Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

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Eurovision Song Contest 2016
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
National selection
Selection process Sanremo Music Festival 2016
Selection date(s)Artist: 14 February 2016
Song: 14 March 2016
Selected entrant Francesca Michielin
Selected song"No Degree of Separation"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result16th, 124 points
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "No Degree of Separation" written by Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulo and Norma Jean Martine. The song was performed by Francesca Michielin. Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) announced in October 2015 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. The group Stadio ended up winning the Big Artists section, however they declined the opportunity to represent Italy in Stockholm. RAI then appointed the runner-up, Francesca Michielin, as the Italian entrant. Michielin performed a bilingual Italian and English version of her Sanremo runner-up entry "Nessun grado di separazione", which was titled "No Degree of Separation" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

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As a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 6, Italy placed sixteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 124 points.

Background

Prior to the 2016 contest, Italy had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-one times since its first entry during the inaugural contest in 1956. [1] Since then, Italy has won the contest on two occasions: in 1964 with the song "Non ho l'età" performed by Gigliola Cinquetti and in 1990 with the song "Insieme: 1992" performed by Toto Cutugno. Italy has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest a number of times with their most recent absence spanning from 1998 until 2010. Their return in 2011 with the song "Madness of Love", performed by Raphael Gualazzi, placed second—their highest result, to this point, since their victory in 1990. In 2015, Il Volo represented the nation with the song "Grande amore", obtaining third place.

The Italian national broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), broadcasts the event within Italy and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. RAI confirmed Italy's participation in the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest on 15 September 2015. [2] Between 2011 and 2013, the broadcaster used the Sanremo Music Festival as an artist selection pool where a special committee would select one of the competing artist, independent of the results in the competition, as the Eurovision entrant. The selected entrant was then responsible for selecting the song they would compete with. For 2014, RAI forwent using the Sanremo Music Festival artist lineup and internally selected their entry. In 2015, the Italian broadcaster announced that the winning artist of the 2015 Sanremo Music Festival would be rewarded with the opportunity to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest, a method that the broadcaster continued for 2016.

Before Eurovision

Sanremo Music Festival 2016

On 2 October 2015, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2016. [3] According to the rules of Sanremo 2016, the winner of the Campioni or Big Artists category 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 9–13 February 2016 with the winner being selected on the last day of the festival. [4]

Twenty artists competed in the Big Artists category of Sanremo 2016. Among the competing artists was former Eurovision Song Contest entrant Enrico Ruggeri who represented Italy in 1993. The performers in the "Big Artists" category were: [5]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Alessio Bernabei "Noi siamo infinito"Ivan Amatucci, Roberto Casalino, Dario Faini
Annalisa "Il diluvio universale" Annalisa Scarrone, Diego Calvetti
Arisa "Guardando il cielo" Giuseppe Anastasi
Bluvertigo "Semplicemente" Marco Castoldi
Clementino "Quando sono lontano" Clemente Macarro, Vincent Stein, Konstantin Scherer
Dear Jack "Mezzo respiro"Roberto Balbo, Stefano Paviani, Leiner Riflessi, Claudio Corradini
Dolcenera "Ora o mai più (le cose cambiano)" Emanuela Trane, Alessandro Finazzo
Elio e le Storie Tese "Vincere l'odio" Stefano Belisari, Sergio Conforti, Davide Civaschi, Nicola Fasani
Enrico Ruggeri "Il primo amore non si scorda mai" Enrico Ruggeri
Francesca Michielin "Nessun grado di separazione" Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulio
Giovanni Caccamo and Deborah Iurato "Via da qui" Giuliano Sangiorgi
Irene Fornaciari "Blu" Irene Fornaciari, Diego Calvetti, Giuseppe Dati, Marco Fontana
Lorenzo Fragola "Infinite volte" Lorenzo Fragola, Rory Di Benedetto, Rosario Canale, Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, Antonio Filippelli
Neffa "Sogno e nostalgia" Giovanni Pellino
Noemi "La borsa di una donna" Marco Masini, Marco Adami, Antonio Iammarino
Patty Pravo "Cieli immensi" Fortunato Zampaglione
Rocco Hunt "Wake Up" Rocco Pagliarulo, Vicenzo Catanzaro, Simone Benussi
Stadio "Un giorno mi dirai"Saverio Grandi, Gaetano Curreri, Luca Chiaravalli
Valerio Scanu "Finalmente piove" Fabrizio Moro
Zero Assoluto "Di me e di te"Thomas De Gasperi, Matteo Maffucci, Antonio Filippelli, Luca Vicini

Final

During the final evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016, the group Stadio was selected as the winner with the song "Un giorno mi dirai". Afterwards, RAI announced through social media that Stadio would not represent Italy in Stockholm. [6] However, RAI later confirmed during the closing press conference for the Sanremo Music Festival on 14 February 2016 that they were still waiting for Stadio's final decision on whether they would participate at Eurovision. [7] [8] The band ultimately declined the opportunity to represent Italy and stated: "We would love to participate, but we have a tour already planned. If we were young men we'd just be happy". [9] An announcement was made shortly afterwards that Sanremo 2016 runner-up Francesca Michielin would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. [9] [10]

First Round – 13 February 2016
DrawArtistSongJury
(30%)
Demoscopic Poll
(30%)
Televote
(40%)
TotalPlace
1 Francesca Michielin "Nessun grado di separazione"6.88%9.72%8.17%8.25%2
2 Alessio Bernabei "Noi siamo infinito"0.00%3.12%8.05%4.16%14
3 Clementino "Quando sono lontano"3.75%4.22%7.80%5.51%7
4 Patty Pravo "Cieli immensi"3.75%5.98%8.23%6.21%6
5 Lorenzo Fragola "Infinite volte"2.50%5.93%9.40%6.29%5
6 Noemi "La borsa di una donna"4.38%8.03%4.12%5.37%8
7 Elio e le Storie Tese "Vincere l'odio"4.38%6.13%2.66%4.22%12
8 Arisa "Guardando il cielo"3.13%7.20%3.73%4.59%10
9 Stadio "Un giorno mi dirai"45.00%10.57%10.30%20.79%1
10 Annalisa "Il diluvio universale"0.63%6.52%5.45%4.32%11
11 Rocco Hunt "Wake Up"1.25%6.00%7.43%5.15%9
12 Dolcenera "Ora o mai più (le cose cambiano)"1.88%6.38%2.39%3.43%15
13 Enrico Ruggeri "Il primo amore non si scorda mai"8.75%7.52%3.62%6.33%4
14 Giovanni Caccamo and Deborah Iurato "Via da qui"10.63%6.32%7.85%8.22%3
15 Valerio Scanu "Finalmente piove"0.00%2.95%8.20%4.17%13
16 Irene Fornaciari "Blu"3.13%3.42%2.60%3.00%16
Second Round – 13 February 2016
DrawArtistSongJury
(30%)
Demoscopic Poll
(30%)
Televote
(40%)
TotalPlace
1 Giovanni Caccamo and Deborah Iurato "Via da qui"25.00%29.39%26.43%26.89%3
2 Francesca Michielin "Nessun grado di separazione"27.08%34.72%29.58%30.37%2
3 Stadio "Un giorno mi dirai"47.92%35.89%43.99%42.74%1

Song selection

On 14 March 2016, RAI confirmed that Francesca Michielin would perform a bilingual Italian and English version of her Sanremo Music Festival 2016 runner-up song "Nessun grado di separazione", which would be titled "No Degree of Separation" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. [11] [12]

Promotion

Francesca Michielin made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "No Degree of Separation" as the Italian Eurovision entry. On 9 April, Michielin performed during the Eurovision in Concert event which was held at the Melkweg venue in Amsterdam, Netherlands and hosted by Cornald Maas and Hera Björk. [13] On 17 April, Michielin performed during the London Eurovision Party, which was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. [14] In the week prior to arriving in Stockholm, Francesca Michielin completed a roadtrip where she made promotional appearances in Vienna, Warsaw, Berlin and Copenhagen. [15]

At Eurovision

Francesca Michielin during a press meet and greet ESC2016 - Italy Meet & Greet 13 (crop).jpg
Francesca Michielin during a press meet and greet

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 a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final on 14 May 2016. In addition to their participation in the final, Italy is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 25 January 2016, Italy was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 12 May 2016. [16]

In Italy, the two semi-finals were broadcast on Rai 4 with commentary by Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello. [17] The final was broadcast on Rai 1 with commentary by Federico Russo and Flavio Insinna. [18] All shows were also broadcast via radio on Rai Radio 2 with commentary by Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello. The Italian spokesperson, who announced the top 12-point score awarded by the Italian jury during the final, was Claudia Andreatti. [19]

Final

Francesca Michielin during a rehearsal before the final ESC2016 - Italy 13.jpg
Francesca Michielin during a rehearsal before the final

Francesca Michielin took part in technical rehearsals on 7 and 8 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11, 13 and 14 May. [20] This included the semi-final jury show on 11 May where an extended clip of the Italian performance was filmed for broadcast during the live show on 12 May and the jury final on 13 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. [21] During the opening ceremony festivities that took place on 8 May, Francesca Michielin took part in a draw to determine in which half of the final the Italian entry would be performed. Italy was drawn to compete in the first half. [22] Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Italy was subsequently placed to perform in position 6, following the entry from Hungary and before the entry from Israel. [23]

The Italian performance featured Francesca Michielin on a grass covered platform performing in jumpsuit and surrounded by various stage props including flowers, fruits, balloons and diamonds. [24] [25] The stage lighting was predominately blue with the background LED screens displaying a large green tree and blue skies. Michielin was joined by two off-stage backing vocalists: Nicole Pellicani and Sabrina Fiorella. [26] Italy placed sixteenth in the final, scoring 124 points: 34 points from the televoting and 90 points from the juries. [27] [28]

Voting

Voting during the three shows was conducted under a new system that involved each country now awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. [29] In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final. [30]

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Italy and awarded by Italy in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:

Points awarded to Italy

Points awarded to Italy (Final) [31]
ScoreTelevoteJury
12 points
10 pointsFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 pointsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
4 pointsFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
3 pointsFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Italy

Detailed voting results

The following members comprised the Italian jury: [29]

  • Max Novaresi  [ it ] television host, writer (jury member in semi-final 1)
  • Alessandro Pigliavento web marketing specialist, blogger
  • Paolo Belli  singer, showman
  • Andrea Delogu  [ it ] TV show host
  • Stefania Zizzari journalist
  • Tiziana Leone journalist (jury member in the final)
Detailed voting results from Italy (Semi-final 2) [32]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
M. NovaresiP. BelliA. DeloguA. PigliaventoS. ZizzariRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 181510941312
02Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 4141113683210
03Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1711914151517
04Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3105313813
05Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 5615171212101
06Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1178886556
07Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 94131599214
08Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia 8131616181792
09Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1512712510174
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1541211283
11Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 14331075618
12Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 169127101147
13Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1281818111615
14Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 61623210112
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13161711161816
16Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2215134711
17Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 718146171438
18Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 101724147465
Detailed voting results from Italy (Final) [31]
DrawCountryJuryTelevote
A. PigliaventoP. BelliA. DeloguT. LeoneS. ZizzariRankPointsRankPoints
01Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1519711101118
02Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 23182522132424
03Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 14551047419
04Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 22211521222523
05Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 21221613232015
06Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
07Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 696513817
08Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9151718151447
09Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 24411659216
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10111219241521
11Flag of France.svg  France 1118264765
12Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 201424251119210
13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 388925611
14Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 162338810156
15Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 13202023212174
16Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1724141671692
17Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8132112251722
18Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2532317121838
19Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5611911213
20Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1112920141314
21Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 47473210112
22Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 22103186520
23Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 71624208383
24Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 19252215172312
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12101314161225
26Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 181719241922101

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