The track has been played over 3 million times in the last 24 hours.
Outrageous Italians from the rock band Måneskin became last year's Eurovision winners, and in 2022 representatives of Italy — singers Mahmood and BLANCO can also take their place. The performers were recognized as favorites by many fans of the competition around the world, and their track Brividialready managed to become a hit, collecting more than 16 million views on YouTube in just a week. The duet is predicted to win not only by Internet users, but also by professional musicians.
The winners of the national selection in Italy are traditionally chosen at the San Remo music festival. We have collected information about Mahmood and BLANCO — potential winners of Eurovision-2022.
Brividi's composition entered the TOP 10 most popular songs on the Spotify streaming service, sharing the list with world hits by famous singers. In addition, on the same platform, over the past 24 hours, the track has been listened to more than 3 million times.
The duet sings about a difficult period in the relationship of people in love. As can be understood from the clip, we are talking about a homosexual couple. The very word «vrividi» from Italian it translates as «trembling».
«And I would like to love you, but I'm always wrong. And I'm trembling», reads the translation of the text.
29-year-old Italian singer Mahmood, whose real name is Alessandro Mahmoud, has previously represented his country at Eurovision. It was in 2019 in Tel Aviv (Israel). Having performed then the song Soldi, the vocalist managed to take the «silver». Obviously, the musician wants to return for revenge.
Although the video shows a couple of LGBT representatives, Mahmood himself has never made a public coming out. He does not want the public to judge him for his sexual orientation. Only creativity is important for him.
The second member of the duet is 11 years younger than Mahmud. BLANCO's real name is Ricardo Fabriconi. He made his debut with the studio album Blu celeste in September 2021, which went triple platinum in Italy in less than six months. The 18-year-old artist is popular in his homeland not only because of his talent, but also because of his numerous tattoos. Including on the face.
A large number of positive reviews have gathered in the comments under the duet's clip. Listeners prophesy the contestants victory. Moreover, not only Italians do this, but also citizens of other countries.
«Italy is the winner again!», «I think I know who will have the first place», «Mahmoud wants to avenge his defeat in 2019», «Italy is the best again», commentators wrote.