Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014

Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Country	Italy
Selection process	Internal selection
Announcement date	Artist: 4 September 2014 Song: 3 October 2014
Competing entry
Song	"Tu primo grande amore"
Artist	Vincenzo Cantiello
Placement
Final result	1st, 159 points
Participation chronology
2014 • 2015►

Vincenzo Cantiello (JESC 2014 winner) before interview for kidsmusic.info

Italy selected their first Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry through an internal selection. On 4 September 2014 it was revealed that Vincenzo Cantiello would represent Italy with the song "Tu primo grande amore". ^[1]

Internal selection

Shortly after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, the Italian broadcaster RAI revealed that they were interested in participating in the 2014 contest and attended a workshop for interested broadcasters. ^{[2] [3]} On 8 July 2014, it was announced that Italy would in fact make their debut in the 2014 contest. ^[4] Two months later on 4 September 2014, the broadcaster revealed that Vincenzo Cantiello had been internally selected to represent the country with the song "Tu primo grande amore" in Marsa, Malta. ^[1]

At Junior Eurovision

At the running order draw which took place on 9 November 2014, Italy were drawn to perform eleventh on 15 November 2014, following Montenegro and preceding Armenia. ^{[5] [6]}

Voting

Points awarded to Italy [7] Score Country 12 points [a]   Kids Jury   Montenegro   San Marino   Slovenia 10 points   Bulgaria   Croatia   Cyprus   Georgia   Malta   Ukraine 8 points   Armenia   Netherlands   Serbia 7 points   Sweden 6 points   Russia 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points   Belarus 1 point

Points awarded by Italy [7] Score Country 12 points   Malta 10 points   Bulgaria 8 points   San Marino 7 points   Netherlands 6 points   Serbia 5 points   Cyprus 4 points   Sweden 3 points   Ukraine 2 points   Armenia 1 point   Belarus

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Italian jury: ^[8]

• Dario Salvatori
• Barbara Mosconi
• Mariolina Simone
• Massimiliano Pani
• Davide Maggio

Detailed voting results from Italy ^[8]

Draw	Country	D. Salvatori	B. Mosconi	M. Simone	M. Pani	D. Maggio	Average Jury Points	Televoting Points	Points Awarded
01	Belarus	6	1	7			1	6	1
02	Bulgaria	10			2			12	10
03	San Marino	3	6		1	10	2	10	8
04	Croatia
05	Cyprus		12	12	3		8	3	5
06	Georgia				12	1
07	Sweden	8	5	8	5	3	10		4
08	Ukraine	2		1	7			8	3
09	Slovenia	5	8	4	4	4	5	1
10	Montenegro		3			2
11	Italy
12	Armenia	4	4	10		7	4	4	2
13	Russia	7		2	8	6	3	2
14	Serbia		10	5	6	12	12		6
15	Malta	1	2	6	10	8	6	7	12
16	Netherlands	12	7	3		5	7	5	7

Notes

1. All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.

References

1. Granger, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Italy: Vincenzo Cantiello To JESC'14". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
2. Fisher, Luke James (10 December 2013). "2013 viewing figures in, 2014 planning underway". 2014 planning already underway. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
3. Granger, Anthony (26 June 2014). "Italy: Very Close To JESC Debut This Year". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
4. Granger, Anthony (8 July 2014). "Italy: Junior Eurovision Debut In Malta". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
5. James-Fisher, Luke (9 November 2014). "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2014!". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
6. "Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
7. "Results of the Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
8. "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.