Eurovision 2021 winner Maneskin is set to appear on the soundtrack in Baz Luhrmann’s much-anticipated film Elvis.
The Italian band revealed the collaboration during their triumphant return to the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, Italy, on Saturday night.
The group, made up of Damiano David, guitarist Victoria De Angelis, bassist Thomas Raggi and drummer Ethan Turchio, have had a huge year since taking home the Eurovision trophy last May. In addition to appearing on “Saturday Night Live” and at the Coachella Festival, they’ve just released a new single, “Supermodel,” which they worked on with Swedish pop supremo Max Martin.
In addition to performing “The Supermodel” on Saturday night, David revealed that the glamorous rockers teamed up with Luhrmann on the track, “If I Could Dream,” for the biopic, featuring Austin Butler as a doomed music icon. “We felt a great connection and decided to jump on it,” David said of working with Luhrmann. “We’re really proud of what we’ve done, and we can’t wait to see it.”
The song is a cover and was originally released by Pressly in 1968.
Luhrmann is known for infusing period films with modern songs, from the cover of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” at turn-of-the-century “Moulin Rouge” to the Cardigans’ “Louvall” in his adaptation of “Romeo + Juliet.” “
And the director also happens to hail from Australia, where Eurovision is such a big deal that in 2015 the country was allowed to take part in the competition for once, despite not being a member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the event. Ostensibly, their participation was to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the competition but after seven years they went on to provide reps for the competition and became an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union.
“Elvis” is set to have its world premiere in Cannes this week.
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