{"id":330949,"date":"2026-07-20T17:37:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/italien.news\/uncategorized\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:37:55","slug":"lessenziale-by-marco-mengoni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb by Marco Mengoni: Meaning &amp; Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\" >The Story Behind the Song<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABLessenziale%C2%BB\" >What is \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#Songtext_Bedeutung\" >Lyrics &amp; Meaning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#%C2%ABLessenziale%C2%BB_im_Video\" >\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb on video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\" >That's what makes this song special<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/musik\/lessenziale-marco-mengoni\/#Fazit\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\"><div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>A young man stands in the spotlight at the Ariston; his voice struggles against the tremor\u2014and for a moment, everything superfluous seems to be blown away: \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb by Marco Mengoni won the Sanremo Festival in 2013 because the song is exactly about what its title promises. While the world around it crumbles into consumerism and chaos, the song holds fast to the one thing that truly matters\u2014love. This simple idea gave rise to one of the greatest Italian pop songs of the decade and paved Mengoni\u2019s path from a talent show to the top of the charts.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"border: 1px solid #f1f1f1; padding: 15px;\">\n<h4>Profile<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Artist:<\/strong> Marco Mengoni (Italian pop singer, born in Ronciglione in 1988)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Published:<\/strong> February 2013 as a single; on the album \u00ab#prontoacorrere\u00bb (March 19, 2013, Sony Music)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Text:<\/strong> Roberto Casalino, Marco Mengoni, and Francesco De Benedittis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Music \/ Production:<\/strong> Casalino, Mengoni &amp; De Benedittis; Produced by Michele Canova<\/li>\n<li><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Pop \/ Pop Ballad<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special features:<\/strong> Winner of the 2013 Sanremo Festival; represented Italy at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest (7th place)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Die_Geschichte_hinter_dem_Lied\"><\/span>The Story Behind the Song<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Marco Mengoni<\/strong> was by no means a stranger to the public in 2013. The singer, born in 1988 in Ronciglione, northern Lazio, had won the third season of the talent show in 2009 <strong>X Factor<\/strong> He won the competition and made his debut at the Sanremo Festival in 2010, where he immediately took third place with \u00abCredimi ancora.\u00bb Three years later, he returned to the festival\u2014and this time, he took first place.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>February 16, 2013<\/strong> Mengoni won the 63rd edition of the Sanremo Festival with \u00abL\u2019essenziale,\u00bb receiving strong support from both the television audience and the expert jury. He had written the song together with <strong>Roberto Casalino<\/strong> and <strong>Francesco De Benedittis'<\/strong>, which handled production <strong>Michele Canova<\/strong>. A little footnote in music history: The song had originally been offered to the singer Noemi, who turned it down\u2014later, she said with a wink that perhaps it was the song\u2019s destiny to be sung by Mengoni.<\/p>\n<p>Just days after the victory, the single shot to the top of the Italian sales charts; the album followed in March <strong>\u00ab#prontoacorrere\u00bb<\/strong>. And since the Sanremo winner traditionally represents Italy at Europe\u2019s biggest music competition, Mengoni also sang \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb a short time later at the <strong>2013 Eurovision Song Contest<\/strong> in Malm\u00f6, Sweden, where he achieved an impressive seventh-place finish.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Worum_geht_es_in_%C2%ABLessenziale%C2%BB\"><\/span>What is \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The title says it all: \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb means \u201ethe essential\u201c\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what the whole song is about. It tells of an inner reflection, of the moment when someone realizes what really matters in life once you strip away everything that\u2019s secondary.<\/p>\n<p>The central image is a <strong>A World Falling Apart<\/strong>. Consumerism, superficiality, and the frantic pace of life make external reality seem fragile; yet instead of being overwhelmed by it, the narrator creates new spaces for himself\u2014sustained by his love for a single person. This person becomes \u201ethe essential,\u201c the one constant in a chaotic environment. Mengoni himself described the song as a ballad about returning to one\u2019s roots, about holding on to what anchors you to the ground. Thus, \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb is both a love song and a gentle critique of an era that readily trades what is important for what is abundant.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Songtext_Bedeutung\"><\/span>Lyrics &amp; Meaning<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because the text is protected by copyright, we will not reproduce it here line by line, but will explain its central images and their meaning in general terms.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Beginning<\/strong> places a person in the midst of a crumbling world: everything around him is falling apart, but instead of giving up, he begins to shape something of his own, something new, out of the rubble. The underlying idea is already hinted at here\u2014it is not the circumstances that matter, but the attitude with which one faces them.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Chorus<\/strong> sums up the core message: Only when everything superfluous has been stripped away does it become clear what is truly indispensable. The loved one proves to be the essential one, the anchor without which nothing else would make sense. It is a declaration that deliberately avoids grand gestures and, precisely because of this, has an all the greater impact.<\/p>\n<p>One <strong>prominent spot<\/strong> contrasts the transient with the enduring: Many things in life can be replaced, bought, or discarded\u2014but not the bond between two people. To put it in my own words, \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb is an invitation to pause amid the noise of the world and recognize the precious things that are so easily overlooked in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%C2%ABLessenziale%C2%BB_im_Video\"><\/span>\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb on video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>At the very top, you'll find the official video for <strong>\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb by Marco Mengoni<\/strong>. The video was directed by Giuseppe La Spada; the calm visuals, which focus heavily on lighting and emotion, complement the song's understated nature and have been viewed millions of times in a short period of time.<\/p>\n<p>The song has an even more immediate impact when performed live: The following video shows <strong>\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb live by Marco Mengoni<\/strong> at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest final in Malm\u00f6\u2014that big international moment when he sang the ballad in front of an audience of millions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_video_widget wpb_content_element vc_clearfix   vc_video-aspect-ratio-169 vc_video-align-left\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_video_wrapper\"><div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe title=\"Marco Mengoni - L&#039;Essenziale (LIVE) | Italy \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 | Grand Final | Eurovision 2013\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S8oaxDV1q6o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>\u00abYou can also find \u00bbL\u2019essenziale\u201d online\u2014for example, at <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/search\/Marco%20Mengoni%20L&#039;essenziale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/search?term=Marco+Mengoni+L%27essenziale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Das_macht_den_Song_besonders\"><\/span>That's what makes this song special<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The 2013 Sanremo Victory:<\/strong> \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb took home the prize at Italy's most important music festival and marked Mengoni's definitive breakthrough as one of the most influential pop singers of his generation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Europe's big stage:<\/strong> As Italy's representative at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malm\u00f6, Mengoni placed seventh with the song\u2014a strong result that made the song well known far beyond Italy's borders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A chart staple:<\/strong> The single topped the charts for weeks, was one of the best-selling singles of the year, and went platinum several times in Italy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Beyond Language Barriers:<\/strong> In 2014, a Spanish-language version titled \u00abIncomparable\u00bb was released. Ten years later, Mengoni won Sanremo again with \u00abDue vite\u00bb and returned to Eurovision\u2014proof that \u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb marked the beginning of one of the greatest Italian pop careers of recent years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fazit\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb is more than just a hit song: it\u2019s a quiet, thoughtful song about how love and human connection are the only things that remain when everything else falls apart. With this ballad, Marco Mengoni didn\u2019t just win a festival\u2014he created a modern classic that still moves listeners today. If you want to discover more great, heartfelt moments in recent Italian music, check out our story on <a href=\"https:\/\/italien.news\/en\/music\/luce-tramonti-northeast-elisa\/\">\u00abLuce (sunset in the northeast)\u00bb by Elisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"row vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"jeg-vc-wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_column jeg_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"jeg_wrapper wpb_wrapper\"><div  class=\"jeg_block_heading jeg_block_heading_6 jeg_alignleft jnews_module__0_6af1ccbcc827f\">\n                <h3 class=\"jeg_block_title\"><span>FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions About \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb<\/span><\/h3>\n                \n            <\/div><div  class='jnews-faq-wrapper jnews_module__1_6af1ccbcc8751 style-4'>\n\t\t\t\t    \n        <div class=\"list-wrapper expand\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What year was Marco Mengoni&#039;s \u00abL&#039;essenziale\u00bb released?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">In what year was Marco Mengoni's \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb released?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\">\n                <p>\u00abL\u2019essenziale\u00bb was released in February 2013 and won the Sanremo Festival that year. Shortly thereafter, the song appeared on the album \u00ab#prontoacorrere.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who wrote \u00abL&#039;essenziale\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who wrote \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The song was written by Roberto Casalino, Marco Mengoni, and Francesco De Benedittis. Michele Canova produced it.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: What is \u00abL&#039;essenziale\u00bb about?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">What is \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb about?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>The song describes a return to what truly matters: While the world around us falls apart, love for another person becomes the one indispensable constant\u2014everything else, by contrast, loses its significance.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Did Marco Mengoni compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with \u00abL&#039;essenziale\u00bb?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Did Marco Mengoni compete in the Eurovision Song Contest with \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Yes. As the winner of the 2013 Sanremo Music Festival, Mengoni represented Italy at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malm\u00f6 and placed seventh with \u00abL\u2019essenziale.\u00bb.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"list-wrapper\">\n            <a class=\"list-toogle\" href=\"#\" aria-label=\"Toggle FAQ: Who is Marco Mengoni?\">\n                <h5 class=\"question\">Who is Marco Mengoni?<\/h5>\n                <svg class=\"faq-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"8\" viewbox=\"0 0 14 8\" fill=\"none\">\n                    <path d=\"M13.6152 0.369517C13.3685 0.132903 13.0341 0 12.6855 0C12.3368 0 12.0024 0.132903 11.7557 0.369517L6.98417 4.95184L2.21262 0.369517C1.96321 0.146331 1.63333 0.024827 1.29248 0.0306025C0.951625 0.0363779 0.626413 0.168982 0.385357 0.400478C0.1443 0.631975 0.00621891 0.94429 0.00020504 1.27162C-0.00580883 1.59896 0.120714 1.91576 0.353117 2.15528L6.05442 7.63048C6.30111 7.8671 6.63551 8 6.98417 8C7.33283 8 7.66723 7.8671 7.91392 7.63048L13.6152 2.15528C13.8616 1.91837 14 1.59723 14 1.2624C14 0.927566 13.8616 0.606426 13.6152 0.369517Z\" fill=\"black\" \/>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/a>\n            <div class=\"card-expand\" style=\"display: none;\">\n                <p>Marco Mengoni is an Italian pop singer born in 1988. He won the reality TV show *X Factor* in 2009 and, since his victory at the Sanremo Music Festival with \u00abL\u2019essenziale,\u00bb has been one of the country\u2019s most successful artists.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00abL&#8217;essenziale\u00bb von Marco Mengoni \u2013 die Geschichte des Sanremo-Siegers 2013, seine Bedeutung und die wichtigsten Bilder, dazu Video, Live-Fassung und Streaming-Links.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"inwp_podcast_mp3":"","inwp_podcast_apple":"","inwp_podcast_spotify":"","inwp_podcast_youtube":"","inw_restaurant_url":"","inw_restaurant_lat":"","inw_restaurant_lng":"","in_event_type":"","in_event_featured":"","in_event_teaser":"","in_event_name":"","in_event_address":"","in_event_status":"","in_event_turnus":"","inw_hotel_email":"","inw_hotel_type":"","inw_hotel_name":"","inw_hotel_street":"","inw_hotel_zip":"","inw_hotel_city":"","inw_hotel_region":"","inw_hotel_country":"","inw_hotel_phone":"","inw_hotel_url":"","inw_hotel_lat":"","inw_hotel_lng":"","inw_hotel_pricerange":"","inw_hotel_stars":"","inw_hotel_amenities":"","in_event_start":"","in_event_end":"","in_event_time":"","in_event_time_end":"","in_event_location":"","in_event_city":"","in_event_region":"","in_event_price":"","in_event_organizer":"","in_event_url":"","in_event_sort":"","in_event_sort_end":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"video","subtitle":"Marco Mengoni gewann 2013 mit \u00abL'essenziale\u00bb das Sanremo-Festival und trug den Song bis zum Eurovision nach Malm\u00f6. 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