Måneskin is an Italian rock band formed in Rome in 2016. The band is composed of vocalist Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi, and drummer Ethan Torchio. Performing in the streets in their early days, they rose to prominence after finishing second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor in 2017. Their international breakthrough ensued when the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni".
The band have released two studio albums, entitled Il ballo della vita (2018) and Teatro d'ira: Vol. I (2021). They have also released one extended-play and ten singles, which have topped the Italian and European music charts. They have collected 34 platinum and 7 gold certifications from FIMI, and have sold over one million records in Italy before their post-Eurovision breakthrough. Up to that point in their career, their most successful Italian single was "Torna a casa". In 2021, Måneskin became the first Italian rock band to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, with their songs "Zitti e buoni", "I Wanna Be Your Slave" and their cover of Madcon’s version of The Four Seasons' "Beggin'" reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, collecting multiple international certifications for sales of over three million copies internationally, and four million in total.
The band's eleventh single "Supermodel" was released on 13 May, and was performed at the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, held in Turin the following day. They performed a short rendition of "If I Can Dream" which was later included in the soundtrack of the film Elvis. "Supermodel" was additionally performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 20 May, and at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (where the band won the Best Alternative category for "I Wanna Be Your Slave") on 28 August. Their twelfth single "The Loneliest" was released on 7 October. The band's third studio album, Rush!, is set for release on 20 January 2023. The album will include the track "Kool Kids", which the band debuted in October 2022 during their tour. They were nominated for the Best New Artist category for the upcoming 65th Annual Grammy Awards. "La fine" was released as a promotional single from Rush! on 16 December.
As of 2022, Måneskin have sold an estimated 40 million copies worldwide and garnered 4 billion streams across all streaming platforms, as well as 6 diamond, 133 platinum, and 34 gold certifications.
They made their musical guest debut on Saturday Night Live on January 22, 2022, the eleventh episode of Season 47, hosted by longtime former cast member/MacGruber star Will Forte. They performed "Beggin'" and "I Wanna Be Your Slave". Måneskin are also the first Italian rock band to performed on SNL.