On 22 February 2019 , Mahmood released his debut studio album , '' Gioventù bruciata '' , which topped the Italian albums chart . In April 2019 , Mahmood was featured on the single " Calipso " by Charlie Charles and Dardust , which has topped the Italian singles chart . In May 2019 , he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv , Israel . He performed " Soldi " in the grand final of the contest on 18 May , placing second in the final ranking . Mahmood performed at the closing ceremony of the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with three of his songs " Soldi " , " Gioventù Bruciata " and " Anni 90 "
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Mahmood (singer)