Manuel Agnelli

Manuel Agnelli (born 13 March 1966) is an Italian singer, songwriter, record producer, and frontman of the rock band Afterhours.

Career Born and raised in Milan, he graduated from the agricultural institute "G. Bonfantini" in Novara. 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). The band also competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2009 with the song "Il paese è reale", winning the Critics Prize.

From 2016 to 2024, he was a judge on X-Factor, participating in six editions of the show. In the 2017 edition, he mentored the rock band Måneskin, who finished in second place. He ultimately won the 2024 edition with his contestant Mimì Caruso.

In addition to music, Agnelli engaged in television projects, such as the program Ossigeno on Rai 3. 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.

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. 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.

Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions ITA Ama il prossimo tuo come te stesso Release date: 30 September 2022 Label: Island, Universal6

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions ITA "Adesso è facile" 2009 — Facile"Ragazzo di strada"2013 — Said (Colonna sonora originale)"Lasciami leccare l'adrenalina" — Niente di personale"Baby Run"2018 —Offbeat"Argentovivo"2019 15La terra sotto i piedi

Filmography