Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 50 times since its debut in 1956. RAI is the Italian broadcaster. Italy had missed only nineteen contests: 1981, 1982, 1986, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Italy would return to the contest in 2011 after thirteen years.
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 50 |
| First appearance | 1956 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 1964, 1990, 2021 |
| Host | 1965, 1991, 2022 |
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| RAI page | |
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The Sanremo Music Festival is the inspiration of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Italy's three victories was achieved with the following songs:
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
Hostings
Italy has hosted the contest three times, one time in Naples (1965),[1] one time in Rome (1991)[2] and one time in Turin (2022).[3]
| Year | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Naples | Auditorium RAI |
| 1991 | Rome | Teatro 15 di Cinecittà |
| 2022 | Turin | PalaOlimpico |
See also
Italy In The Eurovision Song Contest Media
Domenico Modugno in Hilversum (1958)
Bobby Solo in Naples (1965)
Gianni Morandi in Amsterdam (1970)
Al Bano and Romina Power in The Hague (1976)
Raphael Gualazzi in Düsseldorf (2011)
Marco Mengoni in Malmö (2013)
Francesca Michielin in Stockholm (2016)
Francesco Gabbani in Kyiv (2017)
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The 1956 contest had secret voting and, apart from the winner, no results were released.
- ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest Naples 1965. https://eurovision.tv/event/naples-1965. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest Rome 1991. https://eurovision.tv/event/rome-1991. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ↑ "Turin, Italy, to host the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022 🇮🇹" (in en-gb). Eurovision.tv. 2021-10-08. https://eurovision.tv/story/turin-to-host-eurovision-2022. Retrieved 2025-07-27.