alessandro mahmoud (born 12 september 1992), better known by his stage name mahmood, is an italian singer-songwriter. mahmood first came to prominence after competing in season six of the italian version of "the x factor". in 2019, he won the sanremo music festival with the song "soldi", and will represent italy in the eurovision song contest 2019. he had earned a spot at the sanremo music festival by winning the second night of the standalone sanremo giovani 2018 competition on 21 december 2018 with the song "gioventù bruciata". he won the sanremo music festival 2022 once again, alongside blanco with the song "brividi", and will represent italy again in the eurovision song contest 2022 in turin.