"La mia città" ( en, My city) is a song by
Italian
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singer
Emma Marrone
Emmanuela "Emma" Marrone (; born 25 May 1984), known professionally as Emma, is an Italian pop singer, songwriter, and actress.
After working with several bands, she won the Italian talent show ''Amici di Maria De Filippi'' in March 2010, and s ...
. It was chosen by
Italy
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's public broadcaster
RAI
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to represent the country at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2014
The Eurovision Song Contest 2014 was the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song "Only Teardrops" by Emmelie de Forest. Organised by the European ...
.
The song received only 33 points in the final vote, ranking at 21st place out of 26 in the final ranking of the competition. This represents one of the worst placements in Italy's Eurovision Song Contest history – its lowest ever finish by absolute finishing position, although not its worst relative finish or score (having previously finished 17th and joint-last with ''nul points'' in the
1966 contest with
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu (song), Nel blu dipinto di blu", ...
's "
Dio, come ti amo
"Dio, come ti amo" (English translation: "God, How I Love You") is a song which was first performed as duo by Domenico Modugno and Gigliola Cinquetti at the Sanremo Music Festival 1966. By winning the competition, it was chosen as the entry in t ...
").
Charts
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See also
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Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected internally by the Italian broadcaster RAI, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). Emma Marrone, Emma represented Italy with the song "La mia città" ...
References
Italian songs
2013 songs
Emma Marrone songs
Eurovision songs of Italy
Eurovision songs of 2014
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Universal Music Group singles
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