Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 20 – Italy
Due Vita by Marco Mengoni.
I followed Italy’s Marco Mengoni very keenly in Malmö a decade ago when he first competed in Eurovision. His song...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 20/37 – Italy
So, having taken a few days to get myself back ready and willing to go - we're back with the countdown, live from my...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Italy
Marco Mengoni is taking a second shot at Eurovision, after finishing in seventh place back in 2014. I've listened to the 'Eurovision Edit' for...
9 April – You haven’t done anything to me
If you could put money on the next country of the Big Five to win, who would you pick? Italy was the last of...
4 March – There’s someone who knows nothing about you
Let's go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, big everything. And a regular supply of the same countries...
Marco Mengoni hints at Eurovision song change
Marco Mengoni has confirmed that he will represent Italy in Eurovision 2023, but hinted that he may switch songs. He picked up 45.53% of...
10 February – Sometimes I don’t know how to express myself
Do you remember the contest in Turin like it was yesterday? The warm weather, the noteworthy stage, the act from 2020 stealing the show....
Staging Sanremo
The artistic director (and co-presenter) of the annual Sanremo Music Festival Amadeus has shown fans what to expect when the event kicks off on...
20 December – Yes, I softly said yes
Our friends in Italy are an interesting case study. Their relationship with the Eurovision Song Contest seems more love/hate than most. And there's a...
RAI names most of Sanremo acts for 2023
The first 22 participants of the 73rd Festival di Sanremo have been announced, with a further acts will join them when the song titles...