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Mia Martini
Mia Martini sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1977 and 1992, for Italy. The best result was 4th place in 1992, with “Rapsodia”.
- who
- Italian singer
- born
- 20 September 1947, Bagnara Calabra, Italy
- died
- 12 May 1995 (aged 47), Cardano al Campo, Italy
- contests
- 1977, 1992
- best result
- 4th, 1992
- music
- pop
- active
- 1963 to 1995
- record labels
- RCA Italiana, Dischi Ricordi
- sang for
- Italy
Biography
Mia Martini, who died in 1995, was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician, held by many to be one of the most important and expressive voices in Italian music. Martini sang for Italy twice: “Libera” finished 13th in London in 1977, and “Rapsodia” fourth in Malmö in 1992.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Mia Martini”.
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The act’s own accounts, as listed on Wikidata. If one is wrong or out of date, tell us and we’ll take it down.
At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1977 London
“Libera”
13th of 18 Finished 13th of 18, with 33 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Luigi Albertelli, Salvatore Fabrizio
- Conductor
- Maurizio Fabrizio
- Running order
- 15th of 18
- Age on the night
- 29
- Won that year
- France: Marie Myriam, “L'Oiseau et l'Enfant”
The story of Eurovision 1977: A strike, a five-week delay and no postcards
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1992 Malmö
“Rapsodia”
4th of 23 Finished 4th of 23, with 111 points.
- Sung in
- Italian
- Written by
- Giancarlo Bigazzi, Giuseppe Dati
- Conductor
- Marco Falagiani
- Running order
- 19th of 23
- Age on the night
- 44
- Won that year
- Ireland: Linda Martin, “Why Me”
The story of Eurovision 1992: Johnny Logan's third win, and Yugoslavia's last song
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Mia Martini, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1992 The result
For the United Kingdom it was a thirteenth second place. Malta, the country the rules had been bent for, came third, and Greece fifth, the best results either had had. Italy's Mia Martini was fourth.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.