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Italy at Eurovision

Italy first sang at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956, at the very first one, and has entered 51 contests. It has won three times: in 1964, 1990 and 2021. The contest has been held there three times, most recently in Turin in 2022.

51
contests
3
wins
3
hosted
first song
1956
contests
51 (52 songs: two in 1956)
wins
3 — 1964, 1990, 2021
second place
3 — 1974, 2011, 2019
last place
1 — 1966
nul points
1966
in the final
15 of 15 tries since semi-finals began in 2004
sung in
Italian (51), English (4), Neapolitan (1)
hosted
Naples 1965, Rome 1991, Turin 2022
not in the line-up
1981, 1982, 1986, 1994–1996, 1998–2010

The three wins

Photos are stills from the contest’s own videos on YouTube. Each one opens that year’s story.

Every song

All 53 entries, newest first. The year opens the story of that contest; the name opens the artist.

Year Artist Song Result Points
2026 Vienna Sal Da Vinci “Per sempre sì” Italian 5th of 25 281
2025 Basel Lucio Corsi “Volevo essere un duro” Italian 5th of 26 256
2024 Malmö Angelina Mango “La noia” Italian 7th of 26 268
2023 Liverpool Marco Mengoni “Due vite” Italian 4th of 26 350
2022 Turin Mahmood and Blanco “Brividi” Italian 6th of 25 268
2021 Rotterdam Måneskin “Zitti e buoni” Italian winner! 524
2020 Rotterdam Diodato “Fai rumore” Italian Contest cancelled —
2019 Tel Aviv Mahmood “Soldi” Italian 2nd of 26 472
2018 Lisbon Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro “Non mi avete fatto niente” Italian 5th of 26 308
2017 Kyiv Francesco Gabbani “Occidentali's Karma” Italian 6th of 26 334
2016 Stockholm Francesca Michielin “No Degree of Separation” Italian, English 16th of 26 124
2015 Vienna Il Volo “Grande amore” Italian 3rd of 27 292
2014 Copenhagen Emma “La mia città” Italian 21st of 26 33
2013 Malmö Marco Mengoni “L'essenziale” Italian 7th of 26 126
2012 Baku Nina Zilli “L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)” English, Italian 9th of 26 101
2011 Düsseldorf Raphael Gualazzi “Madness of Love” Italian, English 2nd of 25 189
1997 Dublin Jalisse “Fiumi di parole” Italian 4th of 25 114
1993 Millstreet Enrico Ruggeri “Sole d'Europa” Italian 12th of 25 45
1992 Malmö Mia Martini “Rapsodia” Italian 4th of 23 111
1991 Rome Peppino di Capri “Comme è ddoce 'o mare” Neapolitan 7th of 22 89
1990 Zagreb Toto Cutugno “Insieme: 1992” Italian winner! 149
1989 Lausanne Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali “Avrei voluto” Italian 9th of 22 56
1988 Dublin Luca Barbarossa “Ti scrivo” Italian 12th of 21 52
1987 Brussels Umberto Tozzi and Raf “Gente di mare” Italian 3rd of 22 103
1985 Gothenburg Al Bano and Romina Power “Magic, Oh Magic” Italian 7th of 19 78
1984 Luxembourg City Alice and Franco Battiato “I treni di Tozeur” Italian 5th of 19 70
1983 Munich Riccardo Fogli “Per Lucia” Italian 11th of 20 41
1980 The Hague Alan Sorrenti “Non so che darei” Italian 6th of 19 87
1979 Jerusalem Matia Bazar “Raggio di luna” Italian 15th of 19 27
1978 Paris Ricchi e Poveri “Questo amore” Italian 12th of 20 53
1977 London Mia Martini “Libera” Italian 13th of 18 33
1976 The Hague Romina and Al Bano “We'll Live It All Again” English, Italian 7th of 18 69
1975 Stockholm Wess and Dori Ghezzi “Era” Italian 3rd of 19 115
1974 Brighton Gigliola Cinquetti “Sì” Italian 2nd of 17 18
1973 Luxembourg City Massimo Ranieri “Chi sarà con te” Italian 13th of 17 74
1972 Edinburgh Nicola Di Bari “I giorni dell'arcobaleno” Italian 6th of 18 92
1971 Dublin Massimo Ranieri “L'amore è un attimo” Italian 5th of 18 91
1970 Amsterdam Gianni Morandi “Occhi di ragazza” Italian 8th of 12 5
1969 Madrid Iva Zanicchi “Due grosse lacrime bianche” Italian 13th of 16 5
1968 London Sergio Endrigo “Marianne” Italian 10th of 17 7
1967 Vienna Claudio Villa “Non andare più lontano” Italian 11th of 17 4
1966 Luxembourg City Domenico Modugno “Dio, come ti amo” Italian 17th of 18 0
1965 Naples Bobby Solo “Se piangi, se ridi” Italian 5th of 18 15
1964 Copenhagen Gigliola Cinquetti “Non ho l'età” Italian winner! 49
1963 London Emilio Pericoli “Uno per tutte” Italian 3rd of 16 37
1962 Luxembourg City Claudio Villa “Addio, addio” Italian 9th of 16 3
1961 Cannes Betty Curtis “Al di là” Italian 5th of 16 12
1960 London Renato Rascel “Romantica” Italian 8th of 13 5
1959 Cannes Domenico Modugno “Piove” Italian 6th of 11 9
1958 Hilversum Domenico Modugno “Nel blu, dipinto di blu” Italian 3rd of 10 13
1957 Frankfurt Nunzio Gallo “Corde della mia chitarra” Italian 6th of 10 7
1956 Lugano Franca Raimondi “Aprite le finestre” Italian Placing not published —
1956 Lugano Tonina Torrielli “Amami se vuoi” Italian Placing not published —

Points for a song that went out in a semi-final are its semi-final points. Before 2004 there were no semi-finals: every song sang on the one night.

Sent more than once

The eight acts Italy has sent to more than one contest.

Hosting

The three contests held in Italy.

On air at home

The channels that carried the contest in Italy, year by year, and who commentated where our source names them. Newest first.

  1. 2026
    • Rai 2 (semi-finals) Gabriele Corsi and Elettra Lamborghini
    • Rai 1 (final) Gabriele Corsi and Elettra Lamborghini
    • Rai Radio 2 Diletta Parlangeli and Matteo Osso
  2. 2025
    • Rai 2 (semi-finals) Gabriele Corsi and BigMama
    • Rai 1 (final) Gabriele Corsi and BigMama
    • Rai Radio 2 (final) Diletta Parlangeli and Matteo Osso
  3. 2024
    • Rai 2 (semi-finals) Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi
    • Rai 1 (final) Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi
    • Rai Radio 2 Diletta Parlangeli and Matteo Osso
  4. 2023
    • Rai 2 (semi‑finals) Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi
    • Rai 1 (final) Gabriele Corsi and Mara Maionchi
    • Rai Radio 2 Mariolina Simone, Diletta Parlangeli and Saverio Raimondo
  5. 2022
    • Rai 1, Rai 4K, Rai Italia Gabriele Corsi, Cristiano Malgioglio and Carolina Di Domenico
    • Rai Radio 2 Ema Stokholma, Gino Castaldo and Saverio Raimondo
    • RaiPlay The Jackal
  6. 2021
    • Rai 4, Rai Radio 2 (semi-finals) Ema Stokholma and Saverio Raimondo
    • Rai 1 (final) Gabriele Corsi and Cristiano Malgioglio
    • Rai Radio 2 (final) Ema Stokholma and Gino Castaldo
  7. 2019
    • Rai 4, Rai Radio 2 (semi-finals) Federico Russo and Ema Stokholma
    • Rai 1 (final) Federico Russo and Flavio Insinna
    • Rai Radio 2 (final) Ema Stokholma and Gino Castaldo
  8. 2018
    • Rai 4 (semi-finals) Carolina Di Domenico and Saverio Raimondo
    • Rai 1 (final) Serena Rossi and Federico Russo
    • Rai Radio 2 (final) Carolina Di Domenico and Ema Stokholma
  9. 2017
    • Rai 4 (semi-finals) Andrea Delogu and Diego Passoni
    • Rai 1 (final) Flavio Insinna and Federico Russo
  10. 2016
    • Rai 4 (semi-finals) Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello
    • Rai 1 (final) Flavio Insinna and Federico Russo
    • Rai Radio 2 Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello
  11. 2015
    • Rai 4 (semi-finals) Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello
    • Rai 2, Rai HD (final) Federico Russo and Valentina Correani
    • Rai Radio 2 Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello
  12. 2014
    • Rai 4 (semi-finals) Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello
    • Rai 2 (final) Linus and Nicola Savino
  13. 2013
    • Rai 5 (semi-final 1) Federica Gentile
    • Rai 2 (final) Filippo Solibello, Marco Ardemagni and Natascha Lusenti
  14. 2012
    • Rai 5 (semi-final 1) Federica Gentile
    • Rai 2 (final) Filippo Solibello and Marco Ardemagni
  15. 2011
    • Rai 5, Rai Radio 2 (semi-final 2) Raffaella Carrà and Bob Sinclar
    • Rai 2 (final) Raffaella Carrà and Bob Sinclar
  16. 2003
    • GAY.tv Fabio Canino and Paolo Quilici
  17. 1997
    • RAI Uno Ettore Andenna
  18. 1993
    • RAI Uno Ettore Andenna
  19. 1992
    • Rai Due Peppi Franzelin
  20. 1991
    • Rai Uno
  21. 1990
    • Rai Due Peppi Franzelin
  22. 1989
    • Rai Uno Gabriella Carlucci
  23. 1988
    • Rai Tre Daniele Piombi
  24. 1987
    • Rai Due Rosanna Vaudetti
    • Videouno
  25. 1986
    • Telepordenone
  26. 1985
    • Rai Due Rosanna Vaudetti
    • RaiStereoUno
  27. 1984
    • Rai Due, RaiStereoUno Antonio De Robertis
  28. 1983
    • Rete Uno Paolo Frajese
  29. 1980
    • Rete Due Michele Gammino
  30. 1979
    • Rete Uno Rosanna Vaudetti
  31. 1978
    • Rete Due, Rai Radio 2 Tullio Grazzini
  32. 1977
    • Rete Uno Silvio Noto
  33. 1976
    • Rete Uno Silvio Noto
  34. 1975
    • Programma Nazionale TV, Secondo Programma Silvio Noto
  35. 1974
    • Secondo Programma TV, Secondo Programma Rosanna Vaudetti
  36. 1973
    • Programma Nazionale TV Renato Tagliani
  37. 1972
    • Programma Nazionale TV, Secondo Programma Renato Tagliani
  38. 1971
    • Programma Nazionale TV, Secondo Programma Renato Tagliani
  39. 1970
    • Secondo Programma TV Renato Tagliani
  40. 1969
    • Secondo Programma TV Renato Tagliani
  41. 1968
    • Secondo Programma TV Renato Tagliani
  42. 1967
    • Secondo Programma TV Renato Tagliani
  43. 1966
    • Secondo Programma TV Renato Tagliani
  44. 1965
    • Programma Nazionale TV, Secondo Programma Renato Tagliani
  45. 1964
    • Programma Nazionale TV Renato Tagliani
  46. 1963
    • Programma Nazionale TV Renato Tagliani
  47. 1962
    • Programma Nazionale TV Renato Tagliani
  48. 1961
    • RAI Televisione, Secondo Programma Corrado Mantoni
  49. 1960
    • RAI Televisione, Secondo Programma Giorgio Porro
  50. 1959
    • RAI Televisione, Secondo Programma Renato Tagliani
  51. 1958
    • RAI Televisione, Secondo Programma Bianca Maria Piccinino
  52. 1957
    • RAI Televisione, Secondo Programma
  53. 1956
    • RAI Televisione Franco Marazzi
    • Secondo Programma

In our contest stories

Lines about Italy from our story of each contest. Follow a link for the rest of that night.

  • 1956 Where the idea came from

    In January 1955 the EBU's programme committee, chaired by Marcel Bezençon of Swiss television, agreed to look at an idea from the Italian broadcaster RAI: a song contest between countries, modelled on the Sanremo festival that Italy had been holding since 1951.

  • 1956 Fourteen songs

    Seven broadcasters entered: Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

  • 1957 The rule nobody enforced

    Italy's entry, sung by Nunzio Gallo, ran for five minutes and nine seconds.

  • 1958 Who was there

    The rules were left alone, with one exception in practice: after Italy's five-minute song the year before, the three-and-a-half-minute limit was enforced this time.

  • 1958 The fault

    Italy was drawn to sing first.

  • 1959 Who came, and who didn't

    Denmark's Birthe Wilke, third in 1957 as half of a duo, returned alone. And Domenico Modugno was back for Italy, a year after "Volare".

  • 1964 A second bow

    Italy's Gigliola Cinquetti sang "Non ho l'età".

  • 1965 Naples

    Italy hosted for the first time.

  • 1965 The host bends its own rule

    Italy's entry, Bobby Solo's "Se piangi, se ridi", had won the Sanremo festival on 30 January, and by the cut-off date around 240,000 copies were already in Italian shops.

  • 1966 Modugno against the orchestra

    Domenico Modugno was competing for Italy for the third time.

  • 1966 Modugno against the orchestra

    Italy finished joint last, with no points.

  • 1990 A continent singing about itself

    Italy looked forward instead of back: its song was called "Insieme: 1992", for the year a treaty was due to bind Europe closer together.

  • 1990 The result

    Toto Cutugno won for Italy, on 149 points. It was Italy's second victory, 26 years after its first, and at 46 he was the oldest winner the contest had had.

  • 1991

    Italy wanted to hold the 1991 contest in Sanremo, in the theatre that is home to the festival Eurovision was modelled on.

  • 1991 A show put together late

    The presenters were Italy's two winners, Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno, and they began by singing their winning songs.

  • 2022 Turin

    Italy staged the contest in Turin, with forty countries taking part.

Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. “Not in the line-up” means no song from Italy was in that year’s contest, whatever the reason. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we’ll fix it.