Insieme: 1992

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Italian pronunciation: [inˈsjɛːmeˌmilleˌnɔveˈtʃɛntonoˌvantaˈduːe] ; "Together: 1992") is a song written and recorded by Toto Cutugno. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990, held in Zagreb, resulting in the country's second victory in the contest.

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Background

Conception

"Insieme: 1992" was written and recorded by Toto Cutugno with Italian lyrics. He sang about bringing the disparate nations of Europe together. The "1992" of the title refers to the year in which the European Union was scheduled to begin operation, thus bringing the hope of the lyric to fruition. [2]

Eurovision

Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) internally selected the song as its entrant for the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. For the song to participate in the contest, it was necessary to shorten it to fit into three minutes. [3]

On 5 May 1990, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb hosted by Radiotelevizija Zagreb on behalf of Jugoslavenska radiotelevizija (JRT), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Cutugno performed "Insieme: 1992" nineteenth on the evening, following Sweden's "Som en vind" by Edin-Ådahl and preceding Austria's "Keine Mauern mehr" by Simone. He was accompanied on stage by a backing group of five singers from Slovenia, the group Pepel in kri  [ sl ] –Zvezdana Sterle, Ditka Haberl, Tadej Hrušovar "Dejvi", Oliver Antauer, and Miran Rudan–, who had represented Yugoslavia in 1975. Gianni Madonini conducted the event's orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry. [4]

At the close of voting, the song had received 149 points, placing first in a field of twenty-two, winning the contest. [5] This was Italy's second victory in the contest.

Live arrangement

As Slovenian backup singer Tadej Hrušovar remembers: "The first rehearsal was a total disaster, that's why I offered to re-arrange the song by myself. Cotugno told us (backup singers) let's just get over with it, nothing good will come out of this. We rehearsed backvocals kicking intro 'Insieme, unite, unite, Europe' really poorly for quite some time. Delegations from other countries looked at us really strangely and I was really embarrassed. I had enough and told Cotugno, that's it I will do appropriate rearrangment of the song all by mself. We can't just fool around, our band (Pepel in kri) has a great reputation in Yugoslavia. So i did correct the arrangement and studied it with the other band members. After two days we had the second rehearsal and when we 'hit' that kick intro, Cotugno turned around with his mouth open, couldn't believe how powerful it sounds. Then panic also started among the rest of the delegations, who didn't take us seriously before. Then suddenly they started coming up to us, asking who we are". [6]

Aftermath

As the winning broadcaster, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) gave RAI the responsibility to host the following edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. This contest, held on 4 May 1991, opened with its hosts, Cutugno and Gigliola Cinquetti, performing their Eurovision winning songs, "Insieme: 1992" and " Non ho l'età " respectively. [7]

Track listings

CD single

  1. "Insieme: 1992" – 4:00
  2. "Insieme: 1992" (instrumental) – 4:00

7" single

  1. "Insieme: 1992" – 4:00
  2. "Insieme: 1992" (instrumental) – 4:00

Charts

"Insieme: 1992"
Insieme 1992.jpg
Single by Toto Cutugno
LanguageItalian
B-side "Instrumental"
Released1990
Recorded1990
Genre Pop [1]
Length4:00
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Salvatore Cutugno
Producer(s) Number Two
Toto Cutugno singles chronology
"Gli amori"
(1990)
"Insieme: 1992"
(1990)
"Che sera"
(1992)
Eurovision Song Contest 1990 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Salvatore Cutugno
As
With
Language
Composer(s)
Salvatore Cutugno
Lyricist(s)
Salvatore Cutugno
Conductor
Gianni Madonini
Finals performance
Final result
1st
Final points
149
Entry chronology
◄ "Avrei voluto" (1989)
"Comme è ddoce 'o mare" (1991) ►

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [24] Silver200,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [25] Gold25,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Legacy

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Preceded by Eurovision Song Contest winners
1990
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