Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 45 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956. It was one of the seven countries that competed at the first contest. Italy competed at the contest frequently until 1997. After a 14-year absence, the country returned to the contest in 2011. Italy has won the contest twice.
"Soldi" is a song recorded by Italian singer Mahmood. It was released on 6 February 2019, as the fifth single from his debut studio album, Gioventù bruciata (2019). Mahmood co-wrote the song with Dario "Dardust" Faini and Charlie Charles, who also produced it.
Anna Hoxha, known professionally as Anna Oxa, is an Italian singer, actress, and television presenter. Affectionately referred to as la Voce e il Cuore, Oxa has received mainstream popularity and recognition within Italy due to her numerous participations in the Sanremo Music Festival.
Raffaele Gualazzi, better known as Raphael Gualazzi, is an Italian singer and pianist.
"Follia d'amore" is a song by Raphael Gualazzi. It was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2011 in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers.
Reality and Fantasy is the second studio album by Italian jazz singer Raphael Gualazzi, composed, produced and arranged by Gualazzi himself, it was released in Italy on 16 February 2011 on Sugar Music.
Fabrizio Mobrici, known by his stage name Fabrizio Moro, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He released his debut album in 2000 and he achieved commercial success in 2007, after winning the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with his entry "Pensa". The song became a number-one hit in Italy, while the album with the same title was certified gold by the Italian Music Industry Federation.
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection with the artist being selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2013 and the song selection being carried out by the artist. Marco Mengoni represented Italy with the song "L'essenziale", which placed 7th and scored 126 points in the final.
"L'essenziale" is a song by Italian singer Marco Mengoni and the lead single from his second studio album, #prontoacorrere (2013). Released in Italy on 13 February 2013, the song was written by Roberto Casalino, Francesco De Benedettis, and Mengoni, and produced by Michele Canova. Casalino described the song as an Italian-style ballad that is about the necessity of essentiality.
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma", written by Francesco Gabbani, Filippo Gabbani, Luca Chiaravalli and Fabio Ilacqua. The song was performed by Francesco Gabbani. Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) announced in October 2016 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 would earn the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev, Ukraine. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. In February 2017, Francesco Gabbani emerged as the winner of Sanremo with the song "Occidentali's Karma". The artist accepted the invitation to represent Italy at Eurovision and decided that "Occidentali's Karma" would be his contest entry.
Francesco Gabbani is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He rose to fame after winning the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song "Amen". The next year, he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song "Occidentali's Karma", and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 finishing in 6th place.
Elettra Miura Lamborghini is an Italian singer, model, television personality and influencer. After gaining initial attention participating on reality shows, she released her debut single "Pem Pem" in early 2018. She subsequently released her debut studio album Twerking Queen in the summer of 2019.
The discography of Raphael Gualazzi, an Italian singer and pianist, consists of four studio albums, two extended plays and eleven singles.
Happy Mistake is the third studio album by Italian singer and pianist Raphael Gualazzi. It was released in Italy through Sugar Music on the 14 February 2013. The album reached number 5 on the Italian Albums Chart. The album also charted in Belgium and France. An International Deluxe Edition was released on 25 March 2013.
"Liberi o no" is a song performed by Italian singer and pianist Raphael Gualazzi and The Bloody Beetroots. The song was released in Italy as a digital download on 20 February 2014 as the lead single from his second extended play Accidentally on Purpose - Sanremo's Festival 2014. The song peaked at number 20 on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was written and produced by Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo and Raphael Gualazzi.
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Italian broadcaster RAI announced in October 2017 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 would earn the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, Portugal.
Italy originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The winner of the "Campioni" section of the Sanremo Festival, Diodato with "Fai rumore", would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, which was planned to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. However, due to 2019-20 pandemic of Coronavirus, the contest was cancelled.
"Fai rumore" is a song written and performed by Italian singer Diodato. It was released as a single on 7 February 2020 and will feature on his album Che vita meravigliosa. The song would have represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after winning the Sanremo Music Festival 2020. It topped the Italian singles chart in its second week of release. This song won Eurovision-Gleði – Okkar 12 stig, an Icelandic alternative show for Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
"Viceversa" is a song by Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Gabbani. The song was released as a digital download on 6 February 2020 by BMG Rights Management as the second single from his fourth studio album Viceversa (2020). The song peaked at number two on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was Gabbani's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, the 70th edition of Italy's national Eurovision song selection competition, where it placed second to Diodato's "Fai rumore".
"Carioca" is a song by Italian singer and pianist Raphael Gualazzi. The song was released as a digital download and for streaming on 5 February 2020 by Sugar Music as the lead single from his fifth studio album Ho un piano. The song peaked at number thirty-three on the Italian Singles Chart. The song was Gualazzi's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, the 70th edition of Italy's national Eurovision song selection competition, where it placed 11th in the grand final. The song was written by Raphael Gualazzi, Davide Pavanello and Davide Petrella.
