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Massimo Ranieri
Massimo Ranieri sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1971 and 1973, for Italy. The best result was 5th place in 1971, with “L'amore è un attimo”.
- who
- Italian actor and singer
- born
- 3 May 1951, Naples, Italy
- contests
- 1971, 1973
- best result
- 5th, 1971
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1964
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Massimo Ranieri is an Italian singer, actor, television presenter and theatre director who sang for Italy twice. “L’amore è un attimo” finished fifth in Dublin in 1971, and “Chi sarà con te” 13th in Luxembourg in 1973.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Massimo Ranieri”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1971 Dublin
“L'amore è un attimo”
5th of 18 Finished 5th of 18, with 91 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Giancarlo Bigazzi, Enrico Polito, Gaetano Savio
- Conductor
- Enrico Polito
- Running order
- 11th of 18
- Age on the night
- 19
- Won that year
- Monaco: Séverine, “Un banc, un arbre, une rue”
The story of Eurovision 1971: Pickets outside, jurors on the stage
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1973 Luxembourg City
“Chi sarà con te”
13th of 17 Finished 13th of 17, with 74 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Giancarlo Bigazzi, Enrico Polito, Gaetano Savio
- Conductor
- Enrico Polito
- Running order
- 10th of 17
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Luxembourg: Anne-Marie David, “Tu te reconnaîtras”
The story of Eurovision 1973: Armed guards, backing tracks and any language you like
Away from Eurovision
Awards
- Grolla d'oro for Best New Actor 1970
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic 2021
- David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Sanremo Music Festival
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Massimo Ranieri, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1973 Familiar names
Cliff Richard came back for the United Kingdom, five years after losing by one vote. Finland's Marion Rung returned after eleven years and Italy's Massimo Ranieri after two.
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