Italy is the next country to confirm its participation at Eurovision 2025.
Sanremo 2025 Rules
As usual, Sanremo 2025 will be used to determine Italy’s representative at the contest. With the appointment of Carlo Conti as the new artist director, there will be some changes to the contest. There will be fewer acts (24) compared to previous years and Sanremo Giovani will remain a separate competition to the main festival. Sanremo will take place from the 4th to the 8th of February 2025.
Confirmed Countries for 2025
As of the time of writing, Italy becomes the 18th country to confirm their participation at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland. Italy joins:
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Denmark
- Finland
- Germany
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Norway
- Portugal
- Serbia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
Italy’s Eurovision History
Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since the very beginning and have always been considered a powerhouse in the contest. The country has won the contest on three occasions in 1964, 1990 and 2021. Italy withdrew after 1997, returning again in 2011 with Raphael Gualazzi who sang ‘Madness Of Love’. Raphael placed second in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest after scoring 189 points.
Italy’s most recent entry in 2024 was “La Noia” by Angelina Mango. At the close of voting, Italy scored a total of 268 points in the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final, placing 7th. Of these, 164 points came from the juries, whilst the remaining 104 points came from the televote.
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News Source: Eurofestival.es
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