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Italy In The Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. Italian broadcaster RAI announced in November 2018 that the winning performer(s) of the Sanremo Music Festival 2019, later turning out to be Mahmood with "", would earn the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. Background Prior to the 2019 contest, Italy had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-four times since its first entry during the inaugural contest in 1956. Since then, Italy has won the contest on two occasions: in 1964 with the song "" performed by Gigliola Cinquetti and in 1990 with the song "" performed by Toto Cutugno. Italy has withdrawn from the Eurovision Song Contest a number of times with their most recent absence spanning from 1998 until 2010. Their return in 2011 with the song "Madness of Love", performed by Raphael Gualazzi, placed second—their highest result, to this point, since their victory in 1990. In 2018, Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanremo Music Festival 2019
The Sanremo Music Festival 2019 ( it, 69º Festival della Canzone Italiana di Sanremo 2019) was the 69th annual Sanremo Music Festival, a television song contest held in the Teatro Ariston of Sanremo and organised and broadcast by RAI. The show was held between 5 February 2019 and 9 February 2019. Claudio Baglioni was the artistic director of the contest, and co-hosted it with Virginia Raffaele and Claudio Bisio. 24 entries competed in one section only. Mahmood emerged as the winner of the festival with his song "Soldi". Format Presenters Singer-songwriter and musician, Claudio Baglioni, who was also the competition's artistic director, hosted the Sanremo Music Festival for the second consecutive year, alongside co-hosts Claudio Bisio and Virginia Raffaele. Voting Voting during the five evenings occurred through different combinations of four methods: * Public televoting, carried out via landline, mobile phone, the contest's official mobile app, and online voting. * Press jury vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Follia D'amore
"Follia d'amore" is a song by Raphael Gualazzi. It was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2011 in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers. On 19 February 2011, Gualazzi was chosen by a specific jury among the participants at the Sanremo Festival to be the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song, performed in a bilingual English-Italian version retitled "Madness of Love", won second place in the contest, surpassing most expectations. It was the first Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 14 years, having last entered in . The song is included in the soundtrack of the movie ''Manuale d'amore 3'', directed by Giovanni Veronesi. It also received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento 2011 for Best Original Song. Background Written by Raphael Gualazzi and produced by Gualazzi himself with Ferdinando Arnò, "Follia d'amore" is a stride piano song with swing, R&B and blues in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandra Flora
Alessandra Flora (born 25 September 1975) is an Italian lyricist, composer and entrepreneur. SIAE records almost 50 songs in her name; her most important successes are those of Gianni Morandi, Raf, Noemi, Nina Zilli, Malika Ayane and Emma Marrone. Biography She approached music, particularly the piano, at the age of 6. She graduated in law at the age of 23 and she began to travel to and from Milan, London and Rome. In 1998 she began to manage the family business. In 2000 she attended a course for authors and composers at Mogol's CET, and she began to collaborate with Mogol's son, Alfredo Rapetti, also known as Cheope: this collaboration’s most important creation is the song "Dimmi adesso con chi sei"; the music was written by Alessandra Flora, but both Alessandra Flora and Cheope wrote the lyrics. In the next few years she wrote for Mario Rosini, Marta Sànchez and Karima. In 2006 she moved to Florence, where she opened a designer hotel. In 2012 she wrote for Noemi, with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi Sento Bene
"Mi sento bene" () is a song by Italian singer Arisa. It was written by Arisa, Matteo Buzzanca, Lorenzo Vizzini and Alessandra Flora. It was released by Sugar Music on 6 February 2019 as the lead single from her sixth studio album ''Una nuova Rosalba in città''. The song was Arisa's entry for the Sanremo Music Festival 2019, where it placed eighth in the grand final. Music video The music video of "Mi sento bene" was shot in the Brera district in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h .... Track listing Charts References {{Arisa 2019 singles 2019 songs Arisa songs Sanremo Music Festival songs of 2019 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arisa
Rosalba Pippa (born 20 August 1982), better known by her stage name Arisa, is an Italian singer and actress. Early life Arisa was born in Genoa, Italy. A week after her birth, her family moved back to their original hometown, Pignola, a village a few kilometres from Potenza. (in Italian) Her stage name is an acronym of her family members' names: A from her father, Antonio; R from her own name, Rosalba; I and S from her sisters, Isabella and Sabrina; and A from her mother, Assunta. In 1999, she won first prize in the Cantacavallo competition in Teggiano for her singing ability. The president of the jury, journalist and writer Bianca Fasano, personally delivered the cup. Career Arisa rose to fame after her participation in the Sanremo Music Festival 2009. She placed first in the newcomers' section and won the Mia Martini Critics Award with her entry, "Sincerità". In early 2009, she released her first album, also titled ''Sincerità''. In January 2010 she released her second alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Tatangelo
Anna Tatangelo (born 9 January 1987) is an Italian pop singer and television personality. At the age of 15, she became the youngest person to win the Newcomer's Award at the prestigious Sanremo Music Festival singing contest. Her repertoire consists mainly of pop music with slight influences of neo-melodic in some of the songs composed for her by singer Gigi D'Alessio, but also in the fifth fusion albums Progetto B. She faced several social issues and current affairs, such as the empowerment of women, homophobia, anorexia and violence against women. Since 2007 she also wrote some songs. She participated in the Sanremo Music Festival six times in ten years, winning in 2002 with the song "Doppiamente fragile" and getting on the podium three more times: in 2005, when it was ranked third in the category "Women" with "Ragazza di periferia", in 2006, when it was ranked in third place overall and first in the category women with "Essere una donna" and in 2008, when, with the song " Il ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Lauro (singer)
Lauro De Marinis (; born 11 July 1990), known professionally as Achille Lauro (), is an Italian singer, rapper, and songwriter. He gained popularity in the Italian hip hop scene and he competed in at the Sanremo Music Festival 2019 with the song "Rolls Royce", at the 2020 edition with the song "Me ne frego", and at the 2022 edition with the song "Domenica". He represented San Marino at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stripper", after winning ''Una voce per San Marino'', but failed to qualify from the semi-final. Early life Lauro De Marinis was born on 11 July 1990 in Verona, Italy. His father, Nicola De Marinis, is a professor and a magistrate on the Supreme Court of Cassation. His mother, Cristina Zambon, is now the administrator of Achille Lauro's holding company ''De Marinis Group''. He grew up in Rome and at age 14 lived with his older brother, Federico, after his parents moved to another city. Career 2012–2014: Career beginnings, ''Barabba'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italy In The Eurovision Song Contest 2015
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Grande amore", written by Ciro Esposito and Francesco Boccia. The song was performed by the male operatic pop trio Il Volo. Italian broadcaster RAI announced in September 2014 that the winning performer(s) of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. In February 2015, Il Volo emerged as the winners of Sanremo with the song "Grande amore". The trio accepted the invitation to represent Italy at Eurovision and decided that "Grande amore" would be their contest entry. As a member of the " Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom), Italy competed directly in the final on 23 May 2015 and did not have to qualify from one of two semi-finals held on 19 May and 21 May. However, Italy was obligated to vote in ... [...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] |
Sanremo Music Festival
The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual TV music competition in the world on a national level (making it one of the world's longest-running television programmes) and it is also the basis and inspiration for the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Unlike other awards in Italy, the Sanremo Music Festival is a competition for new songs, not an award to previous successes (like the for television, the for stage performances, and the Premio David di Donatello for motion pictures). The first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, held between 29 and 31 January 1951, was broadcast by RAI's radio station Rete Rossa, and its only three participants were Nilla Pizzi, Achille Togliani, and Duo Fasano. Starting from 1955, all editions of the festival have been broadcast live by the Itali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente
"Non mi avete fatto niente" (English: "You haven't done anything to me") is a song performed by Italian singers Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro. The song was released as a digital download on 7 February 2018 as the lead single from the respective albums by each artist: ''Non abbiamo armi'' and ''Parole rumori e anni''. It won the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. On 30 March 2018, the shortened version for Eurovision was released on spotify. In February 2019, the song received a nomination for the Voices for Freedom Award, voted by the Italian division of Amnesty International for the best song with a social message. Composition The song was written by both singer-songwriters together with Andrea Febo. The lyrics deal with wars across the world and terrorist attacks in Europe and the Middle East: the cities of London, Paris, Nice, Cairo and Barcelona are cited in the lyrics. The song was written consequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabrizio Moro
Fabrizio Mobrici (born 9 April 1975), known by his stage name Fabrizio Moro, is an Italian singer-songwriter. He released his debut album in 2000 and he achieved commercial success in 2007, after winning the Newcomers' Section of the Sanremo Music Festival with his entry "Pensa". The song became a number-one hit in Italy, while the album with the same title was certified gold by the Italian Music Industry Federation. As of 2020, he has released nine studio albums, an extended play and a live album. In 2011, Moro also presented the docu-reality ''Sbarre'', broadcast by Rai 2. He also wrote songs for other artists, including pop rock band Stadio and pop singer Noemi. In a duet with Ermal Meta, he won the Sanremo Music Festival 2018 with the song "Non mi avete fatto niente", and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, reaching 5th place overall. Music career Fabrizio Moro released his debut single, "Per tutta un'altra destinazione", in 1996. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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