Alessandro Mahmoud ( , ; born 12 September 1992 ) , known professionally as Mahmood , is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan . He first came to prominence after competing in season six of the Italian version of '' The X Factor '' . In 2019 , he won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song " Soldi " , and went on to represent in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 , finishing in 2nd place . His debut album , '' Gioventù bruciata '' , was released in February 2019 and debuted at number one on the Italian albums chart
Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival 2019
Mahmood (singer)