May 22, 2021 is the date that enters the history of music. From the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam, the Måneskin win the Eurovision Song Contest and prepare Italy to host the next edition, without yet knowing in which city.
It was an incredible emotion. A heart-stopping vote count after the vote of the juries, which saw them rise again first in the standings, above France and Switzerland who seemed to be the favorites of the evening until the end. A massive televoting, 318 points, confirming that the song has reached everywhere in Europe.
Shut up and good it is in fact also on Spotify the most listened to of those of the event and in the Arena it was the most acclaimed by the audience present. Victory seemed possible, but no one really wanted to believe it. Italy had not won since 1990 and already in 2019, with Mahmood and his Money, we had to “settle” for second place. This time the victory really came. And it’s deserved. A perfect performance of four musicians who gave everything on that stage, but above all of four friends, united by music, who until four years ago played in the streets of Rome and chose a name a little at random: Måneskin, who means moonshine in Danish, to enter a competition without thinking too much about it: “we’ll change it anyway”. They have never changed their name, just as they have not changed and in such an incredible moment Damiano, Victoria, Ethan and Thomas find themselves incredulous, happy … but above all grateful: “To those who believe in us, to those who made this event possible, to those who voted for us”.
Tears at the announcement, desire to celebrate and drink champagne in the press conference at the end of the show. «It was a very cool experience, we are very happy with our performance, we are happy with how it went. But the thing that makes us happier is having performed in front of so many people who didn’t know our musicSays Victoria. “We met a lot of people from all over the world, it was a great experience, we won’t forget it”, adds Damiano. 39 are in fact the countries involved in the show, which in the final become 26, also counting the five Big Five, that is the founding countries of the event: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain and obviously our Italy at its forty-fourth participation. Måneskin lived in a meeting of cultures and music, meeting fierce opponents (Malta, France and Switzerland until the last second), historically strong countries (Russia, Sweden), bizarre outsiders who create trends (how can you not love Iceland , if the film wasn’t enough Eurovision – The story of Fire Saga), aesthetically wonderful women (and full of sequins like Cyprus, Moldova, the very young Greece and we could talk for hours about Azerbaijan), neighbors to cheer for (San Marino) and some trashy exaggeration (Norway can you hear us?) which blends with the scenic perfection that is put in place every year, with that look at other countries that makes this musical show the most seen in the world. “A real privilege to be here, we are grateful to our colleagues for all the music they wanted to share,” say the boys.
“We won thanks to the people who voted for us from home and this fills us with pride”, they add “Because the juries cast their vote, but the taste of the people is the thing that is most baked for us”. They dedicate the award to their families, their friends, their team and fans. “Italy has lived through a dark year. It is not our victory that brings joy back, but the whole manifestation. Being able to participate, singing in front of 3500 people, playing live was a real privilege “, says Damiano. They don’t know what the secret of victory was, but they know how much energy they put into it: «We just tried to do our best. We play the music that we like and that represents us and so did those who came before us. A result does not always depend on the artist, but on many factors. We were lucky ». The staging, curated by the Milanese studio Giò Forma of Claudio Santucci, also certainly contributed, which put them at the center of everything, including lights, videos and a great pyrotechnic finale. The styling, with those Etro onesie that if in Sanremo were gilded here have become laminated leather and studs. And the words of the song, since they also bring home the victory as the best text of the event.
The secret really isn’t there. Or perhaps the secret is precisely they who, wherever they go, conquer. Now all that remains is to enjoy it, at least for a while, with a great desire to return to play live in the tour announced in the arenas, from December 2022 onwards, after these performances in the Arena. Thinking at this point also of Europe: «We will play wherever we can, we can’t wait». And, to be honest, neither do we.
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