Manuel Agnelli, born on March 13, 1966 in Milan, Italy, is a singer and
songwriter. In 1985, he founded the rock band Afterhours, which gained
prominence on the Italian alternative rock scene with albums like Germi (1995)
and Hai paura del buio? (1997). The band won the Critics Prize at the Sanremo
Music Festival 2009. Since 2016, Agnelli has been a judge on X-Factor, mentoring
Måneskin in 2017 and winning the 2024 edition with Mimì Caruso. In 2022, he
released his first solo album, Ama il prossimo tuo come te stesso, which Rolling
Stone ranked third among the best Italian albums...