eurovision 1965
Bobby Solo
Bobby Solo represented Italy at Eurovision 1965 in Naples with “Se piangi, se ridi”, finishing 5th of 18.
- who
- Italian singer
- born
- 18 March 1945, Rome, Italy
- contest
- 1965
- best result
- 5th, 1965
- music
- traditional pop, pop, rock and roll
- active
- since 1963
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Bobby Solo is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. “Se piangi, se ridi” was the host country’s song in Naples in 1965 and finished fifth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Bobby Solo”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1965 Naples
“Se piangi, se ridi”
5th of 18 Finished 5th of 18, with 15 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Gianni Marchetti, Giulio Rapetti, Roberto Satti
- Conductor
- Gianni Ferrio
- Running order
- 13th of 18
- Age on the night
- 20
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: France Gall, “Poupée de cire, poupée de son”
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 1964
- Sanremo Music Festival 1965
- Sanremo Music Festival 1966
- Sanremo Music Festival 1967
- Sanremo Music Festival 1969
- Sanremo Music Festival 1970
- Sanremo Music Festival 1972
- Sanremo Music Festival 1980
- Sanremo Music Festival 1981
- Sanremo Music Festival 1982
- Sanremo Music Festival 1984
- Sanremo Music Festival 2003
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In the drama file
The scene from our index of scandals, mishaps and lore that Bobby Solo is part of.
- 1965 The host bends its own rule Accusations and rows
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Bobby Solo, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1965 The host bends its own rule
No song was supposed to have been released commercially before 10 February. Italy's entry, Bobby Solo's "Se piangi, se ridi", had won the Sanremo festival on 30 January, and by the cut-off date around 240,000 copies were already in Italian shops.
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