eurovision 1984
Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato represented Italy at Eurovision 1984 in Luxembourg City with “I treni di Tozeur”, finishing 5th of 19.
- who
- Italian singer-songwriter and musician
- born
- 23 March 1945, Giarre-Riposto, Italy
- died
- 18 May 2021 (aged 76), Milo, Italy
- contest
- 1984
- best result
- 5th, 1984
- music
- opera, new wave, progressive rock, experimental music, electro
- active
- 1967 to 2019
- record labels
- EMI, Dischi Ricordi
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Franco Battiato, who died in 2021, was an Italian musician, singer, composer and filmmaker, and also a painter under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani. With Alice, Battiato sang “I treni di Tozeur” in Luxembourg in 1984 and finished joint fifth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Franco Battiato”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1984 Luxembourg City
“I treni di Tozeur”
5th of 19 Finished 5th of 19, with 70 points.
- Billed as
- Alice and Franco Battiato
- With
- Alice
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Franco Battiato, Rosario Cosentino, Giusto Pio
- Conductor
- Giusto Pio
- Running order
- 18th of 19
- Age on the night
- 39
- Won that year
- Sweden: Herreys, “Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley”
The story of Eurovision 1984: The youngest host, and the night the booing started
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Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Gold Medal of the Italian Order of Merit for Culture and Art
- Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director
- Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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