Alessandro Mahmoud, known professionally as Mahmood, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence after competing on the sixth season of the Italian version of The X Factor. He has won the Sanremo Music Festival twice, in 2019 with the song "Soldi" and in 2022 alongside Blanco with the song "Brividi". His Sanremo victories allowed him to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest in those respective years, finishing in second place in 2019 and in sixth place in 2022 as the host entrant.
Mahmood has 11 screen credits in a career dating back to 1997. Signature works include Mahmood, Sanremo Dietro la Quinta, Caro Battiato. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.