Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Country Italy
National selection
Selection processArtist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012
Song: Internal selection
Selection date(s)Artist: 18 February 2012
Song: 13 March 2012
Selected entrantNina Zilli
Selected song"L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Charlie Mason
  • Christian Rabb
  • Kristoffer Sjökvist
  • Frida Molander
  • Nina Zilli
Finals performance
Final result9th, 101 points
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.[1][2]

Internal selection

Artist selection

Main article: Sanremo Music Festival 2012

On 16 January 2012, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected by a special committee from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2012. The competition took place between 14–18 February 2012 with the winner being selected on the last day of the festival. The competing artists in the "Big Artists" and "Newcomers" category were:[3]

"Big Artists" Category

"Newcomers" Category

During the final evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, Nina Zilli was announced as the artist that would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Emma Marrone was selected as the winner with the song "Non è l'inferno".[4]

Song selection

On 3 March 2012, RAI confirmed that Nina Zilli would perform her Sanremo Music Festival 2012 song "Per sempre" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.[5] However, RAI later confirmed on 13 March 2012 that Zilli would perform "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 instead.[2]

At Eurovision

Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final on 26 May 2012 as part of the "Big Five". Italy was drawn to perform tenth, after France and preceding Estonia. Italy achieved 9th place with 101 points, finishing in the top ten for a second consecutive year.[6] The televote awarded Italy 17th place with 56 points and the jury awarded 4th place with 157 points.[7]

Voting

Points awarded to Italy

Points awarded to Italy (Final)[8]
Score Country
12 points
10 points  Malta
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Italy

References

  1. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
  2. ^ a b Escuerdo, Victor M. (13 March 2012). "Italy changes their song to L'Amore È Femmina". Eurovision.tv.
  3. ^ Escuerdo, Victor M. (16 January 2012). "Italy returns after comeback-2nd place". Eurovision.tv.
  4. ^ Escuerdo, Victor M. (19 February 2012). "Italy: Nina Zilli to Baku!". Eurovision.tv.
  5. ^ "Italy: Nina Zilli confirms she will sing 'Per Sempre' in Baku!". ESCDaily.com. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  6. ^ "First Semi-Final of Baku 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  7. ^ Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Baku 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Results of the First Semi-Final of Baku 2012". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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