Italy
Appearances
47 (ESC) 9 (JESC)
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 [ ]
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest [ ]
Junior Eurovision Song Contest