Victoria De Angelis Explained

Victoria De Angelis
Birth Date:28 April 2000
Birth Place:Rome, Italy
Years Active:2016–present
Instruments:Bass guitar
Current Member Of:Måneskin

Victoria De Angelis (pronounced as /it/; born 28 April 2000) is an Italian musician, songwriter and DJ. She founded the rock band Måneskin in 2016 in Rome alongside guitarist Thomas Raggi, lead vocalist Damiano David, and drummer Ethan Torchio, with whom she won the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 and subsequently the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 for Italy with the song "Italian: [[Zitti e buoni]]|italic=no".

Early life

De Angelis was born in Rome to a Danish mother and Italian father. Her mother died from cancer when she was 15.[1] She has a sister who is three years younger. From a young age, according to her, rock music embodied a desire for freedom.[2] Having had a passion and fondness for music since childhood, De Angelis started playing guitar at the age of 8 and began playing bass in the seventh grade.[3]

During an interview for Elle, she revealed she suffered from panic attacks at age 14,[4] which caused her to miss a year of school.[5] De Angelis attended the middle school Scuola Media Gianicolo where she met fellow band member and guitarist Thomas Raggi and later on completed her schooling at Liceo Scientifico J.F. Kennedy.[6] De Angelis has cited Nick O'Malley and Kim Gordon as her influences.[7] [8]

Career

De Angelis and Thomas Raggi first met during middle school. They were later joined by Damiano David when attending high school in Rome. Ethan Torchio who lived in nearby Frosinone joined them when they advertised for a drummer on Facebook to complete the line-up.[9] [10] [11]

Although De Angelis and Raggi first formed the band in 2015, it wasn't until 2016 that it was made official when the members had to choose the band's name because they had decided to register for Pulse, a local music contest for emerging bands.[12] While brainstorming, De Angelis, who is half Danish, was asked by her bandmates to toss out some Danish words, and they agreed on Danish: Måneskin ("Moonlight").[13]

They later performed as buskers in the streets of the Colli Portuensi district of Rome, and in 2017, they 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 Il ballo della vita and tour in 2018 and 2019.[14] In 2021, their second studio album was released.[15] The same year, the band won the highly popular European song contest Eurovision.[16] January 20, 2023, their third studio album Rush! was released through Epic Records.

In 2023, Duran Duran released a cover of Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer", featuring De Angelis on guest bass and vocals.[17] In 2024, after finishing her first world tour with Måneskin, De Angelis embarked on a tour in Europe and the United States as a solo DJ act, performing a variety of high-tempo electronic music genres.[18] On August 20, 2024, Victoria announced her debut solo single titled "Get Up Bitch! Shake Ya Ass", with Brazilian singer Anitta, which was released on August 30.[19]

Personal life

She identifies as queer.[20]

Discography

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeaksAlbum
ITA
"Get Up BitchShake Ya Ass"
2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ITA
"Psycho Killer"
2023Danse Macabre
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixes

Title! scope="col"
Year
"Victoria's Treat"2024
"AK Sports"
"Miss Bitch 2.0"

Tours

As a soloist

With Måneskin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "A 15 anni mia nipote Victoria ha visto la mamma morire. Le aveva tenuto la mano per 3 mesi" . Huffington Post . 6 December 2021 . 19 December 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219125705/https://www.huffingtonpost.it/entry/a-15-anni-mia-nipote-victoria-ha-visto-la-mamma-morire-le-aveva-tenuto-la-mano-per-3-mesi_it_61adf8f1e4b044a1cc25c54b . live . it.
  2. Web site: Solari . Ilaria . Victoria De Angelis senza filtri per Elle: "Che rabbia, le etichette" . Elle Magazine . 13 May 2021 . 13 May 2021 . Italian . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523223442/https://www.elle.com/it/magazine/interviste/a36382293/victoria-de-angelis-foto-senza-filtri/ . live .
  3. Web site: Victoria 8 Yrs – SMOKE ON THE WATER . Youtube . 30 December 2008 . 19 December 2021 . 8 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211108154222/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDMF-NB90JY&feature=youtu.be . live .
  4. Web site: De Iaco . Serena . Anche Victoria de Angelis ne soffre: cos'è la Fomo . www.pourfemme.it . 2022-02-02 . 8 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240208162221/https://www.pourfemme.it/articolo/cos-e-la-nomofobia-paura-di-non-essere-rintracciabili/338392/ . live .
  5. Web site: Solari . Ilaria . Victoria De Angelis senza filtri per Elle: "Che rabbia, le etichette" . Elle Magazine . 13 May 2021 . 13 May 2021 . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523223442/https://www.elle.com/it/magazine/interviste/a36382293/victoria-de-angelis-foto-senza-filtri/ . live .
  6. Web site: Lupia . Valentina . Eurovision, Maneskin, la preside di "Zitti e buoni": "Damiano e quel carattere così arrabbiato ma mai coatto" . . 23 May 2021 . 19 December 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219125706/https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/03/08/news/meneskin_la_preside_del_montale_la_forza_di_damiano_nata_su_questi_banchi_-290910513/ . live .
  7. Web site: Lowe . Zane . The Måneskin Interview . Apple Music . 19 December 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219125704/https://music.apple.com/us/post/1593915342 . live .
  8. Web site: Victoria De Angelis dei Maneskin: "Quella che ha ispirato il mio immaginario è Kim Gordon dei Sonic Youth" . Sentireascoltare . 19 December 2021 . 19 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211219125705/https://www.sentireascoltare.com/news/victoria-de-angelis-maneskin-kim-gordon-sonic-youth/ . live .
  9. Web site: Tutto quello che c'è da sapere sui Maneskin. Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. it. 16 June 2021. 24 November 2017. Sonia Montrella. 27 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627011417/https://www.agi.it/spettacolo/musica/maneskinxfactordamiano_daviditunes-3158308/news/2017-11-24/. live.
  10. News: Perché i Måneskin fanno ballare anche le mamme delle fan . 29 March 2018 . 16 June 2021 . . Luca . Mastrantonio . it . 27 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210627011212/https://www.corriere.it/sette/18_marzo_29/maneskin-cea76b6c-31b4-11e8-a935-2154f7b1bc02.shtml . live .
  11. News: Elisabetta. Povoledo. 16 June 2021. They Won Eurovision. Can They Conquer the World?. The New York Times. 16 June 2021. 16 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210616140111/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/arts/music/maneskin-eurovision.html. live.
  12. Web site: Ciclone Maneskin, il rock è coatto: Semo de Roma. . Italian. 2 November 2018. 26 November 2017. Alessandra Paolini. 16 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216011844/https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/11/26/news/ciclone_maneskin_il_rock_e_coatto_semo_de_roma_-182182693/. live.
  13. Web site: Si dice Maneskin, non Moleskine!: origine e significato del nome della band. Sky Italia. Italian. 12 December 2017. 2 November 2018. 10 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190110235107/https://xfactor.sky.it/2017/12/12/maneskin-non-moleskine-x-factor-2017/. live.
  14. Web site: Laffranchi . Andrea . Damiano dei Maneskin, la sua storia: dalla strada all'Eurovision, "Con le monetine raccolte il primo singolo" . Corriere . 24 May 2021 . 19 December 2021 . 25 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210525231835/https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/21_maggio_24/damiano-maneskin-sua-storia-strada-all-eurovision-con-monetine-raccolte-primo-singolo-6e5a3c0c-bbe6-11eb-822f-b2d049d46202.shtml . live .
  15. Web site: Mastrantonio. Luca. 11 February 2021. Måneskin, trionfo a Eurovision: "La rabbia dei ventenni è di nuovo forza creativa". live. 2 June 2021. Corriere della Sera. it. 4 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304223112/https://www.corriere.it/sette/incontri/7-web-rep-interv-maneskin/.
  16. Web site: Eurovision 2021 winners Måneskin: 'Our lives have completely changed' Måneskin The Guardian . 2024-07-29 . amp.theguardian.com. 14 May 2022 .
  17. Paul . Larisha . 2023-10-24 . Duran Duran Amps Up Talking Heads 'Psycho Killer' Cover . 2023-10-28 . Rolling Stone . en-US . 28 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028204729/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/duran-duran-maneskin-talking-heads-psycho-killer-cover-1234860812/ . live .
  18. Web site: 2024-02-28 . The solo project by Victoria de Angelis (Måneskin) that has excited Rosalía: "let's go Vic" . 2024-02-28 . en-US.
  19. Web site: GET UP B*TCH! Shake ya ass (with @Anitta) out on Aug 30th. BE READYyy xx ☆ pre-save here. August 20, 2024. X.
  20. Web site: 'We're about freedom': Måneskin rock against homophobia, misogyny and war . 6 May 2023 .