eurovision 2016
Francesca Michielin
Francesca Michielin represented Italy at Eurovision 2016 in Stockholm with “No Degree of Separation”, finishing 16th of 26.
- who
- Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- born
- 25 February 1995, Bassano del Grappa, Italy
- contest
- 2016
- best result
- 16th, 2016
- music
- pop
- plays
- piano
- active
- since 2011
- record labels
- Sony Music
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Francesca Michielin is an Italian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and television presenter who rose to fame by winning the fifth series of the Italian X Factor, and has released five studio albums. “No Degree of Separation” finished 16th for Italy in Stockholm in 2016.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Francesca Michielin”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2016 Stockholm
“No Degree of Separation”
16th of 26 Finished 16th of 26 in the final, with 124 points.
- Sung in
- Italian, English
- Written by
- Federica Abbate, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulo, Norma Jean Martine, Francesca Michielin
- Running order
- 6th of 26 in the final
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Jamala, “1944”
The story of Eurovision 2016: A new way of counting, and a winner who topped neither vote
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival
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