Marco Mengoni will represent Italy at Eurovision 2013 with the song “L’Essenziale”

Marco Mengoni will represent Italy at Eurovision 2013 with the song “L’Essenziale”. If that was not enough praise for the young star he has just been nominated for 5 World Music Awards that are hosted by Prince Albert of Monaco each year. It seems that Marco is riding a wave of stardom since winning the Sanremo Music Festival and being selected to represent Italy at Eurovision this year in Malmo.

Marco has been nominated for 5 World Music Awards

• Best Male Artist
• Best Live Performance
• Entertainer of the Year
• Best Song for “L’Essenziale”
• Best Album for “Prontoacorrere”

(YouTube Video Courtesy of MarcoMengoniVevo)

You can vote for Marco on-line for the awards at the official site of the World Music Awards. Is this a good sign that Marco could be on course to bring Italy their 3rd Eurovision victory?

Author/Website Co-Founder and Editor in Chief Garrett Mulhall

(Photograph courtesy of Wikipedia. Source World Music Awards and Eurovision Ireland)