ITALY: And the Sanremo winner is… The 70th Sanremo Festival is over, and Diodato has won with the song Fai rumore. After a combination of public voting, he/she/they will (hopefully) be representing RAI at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam in May. Francesco Gabbani was runner-up, with Pinguini […]
As part of the new rules for the 70th edition of the Sanremo Festival, the twenty four acts had to confirm whether or not they would represent Italy if they won. This is due to Mahmood taking a number of days to decide on representing Italy last year. […]
BIRTHDAY: Nina Zilli from Italy is 40 today Can Italy get a third win this decade? Since they came back to the party in 2011, they’ve had – arguably – the most consistent record of the Big Five. Some say Italy could win whenever they want, but they […]
It isn’t just RAI that will be broadcasting Sanremo this year. TVR, the Eurovision broadcaster from Romania, will also be showing the festival live. Sanremo takes place next week – from Tuesday 4th to Saturday 8th February 2020. Author: Richard Taylor Source: Eurovoix
BIRTHDAY: Iva Zanicchi from Italy is 80 today Certain contests are known for more than just the songs. It could be a stage invasion, someone falling over when trying to present a trophy. Or it could be something that rules didn’t expect. In 1969, four countries tied for […]
JESC2019: Interview with Marta Viola from Italy Eurovision Ireland spoke to Marta Viola from Italy. She tells us about gifts, and Poland. Marta Viola performs in JESC 2019 on Sunday 24 November with the song La voce della terra. She is 17th in the running order. Author: John […]
BIRTHDAY: Fausto Leali from Italy is 75 today As you will know, every performer in our favourite TV show is a professional. They all want to do their best. Nevertheless, it must still be daunting singing in front of millions. It must be even more daunting if you’re […]
BIRTHDAY: Riccardo Fogli from Italy is 72 today Do you remember the 1980s? An interesting decade where we had some innovative sets and some innovative costumes. And we had the finest orchestras TV companies could hire. Back in 1983, we were in an old Olympic venue. Olympics, Eurovision […]
BIRTHDAY: Raf from Italy is 60 today Those Italians, eh? They send so many decent songs, and never really seem to care. Sanremo is their music competition of choice, and Eurovision doesn’t always get massive ratings. But you ask any Italian star, and they’d give their finest gnocchi […]
BIRTHDAY: Alice from Italy is 65 today The Big Five often get criticised for being able to make the final and – according to some – put in substandard songs. Every country has off years, and of course even the Big Five can put in crackers of songs. […]
Duncan Laurence’s victory in Tel Aviv this May not only gave The Netherlands their 5th win at Eurovision, but also their first win since 1975 – a staggering 44 years ago! This got us here at Eurovision Ireland thinking… of all the countries that have won the contest, […]
Mahmood, this year’s Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest, will be touring Western Europe later this year – including a date in London. The tagline of the tour is “Good Vibes”. A date for ticket sales has yet to be announced. Mahmood will be performing in these […]
JESC2019: Final list of participating countries Over the previous months, various broadcasters have been announcing whether they would – or would not – be participating in the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. It takes place in Gliwice, in southern Poland, on Sunday 24 November. But who will we […]
BIRTHDAY: Toto Cutugno from Italy is 76 today A winner? Well, it’s been a while. And since there are nearly 70 of them, they’re bound to crop up once in a while. And is it a good winner? Back in 1990, when the contest was a small affair, […]
If you haven’t heard yet about Alexandro Kröger Degerfeldt, you are about to be amazed now. The 26 year old Eurovision fan from Umeå, Sweden, has an unique hobby – he builds Eurovision stages with legos! This year he amazed yet again the Eurovision community by reimagining the […]
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