Alessandro Mahmoud (Italian pronunciation: , Egyptian Arabic: ; born 12 September 1992), 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. In 2019, Mahmood won the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Soldi", and went onto represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, finishing in second place. His debut album, Gioventù bruciata, was released in February 2019 and reached number one on the Italian albums chart. 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.
Born in Milan to an Egyptian father and a Sardinian mother from Orosei, he was raised around Gratosoglio, a district of Milan. When he was five years old, his parents divorced and he was subsequently raised by his mother.