eurovision 2017
Francesco Gabbani
Francesco Gabbani represented Italy at Eurovision 2017 in Kyiv with “Occidentali's Karma”, finishing 6th of 26.
Italy
2017
- who
- Italian singer and songwriter
- born
- 9 September 1982, Carrara, Italy
- contest
- 2017
- best result
- 6th, 2017
- music
- synth-pop, indie pop
- plays
- guitar, piano, drum
- active
- since 2000
- record labels
- BMG Rights Management
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Francesco Gabbani is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who won the newcomers’ section of the Sanremo festival in 2016 with “Amen” and the main competition a year later with “Occidentali’s Karma”. The song finished sixth in Kyiv in 2017.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Francesco Gabbani”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2017 Kyiv
“Occidentali's Karma”
6th of 26 Finished 6th of 26 in the final, with 334 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Luca Chiaravalli, Filippo Gabbani, Francesco Gabbani, Fabio Ilacqua
- Running order
- 9th of 26 in the final
- Age on the night
- 34
- Won that year
- Portugal: Salvador Sobral, “Amar pelos dois”
The story of Eurovision 2017: Russia's singer is banned, and Portugal wins after 53 years
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 2017
- Sanremo Music Festival 2020
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
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