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Måneskin
Rome four-piece formed in 2016. Eurovision 2021 win with Zitti e buoni, plus streaming hits Beggin' (Four Seasons cover) and I Wanna Be Your Slave (2021), put Italian glam-garage hard rock on 2020s rock radio and playlists.
Landmark
I Wanna Be Your Slave · 2021
Glam-riff original after the Eurovision window.
Opened
Italian glam-garage four via Eurovision and streaming covers.
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Glam-garage via streaming and Eurovision
Måneskin write short glam hard-rock songs with David’s shout vocal and De Angelis bass as mix center—closer to Stones/Zeppelin attitude than indie whisper. Beggin' shows cover reach in the TikTok window; Slave and Zitti e buoni show original catalog punch. Distribution path is TV contest plus streaming, not 1990s college radio.
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Stable Rome four since school
David, De Angelis, Raggi, and Torchio formed as teens and have stayed the same four from street busking through Eurovision and Rush!. Writing credits are often shared; stage roles stay fixed. Peak global visibility is the 2021 Teatro d’Ira / Eurovision year.
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2020s European rock radio face
Citation path: 1970s glam/hard-rock vocabulary through Italian language and social video. Geography differs from Strokes/Arctic Monkeys revival peers; attitude overlaps. Immediate impact is charting a rock four-piece in the streaming decade. Craft rests on simple riffs and consistent visual presentation.
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Beggin'
Four Seasons cover; 2020–21 streaming breakout performance cut.
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I Wanna Be Your Slave
Teatro d’Ira glam-riff hit; bass-forward Italian alt hard-rock.
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Zitti e buoni
Eurovision 2021 winner; Italian-language hard-rock TV landmark.
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Glam-garage via streaming and Eurovision
Rome four-piece formed in 2016. Eurovision 2021 win with Zitti e buoni, plus streaming hits Beggin' (Four Seasons cover) and I Wanna Be Your Slave (2021), put Italian glam-garage hard rock on 2020s rock radio and playlists.
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Lineup versions
Eurovision–Teatro d’Ira four
Peak2016–
Beggin' / Slave / Zitti e buoni; 2020s Italian alt rock peak.
- Damiano DavidVocals
- Victoria De AngelisBass
- Thomas RaggiGuitar
- Ethan TorchioDrums
Quotes
“We play rock and roll. Eurovision was a stage, not a soft-pop compromise.”
— Damiano David, 2021 · Press interview excerpt
“The bass has to be loud. That's the Italian rock band we wanted.”
— Victoria De Angelis, 2021 · Bass interview excerpt
Scenes
| Year | Track | On stage | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Beggin'Four Seasons cover; 2020–21 streaming breakout performance cut. | Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio | |
| 2021 | I Wanna Be Your SlaveTeatro d’Ira glam-riff hit; bass-forward Italian alt hard-rock. | Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio | |
| 2021 | Zitti e buoniEurovision 2021 winner; Italian-language hard-rock TV landmark. | Damiano David, Victoria De Angelis, Thomas Raggi, Ethan Torchio |