Dove si vola is the debut extended play by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. The record peaked at number 9 in the Italian Albums Chart and sold more than 70,000 copies in Italy, receiving Platinum certification from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

Background and release In December 2009, Mengoni won the third season of the Italian talent competition series X-Factor. The 7-track EP was recorded during his participation at the singing contest, and it was released by Sony Music on 4 December 2009, two days after his winning.

Dove si vola includes the previously unreleased song with the same title, written by Bungaro and Saverio Grandi and released as lead single. Mengoni performed it for the first time on 25 November 2009, during the semi-final live show of the talent show. The other tracks are "Lontanissimo da te", and 5 covers of popular Italian and international songs, chosen from the ones that his judge Morgan assigned him during the competition.

Track listing

Charts Chart (2009)Peakposition Certification SalesItalian Albums Chartitaliancharts.com - Marco Mengoni "Dove si vola" .9 Platinum 70,000+

Year-end charts Year Chart Position2009Italian Albums Chart47201061

Personnel

Marco Mengoni – vocals Pietro Caramelli – mastering Alessandra Tisato – photography Daniela Boccadoro – graphics Luca Rustici – arrangements, production, recording, mixing, computer programming, guitars, keyboards Valerio Gagliano – studio assistant Roberto Di Falco – studio assistant Lorenzo Cazzaniga – mastering Giancarlo Ippolito – drums Gaetano Diodato – bass Luciano Luisi – piano, keyboards Lucio Fabbri – production, bass, guitar, violin, viola, keyboards Alessandro Marcantoni – recording, mixing Roberto Gualdi – drums Salvo Calvo – guitar Stefano Cisotto – keyboards, computer programming Carlo Palmas – keyboards, computer programming Morgan – arrangements, production Piero Calabrese – production, arrangements, Pro Tools programming, keyboards Massimo Calabrese – production, bass Stella Fabiani – production Roberto Procaccini – arrangements, Pro Tools programming, keyboards Stefano Calabrese – recording, electric guitar Gianluca Vaccaro – mixing Marco Del Bene – electric guitar Alessandro Canini – drums

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