Philip and the brother of Angelina Mango, great protagonist and winner of the Sanremo Festival 2024 as well as Italian representative at Eurovision. Like her, she inherited the artistic talent by his parents – Pino and Laura Valente – and is an esteemed musician who already has a long career behind him. He has been several times on stage with his sisterwho supports him in every step, and was among the arrangers of the de version The swallow which he brought to the stage of the Ariston Theater on the cover evening.
Who is Filippo Mango
Born in 1995, he is a professional drummer. Despite his young age, Pino Mango’s son began working in the world of music as a boy, alongside his father in the last musical projects he began before passing away prematurely on 8 December 2014 while he was in concert in Policoro. Very reserved and very close to his sister Angelina, over time he became her great point of reference and one of secrets of his career. In fact, you have repeatedly stated that base everything on his supportwhich he believes is essential to his success.
Unmissable behind the scenes of Sanremo Festival who won with the song Boredom, Filippo Mango was often on stage with her and not only to support her morally but to play the drums and accompany the most beautiful pieces of her repertoire at the beginning. She is also very discreet and he doesn’t like to show himself unless it’s expressly required by his work commitments.
After the death of Pino Mango, which occurred when he was not yet 20 years old, Filippo became close in his grief together with his sister Angelina Mango and his mother Laura Valente, who held the reins of the family firmly in a moment of great fragility. The Lucanian singer-songwriter was in fact not just an artist but above all a great father and husband, who inevitably left a huge void in his family and in the public who still love him very much. Hence Laura Valente’s need to ensure a stable environment for her children in which the support and love that Mango would have wanted for them was not lacking.
Filippo Mango on Instagram
Filippo Mango’s profile contains many images regarding his artistic activity, which is certainly at the center of his life. Then there is no shortage of them photo of his sistertogether with those of the scores of The swallow which he contributed to writing, while those taken from his private life, which he loves to keep private and separate from his work, are practically completely missing.
The Mango family is indeed known for its extreme confidentiality, for the grace with which they usually show their emotions and for the dignity with which they faced the loss of Pino who inevitably ended up in the spotlight. Years later, a bitter memory remains of those days while everything remains of his music, including the talent of his children who honor his memory by working with respect and self-sacrifice, just as he would have wanted.
