eurovision 1997
Jalisse
Jalisse represented Italy at Eurovision 1997 in Dublin with “Fiumi di parole”, finishing 4th of 25.
- what
- Italian band that plays pop music
- contest
- 1997
- best result
- 4th, 1997
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1994
- members
- Alessandra Drusian, Fabio Ricci past and present
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Jalisse is an Italian duo, Alessandra Drusian and Fabio Ricci, who won the main category of the Sanremo Music Festival in 1997 with “Fiumi di parole”. The song finished fourth in Dublin that year, the last Italian entry until 2011.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jalisse”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1997 Dublin
“Fiumi di parole”
4th of 25 Finished 4th of 25, with 114 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Carmen di Domenico, Alessandra Drusian, Fabio Ricci
- Conductor
- Lucio Fabbri
- Running order
- 9th of 25
- Won that year
- United Kingdom: Katrina and the Waves, “Love Shine a Light”
The story of Eurovision 1997: The public gets a vote, and the orchestra starts to leave
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Sanremo Music Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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