strada all'Eurovision, "Con le monetine raccolte il primo singolo"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Mario Manca (15 December 2017). "X Factor 11, Maneskin: "Siamo rock, ma con un'anima da secchioni"". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Mastrantonio, Luca (11 February 2021). "Måneskin, trionfo a Eurovision: "La rabbia dei ventenni è di nuovo forza creativa"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Damiano David: Eurovision winner cleared of drug use by broadcaster". BBC. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Campbell, Lucy (24 May 2021). "Eurovision: Måneskin lead singer cleared of taking drugs at final". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Nick Vivarelli (25 May 2021). "Eurovision Winners Måneskin Talk 'Offensive' Drug Accusations, and Bringing Italian Rock to the World". Variety. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Mastrantonio, Luca (29 March 2018). "Perché i Måneskin fanno ballare anche le mamme delle fan". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Maneskin, ritorno a casa dopo il trionfo tra gioia e polemiche sull'uso di droga". La Repubblica (in Italian). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Maneskin doppiatori per Crudelia: "Siamo come Lei"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Berti, Barbara (2 December 2017). "Damiano dei Maneskin conquista tutti. La fan Alba Parietti: "Vorrei essere lui"". Quotidiano.net (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Maneskin X Factor audition with judges' comments". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Cruccu, Matteo (8 March 2021). "Manuel Agnelli: 'I Maneskin hanno vinto perché hanno risvegliato il pubblico. Ma non possono salvare il rock italiano da soli'". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta (16 June 2021). "They Won Eurovision. Can They Conquer the World?". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Pini, Valeria (11 May 2021). "Vulvodinia, cosa è: Giorgia Soleri, la fidanzata di Damiano dei Maneskin racconta la sua malattia". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "'Eurovision 2021' : cette maladie dont souffre la compagne du chanteur de Måneskin". Femme Actuelle (in French). Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Q., F. (2 June 2021). "Giorgia Soleri sul fidanzato Damiano dei Maneskin: "Sarei stupida a pensare che la mia visibilità non venga anche da qui ma resto una persona con una identità, irrispettoso togliermela"". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Scarlett Conlon (3 June 2021). ""We Are Just Four Friends Doing What We Love": Eurovision Breakout Star Måneskin's Damiano David Plans On Staying Humble". Vogue. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Muraro, Alberto (22 March 2018). "Maneskin: ecco cosa significa Ykaaar, il nickname di Damiano su Instagram". GingerGeneration.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
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