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Italy has participated in the Contest 47 times since making its debut as one of the Founding Seven nations in 1956. It has won three times, in 1964, 1990 and 2021, and only placed last once with Nul Points.

From 1998 to 2010 it withdrew from competing and upon its return for the 2011 Contest in Düsseldorf it joined France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom to become a "Big Five" nation, which means it is automatically qualified for each Contest regardless of its final placing on the leaderboard due to the financial contributions made towards the Contest.

The country made its debut at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Marsa, winning that year's competition.  It has achieved a further three Top 10 placings.

Participants[]

Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points Note(s)
1956 Franca Raimondi "Aprite le finestre" Italian Open the windows N/A No semi-finals
Tonina Torrielli "Amami se vuoi" Love me if you want to2
1957 Nunzio Gallo "Corde della mia chitarra" Strings of my guitar 6 7
1958 Domenico Modugno "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" In the blue-painted sky 3 13
1959 "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" It's raining (Bye, bye baby) 6 9
1960 Renato Rascel "Romantica" Romantica 8 5
1961 Betty Curtis "Al di là" Beyond 5 12
1962 Claudio Villa "Addio, addio" Goodbye, Goodbye 9 3
1963 Emilio Pericoli "Uno per tutte" One For All 3 37
1964 Gigliola Cinquetti "Non ho l'età" I'm not old enough 1 49
1965 Bobby Solo "Se piangi, se ridi" If you cry, if you laugh 5 15 Host country
1966 Domenico Modugno "Dio, come ti amo" God, How I Love You 17 0 No semi-finals
1967 Claudio Villa "Non andare più lontano" Don't go far away anymore 11 4
1968 Sergio Endrigo "Marianne" - 10 7
1969 Iva Zanicchi "Due grosse lacrime bianche" Two big white tears 13 5
1970 Gianni Morandi "Occhi di ragazza" Girl's eyes 8 5
1971 Massimo Ranieri "L'amore è un attimo" Love is a moment 5 91
1972 Nicola di Bari "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" The Days of the Rainbow 6 92
1973 Massimo Ranieri "Chi sarà con te" Who Will Be With You 13 74
1974 Gigliola Cinquetti "Si" Yes 2 18
1975 Wess & Dori Ghezzi "Era" Italian, English It Was 3 115
1976 Al Bano & Romina Power "We'll Live It All Again" - 7 69
1977 Mia Martini "Libera" Italian Free 13 33
1978 Ricchi e Poveri "Questo amore" This love 12 53
1979 Matia Bazar "Raggio di luna" Moon beam 15 27
1980 Alan Sorrenti "Non so che darei" I don't know what to give 6 87
Did not participate in 1981 and 1982
1983 Riccardo Fogli "Per Lucia" Italian For Lucia 11 41 No semi-finals
1984 Alice & Battiato "I treni di Tozeur" The trains of Tozeur 5 70
1985 Al Bano & Romina Power "Magic Oh Magic" Italian, English - 7 78
Did not participate in 1986
1987 Umberto Tozzi & Raf "Gente di mare" Italian People of the sea 3 103 No semi-finals
1988 Luca Barbarossa "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" Alive (I Write To You) 12 52
1989 Anna Oxa & Fausto Leali "Avrei voluto" I Would've Wanted 9 56
1990 Toto Cutugno "Insieme: 1992" Together: 1992 1 149
1991 Peppino di Capri "Comme è ddoce 'o mare" Neapolitan How Sweet Is the Sea 7 89 Host country
1992 Mia Martini "Rapsodia" Italian Rhapsody 4 111 No semi-finals
1993 Enrico Ruggeri "Sole d'Europa" Sun of Europe 12 45 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Did not participate between 1994 and 1996
1997 Jalisse "Fiumi di parole" Italian Rivers of words 4 114 No semi finals
Did not participate between 1998 and 2010
2011 Raphael Gualazzi "Madness of Love" Italian, English - 2 189 Member of the "Big 5"
2012 Nina Zilli "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" Love is female (Out of Love) 9 101
2013 Marco Mengoni "L'essenziale" Italian The essential 7 126
2014 Emma "La mia città" My city 21 33
2015 Il Volo "Grande amore" Great Love 3 292
2016 Francesca Michielin "No Degree of Separation" Italian, English - 16 124
2017 Francesco Gabbani "Occidentali's Karma" Italian Westerners' Karma 6 334
2018 Ermal Meta & Fabrizio Moro "Non mi avete fatto niente" You haven't done anything to me 5 308
2019 Mahmood "Soldi" Italian, Arabic Money 2 472
2020 Diodato "Fai rumore" Italian Make noise Cancelled
2021 Måneskin "Zitti e buoni" Shut up and behave 1 524
2022 Mahmood & Blanco "Brividi" Shivers 6 268 Host country
2023 Marco Mengoni "Due vite" Two lives 4 350 Member of the "Big 5"
2024 Angelina Mango "La noia" Boredom

Junior Eurovision Song Contest[]

Year Performer(s) Song Language Translation Position Points
2014 Vincenzo Cantiello "Tu primo grande amore" Italian, English You, the first great love 1 159
2015 Chiara & Martina Scarpari "Viva" Italian Long live 16 34
2016 Fiamma Boccia "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" Italian, English Dear Mom 3 209
2017 Maria Iside Fiore "Scelgo (My Choice)" I choose (My Choice) 11 86
2018 Melissa & Marco "What Is Love" - 7 151
2019 Marta Viola "La voce della terra" The voice of the earth 7 129
Did not participate in 2020
2021 Elisabetta Lizza "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" Italian, English Mirror 10 107
2022 Chanel Dilecta "BLA BLA BLA" - 11 95
2023 Melissa & Rayna "Un mondo giusto" A nice world 11 81
2024

Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest[]

Performer(s) Song Translation Position Points Year Final Points
Domenico Modugno "Nel blu, dipinto di blu" In the blue-painted blue sky 2 267 1958 3 13


Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Lys AssiaCorry BrokkenAndré ClaveauTeddy ScholtenJacqueline BoyerJean-Claude PascalIsabelle AubretGrethe & Jørgen IngmannGigliola CinquettiFrance GallUdo JürgensSandie ShawMassielSaloméLuluLenny KuhrFrida BoccaraDanaSéverineVicky LeandrosAnne-Marie DavidABBATeach-InBrotherhood of ManMarie MyriamIzhar Cohen & AlphabetaMilk & HoneyJohnny LoganBucks FizzNicoleCorinne HermèsHerreysBobbysocks!Sandra KimJohnny LoganCéline DionRivaToto CutugnoCarolaLinda MartinNiamh KavanaghPaul Harrington & Charlie McGettiganSecret GardenEimear QuinnKatrina and the WavesDana InternationalCharlotte NilssonOlsen BrothersTanel Padar & Dave Benton with 2XLMarie NSertab ErenerRuslanaHelena PaparizouLordiMarija ŠerifovićDima BilanAlexander RybakLenaEli & NikkiLoreenEmmelie de ForestConchita WurstMåns ZelmerlöwJamalaSalvador SobralNettaDuncan LaurenceMåneskinKalush OrchestraLoreen
Winning Songs
RefrainNet als toenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de cire, poupée de sonMerci, chériePuppet on a StringLa, la, laVivo cantandoBoom Bang-a-BangDe troubadourUn jour, un enfantAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès toiTu te reconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses for MeL'oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggi-Loo Diggi-LeyLa det swingeJ'aime la vieHold Me NowNe partez pas sans moiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me to Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEvery Way That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomYugoslavia
Miscellaneous
European Broadcasting UnionEurovision Song Contest
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Winners
Dino JelušićMaría IsabelKsenia SitnikTolmachevy SistersAlexey ZhigalkovichBzikebiRalf MackenbachVladimir ArzumanyanCANDYAnastasiya PetrykGaia CauchiVincenzo CantielloDestiny ChukunyereMariam MamadashviliPolina BogusevichRoksana WęgielViki GaborValentinaMalénaLissandroZoé Clauzure
Winning Songs
"Ti si moja prva ljubav" • "Antes muerta que sencilla" • "My vmeste" • "Vesenniy Jazz" • "S druz'yami" • "Bzzz..." • "Click Clack" • "Mama" • "Candy Music" • "Nebo" • "The Start" • "Tu primo grande amore" • "Not My Soul" • "Mzeo" • "Wings" • "Anyone I Want to Be" • "Superhero" • "J'imagine" • "Qami Qami" • "Oh maman!" • "Cœur"
Contests
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Countries
AlbaniaArmeniaAustraliaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCroatiaCyprusDenmarkEstoniaFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceIrelandIsraelItalyKazakhstanLatviaLithuaniaNorth MacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMontenegroThe NetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomWales
Miscellaneous
Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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