Due vite

"Due vite"
"Due vite"
Single by Marco Mengoni
from the album Materia (Prisma)
Released	8 February 2023
Genre	Pop
Length	3:45 (original version); 3:04 (Eurovision version);
Label	Sony Music
Composer(s)	E.D.D.; Davide Simonetta;
Lyricist(s)	Marco Mengoni; Davide Petrella; Davide Simonetta;
Producer(s)	E.D.D.; Davide Simonetta;
Marco Mengoni singles chronology
Alternative covers
	Eurovision version cover
Music video
	"Due vite" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country	Italy
Artist(s)	Marco Mengoni
Language	Italian
Composer(s)	Davide Petrella; Davide Simonetta;
Lyricist(s)	Marco Mengoni; Davide Petrella; Davide Simonetta;
Finals performance
Final result	4th
Final points	350
Entry chronology
	◄ "Brividi" (2022)
	"La noia" (2024) ►
Official performance video
	"Due vite" (Grand Final) on YouTube

"Due vite" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈduːe ˈviːte]; transl. "Two lives") is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Mengoni for his eighth studio album, Materia (Prisma) (2023). It is the lead single and opening track on the album, released by Sony Music on 8 February 2023. The song was written by Mengoni with Davide Petrella and Davide Simonetta. Simonetta also produced the track together with E.D.D.^[1] The song was Mengoni's winning entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2023, the 73rd edition of the Italian musical festival, which doubled as the selection of the Italian act for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.^[2]^[3]^[4] It finished in fourth place at the Eurovision final with 350 points. Prior to the contest, "Due vite" reached number one in Italy and San Marino.

A bilingual French-Italian version of the song, titled "La Dernière Chanson" ("The last song"), was released on 13 October 2023.^[5]

^ "Marco Mengoni - Due vite (Radio Date: 08-02-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "Sanremo 2023, Marco Mengoni: 'Due vite è la mia storia attuale'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "'Due vite', il testo della canzone di Marco Mengoni a Sanremo 2023". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2023, vince Marco Mengoni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ Heap, Steven (12 October 2023). "Italy: Marco Mengoni to Release French Version of 'Due Vite' on Friday". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

[1] "Marco Mengoni - Due vite (Radio Date: 08-02-2023)". EarOne (in Italian). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[2] "Sanremo 2023, Marco Mengoni: 'Due vite è la mia storia attuale'". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[3] "'Due vite', il testo della canzone di Marco Mengoni a Sanremo 2023". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[4] "La classifica finale di Sanremo 2023, vince Marco Mengoni". la Repubblica (in Italian). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[5] Heap, Steven (12 October 2023). "Italy: Marco Mengoni to Release French Version of 'Due Vite' on Friday". Eurovoix. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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