It's been a whirlwind year for Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin. The Italian rock band wowed audiences and judges across the continent with their performance of Zitti e Buoni at the contest last year.
The group, which consists of singer Damiano David, bassist Victoria De Angelis, guitarist Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Torchio, stormed the competition in the Netherlands with an impressive 524 points. They were responsible for giving Italy its first Eurovision win in more than 30 years.
But Måneskin's victory was shrouded by false drug accusations against vocalist Damiano, which the band said 'overshadowed' their achievement. Måneskin maintained that they are 'against drugs' and Damiano went on to voluntarily take a test, which he passed.
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This year, the 66th Eurovision song contest is being held in the northern Italian city of Turin. Måneskin return to the Eurovision grand final tonight (Saturday 14 May), to treat fans to a live debut of their latest single SUPERMODEL. But what else has the band been up to since their big win?
After their Eurovision success Måneskin, who were runners-up on the Italian X Factor in 2017, have gone from strength to strength. They became the first Italian rock group to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart and Zitti e buoni, I Wanna Be Your Slave and their cover of The Four Seasons' Beggin went on to chart internationally, reaching the US.
Måneskin toured Europe that summer, before releasing single MAMMAMIA in the autumn. The lyrics appear to reference the Eurovision drug allegations, with Damiano singing: "I swear that I'm not drunk, and I'm not taking drugs/They ask me why I'm so hot, 'cause I'm Italiano."
The Rome natives went on to open the show for the Rolling Stones at Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium and have performed on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and at the MTV Europe Music Awards.
Last month the band played the iconic Coachella festival in California, where they teased a new track called Gasoline. According to the Independent the song, which was originally teased on Instagram on 8 April, was inspired by Russia’s invasion into Ukraine. Damiano sings: “How are you sleeping at night? / How do you close both your eyes, / Living with all of those lives on your hands?”
The band's eleventh single Supermodel was released on Friday (13 May) and Damiano, Victoria, Ethan and Thomas have been working with legendary songwriter and producer Max Martin (who has collaborated with the likes of Britney Spears and Taylor Swift) on their latest album.
From October, Måneskin will embark on the Loud Kids tour, covering 17 cities in North America before hitting Italy for the European leg in February 2023. They're scheduled to play 14 dates in Italy, most of which are sold out, and stop off at the O2 Arena in London on Monday May 8.
