As Sanremo approaches, anticipation (and controversy) grows over what will be broadcast on the Ariston stage. One of the most anticipated artists, especially after the performance of the talent Amici di Maria De Filippi in the vocal sector, is undoubtedly Angelina Mango. She is only 22 years old, making her one of the youngest faces in the line-up of this 74th edition of the festival, but there is great anticipation for the performance she will offer the audience. This morning, January 26th, Amadeus revealed Viva Rai2! the complete list of duets that will alternate on the Ariston stage on Friday evening, February 9th. And so it turned out that Angelina decided to pay homage to her father, Pino Mango, one of the most popular Italian singer-songwriters, who passed away in 2014. She did this by choosing to bring the Brando Rondine, one of her father's most famous successful songs, to the stage. Parallel to the announcement, she published a video on Instagram depicting herself as a child and saying the words: “Swallow, where are you, swallow?” Have you flown or are you here?
The reaction on social media was immediate, with someone murmuring about the appropriateness of his choice. While the vast majority of users were on his side. “Angelina was 13 years old when her father suddenly died on stage. He changed his life and his city, a pain that still lingers today, something he recently spoke about. He chose to pay homage to him on cover night, the controversy seems pointless to me. It tastes more like an act of love,” wrote the journalist Giuseppe Candela, for example.
Angelina was 13 years old when her father suddenly died on stage. He changed his life and his city, a pain that still lingers today, something he recently spoke about. He chose to pay homage to him on cover night, the controversy seems pointless to me. It tastes more like an act of love. #sanremo2024
— Giuseppe Candela (@GiusCandela) January 26, 2024
“The controversy that arose from Angelina Mango's decision to bring one of her father's songs to the cover night is incomprehensible. It's a tribute ten years after his father's death and an expression of how proud I am of the last name I bear. For me, an honest and very right choice,” repeated another user. And again: “Calling Angelina a Parac*la for a similar decision is madness, because the decision to expose your pain on this stage, knowing that there will also be idiots ready to criticize her, is anything but Parac*li.”
The controversy that arose from Angelina Mango's decision to bring one of her father's songs to the cover night was incomprehensible. It's a tribute ten years after his father's death and an expression of how proud I am of the last name I bear. For me an honest and very right choice.
– Mari (@amaricord) January 26, 2024
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