In 2023, she participated in the twenty-second edition of theAmici di Maria De Filippi talent contest, finishing second and winning the singing category.[2]
She was raised inLagonegro, also in the province of Potenza, with her older brother Filippo (born 1995), with whom she shares a passion for music.[8][9] Growing up in a musical family environment, she learned to sing and to play the piano and the guitar.[10][11] At the age of 5, she took up dance, which she practiced for 10 years. She joined acover band as a singer where her brother played the drums, performing in several clubs around their hometown. She did her first studio appearance at 10 on Mango'sLa terra degli aquiloni as backing vocalist[12] and later performing "Get Back" byThe Beatles in duet with her father, on his last recordL'amore è invisibile.[13]
In September 2014, she enrolled atLice Scientifico Statale "Dante Alighieri" inMatera, before suspending her studies following her father's death on 8 December of the same year.[14][15] In 2016, she moved toMilan with her mother and brother, where she continued her studies and started singing in a band with her brother as a drummer.[16]
On 13 November 2020, Mango released her first single "Va tutto bene", which anticipated her debutextended playMonolocale.[17][18][19][20] In 2021, she opened the concerts of theParola Tour byGiovanni Caccamo andMichele Placido, performing in November 2021 during the Milan Music Week.[21] In the same period, she participated in the selections ofSanremo Giovani, with the song "La tua buona colazione", not being selected among the finalists.[22][23][24]
2022–2023: participation inAmici, andVoglia di vivere EP
After signing a contract withSony Music and starting to write and produce new songs together with producer Enrico Bruni, Mango participated in theConcerto del Primo Maggio and in theMusica da bere [it] music competition in 2022, where she won theLive Award.[25][26] Also in the same year, she began to publish some singles, including "Formica", "Walkman" (produced byTiziano Ferro),[27] and "Rituali". In September 2022, she participated as a guest in the program broadcast onRai 3Via dei Matti nº0.[28]
In November 2022, Mango was admitted as a competitor to the twenty-second edition of the musical talent show broadcast onCanale 5,Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which she finished in second place and won the singing category.[29][30] She openedElisa's concert at the AuditoriumParco della Musica inRome on December, and performed at the concert broadcast on Canale 5,Capodanno in musica.[31][32] During her participation inAmici, she released the singles "Voglia di vivere" and "Mani vuote".[33][34]
On 12 May 2023, Mango released the single "Ci pensiamo domani", which anticipated the EPVoglia di vivere, released on 19 May 2023.[26][35] "Ci pensiamo domani" reached the top ten of the singles chart and was certified 4× platinum for sales exceeding 400,000 copies.[36] The EP debuted at number two on the Italian albums chart and was certified gold for sales exceeding 25,000 copies.[37][38] In June and July 2023, she participated in some festivals organized by the major national radio and television broadcasters, includingBattiti Live andTIM Summer Hits.[39][40][41] On 6 October 2023, she released the single "Che t'o dico a fa'", which reached number two on the Italian singles chart and was certified double platinum.[42]
2024: Sanremo Music Festival and Eurovision Song Contest
Angelina Mango competed in and won theSanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "La noia".[43][44] The song won several accolades, including the Critics Award, Radio Award and the Lunezia Award for her songwriting contribution. During the competition she also performed a rearranged version of "La rondine", originally performed by her father, ranking number 2 in the fourth night dedicated to live covers.[45]
Since mid-2021, Mango has been in a relationship with her guitarist Antonio Cirigliano, a native ofPotenza.[48] She has stated that she could fall in love with anyone regardless of gender.[49]
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