After a week of long shows in the evening, and sleepless nights, we now reach the conclusion of the 72nd edition of Sanremo, where Mahmood and Blanco won the competition with “Brividi”. They will now receive first refusal to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest on home soil.
These were the 25 songs competing for the win:
| Order | Artist | Entry |
| 1 | Matteo Romano | “Virale” |
| 2 | Giusy Ferreri | “Miele” |
| 3 | Rkomi | “Insuperabile” |
| 4 | Iva Zanicchi | “Voglio amarti” |
| 5 | Aka 7even | “Perfetta cosi” |
| 6 | Massimo Ranieri | “Lettera di la dal mare” |
| 7 | Noemi | “Ti amo non lo so die” |
| 8 | Fabrizio Moro | “Sei tu” |
| 9 | Dargen D’Amico | “Dove si balla” |
| 10 | Elisa | “O forse sei tu” |
| 11 | Irama | “Ovunque sarai” |
| 12 | Michele Bravi | “Inverno dei fiori” |
| 13 | La Rappresentante di Lista | “Ciao Ciao” |
| 14 | Emma | “Ogni volta e cosi” |
| 15 | Mahmood and Blanco | “Brividi” |
| 16 | Highsnob & Hu | “Abbi cura di te” |
| 17 | Sangiovanni | “Farfalle” |
| 18 | Gianni Morandi | “Apri tutte le porte” |
| 19 | Ditonellapiaga and Donatella Rettore | “Chimica” |
| 20 | Yuman | “Ora e qui” |
| 21 | Achille Lauro (ft. Harlem Gospel Choir) | “Domenica” |
| 22 | Ana Mena | “Duecentamille ora” |
| 23 | Tananai | “Sesso occasionale” |
| 24 | Giovanni Truppi | “Tuo padre, mia madre, Lucia” |
| 25 | Le Vibrazioni | “Tantissimo” |
Mahmood and Blanco are yet to confirm if they will accept the invitation to represent Italy at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, which is due to take place on home soil in Turin.
Italy’s Eurovision Journey
Reigning winners Italy has participated in the contest 46 times since it began in 1956. In addition to 2021, they also won in 1964 with Gigliola Cinquetti’s “Non ho l’eta” and in 1990 with Toto Cutugno’s “Insieme: 1992”.
Italy took an extended break from the contest from 1994 to 2011 (returning once in 1997). They became a member of the Big Five upon their return and have only missed the top 10 twice since. They finished second twice: in 2011 (with Raphael Gualazzi’s “Madness of Love”) and in 2019 (with Mahmood’s “Soldi”). Italy also notched third place in 2015 with Il Volo’s “Grande Amore”, which won the televote.
Perhaps the most iconic Italian Eurovision entry is Domenico Modugno’s “Nel blu, dipinto di blu” – better known as “Volare” – which placed third in 1958. It was a success in the American charts and won the first ever Grammy award for Song of the Year.
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