🇮🇹 Congratulazioni! An Italian Eurovision retrospective
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With MÃ¥neskin’s big win at Eurovision 2021, it’s time to explore how Italy got to the winner’s podium.
Michael, Liam and Io were live-on-tape to go back in time and share some Italian faves of years past.
What anthem was Umberto responsible for?
Who was Italy’s biggest party animal?
How does the team explain Italy’s great success since their return in 2011?
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The songs
1958: 🥉 Domenico Modugno – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare) [In the blue-painted blue sky (To fly)]
1964: 🥇 Gigliola Cinquetti – Non Ho L’Età (Per Amarti) [I’m not old enough (to love you)]
1987: 🥉 Umberto Tozzi & RAF – Gente Di Mare [People of the sea]
1990: 🥇 Toto Cutugno – Insieme: 1992 [Together: 1992]
1992: Mia Martini – Rapsodia [Rhapsody]
1997: Jalisse – Fiumi di parole [Rivers of words]
2012: Nina Zilli – L’Amore è Femmina (Out Of Love) [Love is female]
2013: Marco Mengoni – L’Essenziale [The essential] 🎧 Listen to the 2013 interview
2015: 🥉 Il Volo – Grande Amore [Great love]
2019: 🥈 Mahmood 🏳️🌈 – Soldi [Money] 🎧 Listen to the 2019 interview
2021: 🥇 MÃ¥neskin 🏳️🌈 – Zitti e Buoni [Shut up and behave]
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