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Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RAI), the contest was held at the , and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with and returning after their absence from the previous edition. had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was with the song " Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Kelly (song)
"Grace Kelly" is the second single by the British singer Mika. It is the opening track on Mika's debut studio album ''Life in Cartoon Motion'' (2007). Produced and mixed by Greg Wells, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and the UK Official Download Chart at number one. One week later, it jumped to the top of the UK Singles Chart on download sales alone. The track was number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and ended 2007 as the year's third biggest-selling single in that country. In the US, "Grace Kelly" was made available for digital download on 16 January 2007. This song was also No. 89 on ''MTV Asia''s list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. It was designed to be a mocking satire of musicians who try to reinvent themselves to be popular. The song is titled after Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress, and Princess of Monaco, Grace Kelly. The bit of dialogue used in the song is from the film '' The Country Girl'', which stars Kelly. Mika cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiotelevisione Italiana
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels and radio stations. It is one of the biggest broadcasters in Italy competing with Mediaset, and other minor radio and television networks. RAI has a relatively high television audience share of 35.9%. RAI broadcasts are also received in surrounding countries, including Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Tunisia and the Vatican City, and elsewhere on pay television and some channels FTA across Europe including UK on the Hotbird satellite. Half of RAI's revenues come from broadcast receiving licence fees, the remainder from the sale of advertising time. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Volo
Il Volo (; Italian for "The Flight") is an Italian operatic pop trio, consisting of baritone Gianluca Ginoble, and tenors Piero Barone and Ignazio Boschetto. They describe their music as "popera". Having won the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, they represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna, Austria. They reached third place, but achieved first-place in the televoting. History Beginning (''Ti lascio una canzone'') (2009–10) In 2009, Piero Barone, Ignazio Boschetto and Gianluca Ginoble were among the teens competing in the Italian televised singing competition ''Ti lascio una canzone'', held at the Teatro Ariston in Sanremo and broadcast by Rai 1. During the first episodes, they performed several songs as solo artists. Among the others, Gianluca Ginoble's rendition of "Il mare calmo della sera", originally by Andrea Bocelli, won the first episode of the show, and later came in first place during the final held on 2 May 2009. Director and creator of the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Solitudine
"La solitudine" (''"The Loneliness"'') is an Italian ballad recorded by pop singer Laura Pausini and released as her debut single by CGD in February 1993. The song is included in Pausini's self-titled first album, released on 18 May 1993. Pausini sang it for the first time on 23 February 1993, during the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival. On 27 February 1993, the song was announced the winner of the competition in the newcomers' section, receiving 7,464 votes. The single reached number five on the Italian ''Musica e dischi'' Single Chart and later became an Italian standard. Following the success obtained in Italy, in late 1993 the single was released in the rest of Europe, reaching the top five in France and topping the Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart and the Belgian VRT Top 30 Singles Chart. In 1994 Pausini released a Spanish-language version of the song, titled "La soledad" and included in her first Spanish-language album, ''Laura Pausini''. An English-language version of the song, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Io Canto (song)
"Io canto" is a song written by Riccardo Cocciante and Marco Luberti. Originally released in 1979 by Cocciante as the title single for his album ''…E io canto'', the song became a hit in Italy and during the following years, it became an Italian standard. In 2006, the song received new attention, following the release of a cover recorded by Italian singer Laura Pausini. Her version of the song was chosen as the first single from her album ''Io canto'' and charted across Europe, also reaching the top spot on the Italian Singles Chart. Riccardo Cocciante version The original version of the song was recorded by Italian singer Riccardo Cocciante and released in January 1979 as a single from his studio album ''…E io canto'', released during the same year. Cocciante, composer of the music, also arranged the song, while lyricist Marco Luberti was also credited as its producer. A French-language version of the song, titled "Je chante" was released by Cocciante himself. He also recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benvenuto (song)
"Benvenuto" / "Bienvenido" (''Welcome'') is a song recorded by Italian singer Laura Pausini for her studio album ''Inedito''. The song, produced by Paolo Carta, was written by Laura Pausini, Niccolò Agliardi and Paolo Carta. On 12 September 2011, it was released to mainstream radios and it became digitally available as the lead single of the album. It debuted at number one on the Italian Singles Chart and it was later certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The song was also recorded in a Spanish-language version, titled "Bienvenido" and released as the first single from the Spanish-language version of the album, ''Inédito''. The music video for this version of the song received a nomination for Video of the Year at the Premio Lo Nuestro 2012, held on 16 February 2012. Release Laura Pausini revealed the title and the artwork of the single through her official website on 11 August 2011. On 10 September 2011, the lyrics of the song were released, toge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockin' 1000
The Rockin' 1000 is a group of rock musicians primarily from Italy. Over a thousand musicians play and sing simultaneously at their concerts. The group was originally assembled in July 2015 as a way to ask the Foo Fighters to visit the town of Cesena, Italy. Originally organized in a crowdfunding effort by Fabio Zaffagnini, the Rockin' 1000 have made several subsequent appearances, and have been dubbed the "biggest band in the world". Their initial performance in 2015 was made under the direction of Marco Sabiu. Large-scale groups under the name Rockin' 1000 have been reassembled for some subsequent performances. On 7 July 2019, Rockin' 1000 played 18 songs in the Commerzbank Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. With 1,002 musicians playing in front of an audience of 15,000 spectators, the project achieved the world record for the largest performing rock band. Hundreds of guitarists, bass players, drummers, keyboardists, and singers—as well as wind sections, and string sections—joined t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give Peace A Chance
"Give Peace a Chance" is an anti-war song written by John Lennon (originally credited to Lennon–McCartney), and recorded with the participation of a small group of friends in a performance with Yoko Ono in a hotel room in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Released as a single in July 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band on Apple Records, it is the first solo single issued by Lennon, released while he was still a member of the Beatles, and became an anthem of the American anti-war movement during the 1970s. It peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 2 on the British singles chart. Writing and recording The song was written during Lennon and Ono's "Bed-In" honeymoon in Montreal. When asked by a reporter what he was trying to achieve by staying in bed, Lennon answered spontaneously "Just give peace a chance". He went on to say this several times during the Bed-In. Lennon asked his press officer, Derek Taylor to find a recording engineer. On 1 June 1969, in Room 1742 at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy Ending (Mika Song)
"Happy Ending" is the third single release from Lebanese-British singer Mika. Taken from his debut album ''Life in Cartoon Motion'', producer Greg Wells remixed and rearranged the single, released online on 8 October 2007, and in shops on CD and 7-inch vinyl on 15 October 2007.Official website . Retrieved 26 August 2007. The single charted as Mika's fourth straight UK Top 10 single out of his first four, continuing his UK success so far, peaking at number seven on the . It was the fifth most added song to Australian radio in late October 2007 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Today (song)
"Love Today" is the second single released by London-based singer Mika, taken from his debut studio album, ''Life in Cartoon Motion'' (2007). The song was produced by Greg Wells at Rocket Carousel studios and engineered by Drew Pearson. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2007 as a digital download, with the official physical release appearing on 23 April 2007. It has since peaked at number six. The single was released in Australia on 23 July 2007, peaking at number three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and was used for Austereo radio station network advertising. The song was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording at the 50th Grammy Awards but lost to Justin Timberlake's " LoveStoned/I Think She Knows". Background and composition Love Today was written by Mika and produced by Greg Wells. He described the story behind the song in an interview with the Sun Newspaper, on 2 February 2007: "I was really happy when I wrote this and when I'm in that kind of mood I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti (; born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Life and career Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and took piano lessons, taking exams in music theory. She loves painting and art. Her career as a professional singer began when she was 16. At the age of 16 she won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1964 singing "Non ho l'età" ("I'm not old enough"), with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. Her win enabled her to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen with the same song, where she claimed her country's first ever victory in the event. Cinquetti became the youngest winner of the contest, aged 16 years and 92 days. Only one younger artist has triumphed since: Sandra Kim in 1986. The song became an international success, even spending 17 weeks in the UK Singles Chart and ending the year as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Ho L'età
"Non ho l'età (per amarti)" (Italian for "I'm not old enough (to love you)"), usually given as just "Non ho l'età" (), was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen. It was performed in Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti representing . Like all previous Italian Eurovision entries, the song had also won that year's Sanremo Music Festival. Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner in history until when 's Sandra Kim won the contest with "J'aime la vie" – initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen. In , the EBU made a new rule requiring contestants to be aged 16 or older before the contest; this age rule still operates. The song was performed twelfth on the night, following 's António Calvário with "Oração" and preceding 's Sabahudin Kurt with "Život je sklopio krug". By the close of voting, it had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of 16. "Non ho l'età" became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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