Mahmood
Mahmood in 2019, photo by G.L./Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Alessandro Mahmoud
Place of Birth: Milan, Italy
Date of Birth: 12 September, 1992
Ethnicity:
*Egyptian (father)
*Sardinian (mother)
Mahmood is an Italian singer and songwriter, He represented Italy in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, placing second.
His father, Ahmed, is Egyptian and his mother, Anna Frau, is from Orosei, a village on the island of Sardinia. Mahmood said that he does not speak Arabic but speaks Sardinian fluently.
Source: https://www.unionesarda.it
He was placed second in 2019,, but he will represent again this year.
Yes, he won ‘Sanremo’ again.
Muricansrallmutts brotha.
His father is named Ahmed : https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/04/17/mahmood-10-facts-about-italys-eurovision-2019-singer/236577/
His mother’s name is Anna Frau. Her last name sounds very German but is common in Sardinia, interesting !
https://www.italianames.com/italian-last-names-maps/FRAU
Maybe because Frau is also a German word, but it’s a typical Sardinian-sounding surname too with the -u as last letter.
This guy was the nightmare of right-wing Italians when he won Sanremo Music Festival.