Dove Cameron and Damiano David share a love for music — and each other. The couple were first linked in September 2023 after she was spotted attending one of his shows as the frontman of the Italian rock band Måneskin. The following February, Cameron and David shared a passionate kiss on the red carpet during Clive Davis' annual Pre-Grammy Gala, marking their public debut as a couple. Since then, the singers have openly supported each other’s work and sung each other’s praises. In a 2024 interview with Cosmopolitan, the “Boyfriend” singer revealed that she was “fascinated” by David the more she got to know him. “He presents in a way that seems very easily digestible and then you spend two minutes around him and you realize he is the kindest, most generous, most innocent, most giving person,” Cameron said. “He’s like a 1950s gentleman, angel, teddy bear. He’s the best person I’ve met in my life." Like his girlfriend, David is also in the music business. In addition to being the lead singer of Måneskin, he’s also released a handful of singles as a solo artist and is releasing his first solo studio album, Funny Little Fears, in May 2025. So, who is Dove Cameron’s boyfriend? Here’s everything to know about Damiano David and his relationship with the singer and actress. He was raised in Rome Damiano David was born on Jan. 8, 1999, in Rome. Though he and his brother grew up in the Italian neighborhood of Bravetta, his parents’ careers as flight attendants exposed him to many other parts of the world. “We tried to live through the traditions of the place,” he told Vogue Italia in 2021. “The last trip I took with them and my brother was in Tanzania, a full immersion among the Masai with whom we played soccer and exchanged food.” He’s the lead singer of Måneskin David started playing with local bands when he was in middle school — which is also where he met his future bassist, Victoria De Angelis, per Vogue Italia. Though De Angelis and guitarist Thomas Raggi initially rejected David for being “too pop,” they eventually agreed to start a band with him and found drummer Ethan Torchio on Facebook. Måneskin (which translates to “moonlight” in Danish) began playing on the streets of Rome when they were teens. In 2017, the rock band rose to fame by competing in the Italian singing competition The X Factor. They later gained international recognition after winning Eurovision in 2021 and have released four albums. David began his solo career in 2024 with the single “Silverlines.” They met at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2022 Cameron told Cosmopolitan that she first met David backstage at the 2022 VMAs when they were both up for the best new artist award. The Descendants actress won and said Måneskin’s team later invited her to an album release party and to join their tour as an opening act. The former Disney Channel star “couldn’t make it happen” due to scheduling conflicts but reconnected with David when she ran into him at the same awards show the following year. “It felt like it had been 10 years or something,” Cameron told the outlet. “When we had met before, he was in a very different space and I was too, so we didn’t register each other at all in that way." David invited her to attend a Måneskin concert at Madison Square Garden later that month, which kicked off romance rumors between the two. They started dating in 2024 Rumors sparked that the musicians were dating when she was spotted at that Måneskin concert in September 2023. But Cameron maintained to Cosmopolitan that things were “super innocent” between them initially and that they got to know each other in a “very slow, cautious manner.” Following multiple sightings of the rumored couple kissing on the beach in Australia and grabbing dinner in Los Angeles, Cameron and David made their red-carpet debut in February 2024 at a pre-Grammy Gala. He loves Cameron's music In a 2025 interview with PEOPLE, David revealed that though he thought it would be “extremely cheesy” to collaborate with Cameron only a year into their relationship, he does enjoy her music. “We play each other’s music, and I would say that we are very lucky because she loves [my] music and I love her music,” the Italian star said. “I really vibe with it. So it’s very fun.” The Emmy-winning actress and singer also credited her boyfriend for helping her overcome a fear that her “real, true voice was ugly," as she told PEOPLE in February 2025. Cameron said that she “broke through” her complex with the help of David while working on her single “Too Much.”