Damiano David

Early life David was born in Rome to Daniele David and Rossella Scognamiglio, both flight attendants. Due to the nature of his parents' work, he and his older brother Jacopo travelled worldwide from an early age, which introduced them to various cultures. Until he was 17, he showed some talent playing basketball as a point guard at the local club Eurobasket Roma. He recalls that the basketball experience gave him fundamental discipline to succeed in his life.

Career David started singing when he was six years old. He met Victoria De Angelis and Thomas Raggi, with whom he would eventually go on to form Måneskin, during his high school days. He studied at the liceo linguistico Eugenio Montale in Rome, but he did not complete high school and instead devoted himself to his music career, for which he had the support of his parents. because he learned how to freely express himself. but in 2017 they soon 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 and tour in 2018 and 2019.

In 2021 they won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021, the most popular music festival in Italy. After their victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 he was falsely accused of drug use during the final. After the contest David, by his own initiative, underwent a drug test, which came back negative. David says that he has never used hard drugs and, along with his bandmates, is an anti-drug advocate. David himself stated in his Vogue Italia interview "we are not falling into the stereotype of the alcoholic and drugged rock star". He states, that he only drinks alcohol on special events. He believes that creativity comes from a "healthy, trained and lucid" mind and it is contradicting trying to truly express "our own self by binding ourselves to something that instead makes us dependent, slaves", also referring to the 27 Club.

David appeared in the music video for the song "Mil Veces" by singer Anitta in 2023. In 2024 he started his solo musical career with the Labrinth-produced single "Silverlines", released on 27 September. In the following month his second single "Born with a Broken Heart" was released. In 2025 he was announced as a special guest of Sanremo Music Festival, where he performed in the second night. David's debut studio album, Funny Little Fears, was released on 16 May 2025 through Sony Music Italy and Arista Records.

Artistry In 2017 X-factor judge Fedez commented that David is a real frontman. In 2021 Manuel Agnelli praised him in similar words to have a "natural charisma of the great frontmen". His vocal style in 2017 was described as having a "reggae vocal timbre that allows him to masterfully deal with the rock repertoire, given that the band's musical influences range from indie rock to glam rock to pop rock". His characteristic androgynous look and fashion style on stage is seen as a mixture of hippie, vintage, and glam rock from the 1970s, because of which he has been labeled an Italian fashion icon.

Personal life David was in a relationship with Italian model and influencer Giorgia Soleri for nearly six years. The pair split up in June 2023. In November 2023, he was reported to be in a relationship with American actress and singer Dove Cameron, with whom he made his first public appearance in February 2024. David and Cameron announced their engagement in January 2026.

In addition to Italian, David is fluent in English and can speak some Spanish and French. David said he is against drugs and that he has never consumed them, stating: "Creativity comes from a healthy, trained, lucid mind. The brain is a machine that has to have its gears in place and drugs are just a huge filth … The message we want to spread with our music is the exaltation of man through his freedom, and how could we talk about the expression of his own self by binding ourselves to something that instead makes us dependent, slaves?". He is also a fan of association football club AS Roma.

Discography

Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA AUT BEL(FL) FRA GER NLD SCO SWI UK Funny Little Fears Released: 16 May 2025 Label: Sony Italy, Arista Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 4 3 1 2 5 5 13 48 2 68 FIMI: Gold BRMA: Gold SNEP: Platinum

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, chart positions, certifications, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA BEL(FL) CAN FRA POLAir. SWI USRock "Silverlines" 2024 85 — — — — — — — — — Funny Little Fears "Born with a Broken Heart" 24 4 3 95 6 21 10 2 54 18 FIMI: Platinum BRMA: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold NVPI: Gold SNEP: Diamond "Next Summer" 2025 50 6 8 — 20 52 — 1 60 — BRMA: Gold — — 40 — 44 — — 1 — 50 "" 55 4 8 — — 61 9 2 68 — FIMI: Gold — Funny Little Fears (Dreams) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released, chart positions and album name Title YearPeak chart positions Album "" 2025 88 20 14 3 31 16 Funny Little Fears

Filmography Film

Music videos YearTitleArtist(s)2023"Mil Veces"Anitta

Commercials YearCampaign(s) / Product(s)Brand(s)RoleRef2024"It turns you on" campaignMaseratiHimself

Tours Funny Little Fears World Tour (2025)

Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef. 2025FilmLight Colour Awards Music Video "Next Summer" Los 40 Music AwardsBest International Song"Born with a Broken Heart" Best International AlbumFunny Little FearsMTV Video Music AwardsPush Performance of the Year"Next Summer"Best Long Form VideoFunny Little StoriesRTHK International Pop Poll Awards Top Male Singer Himself Top Ten International Gold Songs "Next Summer" UK Music Video Awards Best Editing in a Video "Silverlines" 2026 Clio Awards Music Film & Video Craft - Editing "Silverlines" Hungarian Music Awards Foreign Classic Pop/Rock Album Funny Little Fears