Victoria De Angelis

Victoria De Angelis (Italian: [vikˈtɔːrja de ˈandʒelis]; born 28 April 2000) is an Italian musician and songwriter. She founded the rock band Måneskin in 2016 in Rome, Italy alongside guitarist Thomas Raggi, lead vocalist Damiano David, and drummer Ethan Torchio, with whom she won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and subsequently the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Zitti e buoni".

Victoria De Angelis
De Angelis in June 2022
Background information
Born (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000
Rome, Italy
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
InstrumentsBass guitar
Years active2016–present
Member ofMåneskin

Early life

De Angelis was born in Rome to a Danish mother and Italian father. Her mother died from cancer when she was 15.[1] She has a sister who is three years younger. From a young age, according to her, rock music embodied a desire for freedom.[2] Having had a passion and fondness for music since childhood, De Angelis started playing guitar at the age of 8 and began playing bass in the seventh grade.[3]

During an interview for Elle, she revealed she suffered from panic attacks at age 14, which caused her to miss a year of school.[4] De Angelis attended the middle school Scuola Media Gianicolo where she met fellow band member and guitarist Thomas Raggi and later on completed her schooling at Liceo Scientifico J.F. Kennedy.[5] De Angelis cited Nick O'Malley and Kim Gordon as her influences.[6][7]

Career

De Angelis and Thomas Raggi first met each other during middle school. They were later joined by Damiano David in high school in Rome. Ethan Torchio who lived in nearby Frosinone joined them when they advertised for a drummer on Facebook to complete the line-up.[8][9][10]

Although De Angelis and Raggi first formed the band in 2015, it wasn't until 2016 that it was made official when the members had to choose the band's name because they had decided to register for Pulse, a local music contest for emerging bands.[11] While brainstorming, De Angelis, who is half Danish, was asked by her bandmates to toss out some Danish words, and they agreed on Måneskin ("Moonlight").[12]

They later performed as buskers in the streets of the Colli Portuensi district of Rome, and in 2017, they rose to prominence when they finished second in the eleventh season of the Italian talent show X Factor. The band had a breakthrough debut with the studio album Il ballo della vita and tour in 2018 and 2019.[13] In 2021, their second studio album Teatro d'ira: Vol. I was released.[14] On January 20, 2023, their third studio album Rush! was released through Epic Records.

Just in time for Halloween, Duran Duran have released a brand new cover of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ featuring Victoria De Angelis on guest bass and vocals.

References
  1. ""A 15 anni mia nipote Victoria ha visto la mamma morire. Le aveva tenuto la mano per 3 mesi"". Huffington Post (in Italian). 6 December 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. Solari, Ilaria (13 May 2021). "Victoria De Angelis senza filtri per Elle: "Che rabbia, le etichette"". Elle Magazine (in Italian). Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. "Victoria 8 Yrs – SMOKE ON THE WATER". Youtube. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. Solari, Ilaria (13 May 2021). "Victoria De Angelis senza filtri per Elle: "Che rabbia, le etichette"". Elle Magazine. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. Lupia, Valentina (23 May 2021). "Eurovision, Maneskin, la preside di "Zitti e buoni": "Damiano e quel carattere così arrabbiato ma mai coatto"". la Repubblica. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. Lowe, Zane. "The Måneskin Interview". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. "Victoria De Angelis dei Maneskin: "Quella che ha ispirato il mio immaginario è Kim Gordon dei Sonic Youth"". Sentireascoltare. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. Sonia Montrella (24 November 2017). "Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sui Maneskin". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. Mastrantonio, Luca (29 March 2018). "Perché i Måneskin fanno ballare anche le mamme delle fan". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  10. Povoledo, Elisabetta (16 June 2021). "They Won Eurovision. Can They Conquer the World?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  11. Alessandra Paolini (26 November 2017). "Ciclone Maneskin, il rock è coatto: Semo de Roma". la Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. "Si dice Maneskin, non Moleskine!: origine e significato del nome della band" (in Italian). Sky Italia. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  13. Laffranchi, Andrea (24 May 2021). "Damiano dei Maneskin, la sua storia: dalla strada all'Eurovision, "Con le monetine raccolte il primo singolo"". Corriere. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  14. Mastrantonio, Luca (11 February 2021). "Måneskin, trionfo a Eurovision: "La rabbia dei ventenni è di nuovo forza creativa"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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