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 its early days, it rose to prominence after finishing second in the eleventh season of the Italian version of X Factor in 2017. Its international breakthrough occurred when the foursome won the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni".
The band has released three studio albums, Il ballo della vita (2018), Teatro d'ira: Vol. I (2021) and Rush! (2023). It has released one extended play, Chosen (2017), and 13 singles, which have topped Italian and European music charts. It has received 34 platinum and 7 gold certifications from FIMI, and had sold over one million records in Italy before their post-Eurovision breakthrough. Previously, the band's 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 the songs "Zitti e buoni", "I Wanna Be Your Slave" and a cover of The Four Seasons' "Beggin'" reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart, receiving multiple international certifications for sales of over 3 million copies internationally, and 4 million in total. It received its first Grammy nomination in the Best New Artist category at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
As of 2022, Måneskin has sold an estimated 40 million copies worldwide and garnered 4 billion streams across all streaming platforms, and 6 diamond, 133 platinum, and 34 gold certifications.
