

During the competition he was internally selected by RAI to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, where he performed "L'essenziale". In 2013, Mengoni won the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival with his song "L'essenziale". Mengoni's first full-length studio album, Solo 2.0, was released in September 2010, and it was certified gold by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

The EP was promoted through an Italian tour, which yielded the live album Re matto live. The song was included in his second extended play, Re matto, which debuted at number one in Italy. In February 2010, Mengoni competed in the 60th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Credimi ancora", placing third in a field of fifteen. His debut extended play, Dove si vola, was preceded by the single with the same title, which reached the top spot of the Italian Top Digital Downloads chart and also served as his coronation song. He rose to fame in 2009, after winning the third series of Italian talent show X Factor.

Marco Mengoni (born 25 December 1988) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Marco Mengoni was born in Ronciglione, the Christmas's day of 1988. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.
