Giovanni Pietro Damian (born Vicenza, 9 January 2003), known professionally as Sangiovanni, is an Italian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Sangiovanni was born in Vicenza and grew up in Grumolo delle Abbadesse.
In 2020, Sangiovanni took part at the 20th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, where he won the "Singers" section and finished second overall. He debuted with the EP Sangiovanni in May 2021, which peaked at number one of FIMI's album chart.
His most successful song, "Malibu", topped the Italian single chart for four weeks and was certified eight times platinum in Italy for sales exceeding 800,000 copies.
He participated at Sanremo Music Festival 2022 with the song "Farfalle". On the fourth night, alongside singer Fiorella Mannoia, he performed a cover of the song "A muso duro" by Pierangelo Bertoli. He finished fifth overall.
He returned as a guest to Sanremo Music Festival 2023 to perform alongside Gianni Morandi, with a cover of Morandi's hit, "Fatti mandare dalla mamma".
He competed in the Sanremo Music Festival 2024 with the song "Finiscimi", finishing in 29th place. On the fourth night of the festival, along with the Spanish singer Aitana he performed a medley of his 2022 entry, and the Spanish version of the same song.
In February 2024 he announced that he would take a break from music due to health problems. Following this decision the release of the new album and the related concert event were cancelled.
On 9 April 2025, Sangiovanni released his first single after his break, "Luci allo xeno".
