Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

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Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Participating broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
National selection
Selection process Sanremo Music Festival 2022
Selection date(s)5 February 2022
Selected artist(s) Mahmood and Blanco
Selected song"Brividi"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 268 points
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song " Brividi ", written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Michele Zocca, and Blanco, and performed by Mahmood and Blanco themselves. The Italian participating broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) selected its entry through the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. In addition, RAI was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after winning the previous edition with " Zitti e buoni " by Måneskin.

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Background

Prior to the 2022 contest, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Italy forty-six times since its first entry at the inaugural contest in 1956. [1] Since then, it has won the contest on three occasions: in 1964 with the song " Non ho l'età " performed by Gigliola Cinquetti, in 1990 with " Insieme: 1992 " by Toto Cutugno, and in 2021 with " Zitti e buoni " by Måneskin. RAI has withdrawn from the contest a number of times, with their most recent absence spanning from 1998 until 2010. It made its return in 2011, and its entry "Madness of Love", performed by Raphael Gualazzi, placed second—their highest result, to that point, since its victory in 1990. A number of top 10 placements followed in the next editions, culminating with its victory in 2021.

Between 2011 and 2013 and since 2015, RAI has regularly used the Sanremo Music Festival to select its entry to the contest, at first through an intermediate stage of internal selection among the contestants, and after 2014 (when a full internal selection took place), the winner of the festival has always earned the right of first refusal to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Sanremo Music Festival 2022

Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 would be selected from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, the 72nd edition of the event. According to the rules of Sanremo 2022, the winner of the festival earns the right to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, but in case the artist is not available or refuses the offer, the organisers of the event reserve the right to choose another participant via their own criteria. The competition took place between 1 and 5 February 2022 with the winner being selected on the last day of the festival.

For the third year in a row, Amadeus served as the artistic director and presenter of Sanremo, [2] and was joined on stage by Ornella Muti, Lorena Cesarini, Drusilla Foer, Maria Chiara Giannetta and Sabrina Ferilli, each on a different night. [3] 25 artists, three of which directly qualifying from the newcomers' section Sanremo Giovani (held on 15 December 2021), competed in the festival. [4] This took place over the course of five consecutive nights, articulated as follows: [5]

The first 22 competing artists were announced on 4 December 2021. Six former Eurovision Song Contest entrants were among the competing artists: Iva Zanicchi (1969), Gianni Morandi (1970), Massimo Ranieri (1971 and 1973), Emma (2014), Fabrizio Moro (2018) and Mahmood (2019). [6] On 15 December, the three artists qualifying from the Sanremo Giovani section were announced, alongside the titles of all 25 competing songs. [7] Entrant Achille Lauro would later be selected in the Sammarinese national final on 19 February 2022.

Final

The 25 Big Artists each performed their entry again for a final time on 5 February 2022. A combination of public televoting, press jury voting and demoscopic jury voting selected the top three to face a superfinal vote, then the winner of Sanremo 2022 was decided by a combination of public televoting (34%), demoscopic jury voting (33%) and press jury voting (33%). Mahmood and Blanco were declared the winners of the contest with the song "Brividi". [8]

Final – 5 February 2022
DrawArtistSongPlace
1 Matteo Romano "Virale"11
2 Giusy Ferreri "Miele"23
3 Rkomi "Insuperabile"17
4 Iva Zanicchi "Voglio amarti"18
5 Aka 7even "Perfetta così"13
6 Massimo Ranieri "Lettera di là dal mare"8
7 Noemi "Ti amo, non lo so dire"15
8 Fabrizio Moro "Sei tu"12
9 Dargen D'Amico "Dove si balla"9
10 Elisa " O forse sei tu "3
11 Irama "Ovunque sarai"4
12 Michele Bravi "Inverno dei fiori"10
13 La Rappresentante di Lista "Ciao ciao"7
14 Emma "Ogni volta è così"6
15 Mahmood and Blanco " Brividi "1
16 Highsnob and Hu "Abbi cura di te"20
17 Sangiovanni "Farfalle"5
18 Gianni Morandi "Apri tutte le porte"2
19 Ditonellapiaga and Rettore "Chimica"16
20 Yuman "Ora e qui"21
21 Achille Lauro feat. Harlem Gospel Choir "Domenica"14
22 Ana Mena "Duecentomila ore"24
23 Tananai "Sesso occasionale"25
24 Giovanni Truppi "Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia"19
25 Le Vibrazioni "Tantissimo"22
Superfinal – 5 February 2022
DrawArtistSongDemoscopic jury
(33%)		Press jury
(33%)		Televote
(34%)		TotalPlace
1 Elisa " O forse sei tu "2nd2nd21.95%26.33%2
2 Gianni Morandi "Apri tutte le porte"3rd3rd23.79%21.9%3
3 Mahmood and Blanco " Brividi "1st1st54.26%51.77%1

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 took place at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, Italy and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May and the final on 14 May 2022. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As both the host country and a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final. In addition to its participation in the final, Italy was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. This was decided via a draw held during the semi-final allocation draw on 25 January 2022, when it was announced that Italy would be voting in the first semi-final. [9]

Italy performed in position 9, following the entry from Armenia and before the entry from Spain. [10] At the close of the voting, Italy finished in sixth place overall with 268 points.

Voting

Points awarded to Italy

Points awarded to Italy (Final) [11]
ScoreTelevoteJury
12 points
10 pointsFlag of Malta.svg  Malta
8 points
7 pointsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 pointsFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
1 pointFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Points awarded by Italy

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Italian jury: [12] [13]

  • Andrea Spinelli - Artist
  • Cinzia Poli - Radio host, designer
  • Filippo Solibello - Radio host
  • Monica Agostini - TV journalist
  • Paolo Di Gioia - Musician
Detailed voting results from Italy (Semi-final 1)
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsPercentageRankPoints
01Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 111151711149.85%38
02Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1017152171013.01%11
03Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 12154155923.07%101
04Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 421676562.64%13
05Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 17917316121.85%17
06Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 733874724.28%112
07Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 68101615152.23%16
08Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 242582104.16%74
09Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 971696516.92%210
10Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 312131114115.08%56
11Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1416744742.62%14
12Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 166111212172.96%12
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 13109103833.39%92
14Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 155141410162.44%15
15Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1181311123.9%83
16Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 51312913134.92%65
17Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 814612386.48%47
Detailed voting results from Italy (Final)
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
Juror 1Juror 2Juror 3Juror 4Juror 5RankPointsPercentage [14] RankPoints
01Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2010111017151.39%23
02Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2224162422246.64%38
03Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 61712814122.83%101
04Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 722411101011.9%15
05Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 891547831.64%20
06Flag of France.svg  France 1121211423201.43%22
07Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 211913912163.5%74
08Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 523322382.71%11
09Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
10Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 198201324182.71%12
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2111341123.32%92
12Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 15781791129.5%112
13Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1616101216171.71%18
14Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 122051615142.17%13
15Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1814242013221.88%16
16Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 172616471.73%17
17Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1371512101.93%14
18Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1315182119210.87%24
19Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1462556513.34%210
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 412191820133.58%65
21Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 24417223921.57%21
22Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 3114711563.88%56
23Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1013231921193.39%83
24Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 95968744.69%47
25Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 2318222318231.68%19

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