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Manuel Agnelli
Italian singer-songwriter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Manuel Agnelli (born 13 March 1966) is an Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, and frontman of the rock band Afterhours.
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Born and raised in Milan, he graduated from the agricultural institute "G. Bonfantini" in Novara.[1] In 1985, he founded the band Afterhours, which quickly established itself on the Italian alternative rock scene with successful albums such as Germi (1995), Hai paura del buio? (1997), Non è per sempre (1999), and Ballate per piccole iene (2005).[2] The band also competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2009 with the song "Il paese è reale", winning the Critics Prize.[3]
Since 2016, he has been a judge on X-Factor, participating in six editions of the show.[4][5] In the 2017 edition, he mentored the rock band Måneskin, who finished in second place.[6] He ultimately won the 2024 edition with his contestant Mimì Caruso.[7]
In addition to music, Agnelli engaged in television projects, such as the program Ossigeno on Rai 3.[8] During the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, he performed the song "Amandoti" by CCCP alongside Måneskin, who went on to win that edition of the festival.[6][9]
In 2022, Agnelli released his first solo studio album, Ama il prossimo tuo come te stesso, which was ranked third among the best Italian albums of the year according to Rolling Stone.[10] His single "La profondità degli abissi", included in the soundtrack of the 2021 film Diabolik, won the Nastro d'Argento and the David di Donatello for Best Original Song.[11][12]
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