Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
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Country | Italy | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
Selection date(s) |
Artist: 22 January 2014 Song: 24 January 2014 | |||
Selected entrant | Emma | |||
Selected song | "La mia città" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | ||||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 21st, 33 points | |||
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected internally by the Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). Emma represented Italy with the song "La mia città". In the final, Italy placed 21st, scoring 33 points.
Internal selection
On 22 January 2014, RAI announced that Emma Marrone had been selected as the Italian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This year RAI opted to forego selecting an artist from the list of participants at the Sanremo Music Festival, which had been the method of selection since 2011.[1]
On 24 January 2014, RAI revealed that Emma would perform "La mia città" (My city) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[2]
At Eurovision
As a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 10 May 2014. In addition to their participation in the final, Italy was assigned to vote in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014.[3] During the Italian delegation's press conference on 6 May 2014, Italy was allocated to compete in the second half of the final.[4] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Italy would perform 16th, following Russia and preceding Slovenia.[5] Italy placed 21st in the final, scoring 33 points.
On stage, Emma was joined by two guitarists, one keyboard player, one drummer and one backing vocalist, Arianna Mereu.[6] The Italian performance is based on a concept of glam rock from the 70s combined with futuristic elements.[7]
In Italy, the broadcast of the first and second semi-finals aired on Rai 4 with commentary by Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello, while the final aired on Rai 2 with commentary by Linus and Nicola Savino.[8][9] The Italian spokesperson revealing the result of the Italian vote in the final was Linus.[10]
Points awarded to Italy
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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Points awarded by Italy
Semi-final 2Points awarded in second semi-final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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Split voting results
The following five members comprise the Italian jury:[11]
- Luca de Gennaro – Chairperson – Vice president Talent & Music of MTV Italy
- Andrea Laffranchi – journalist
- Paola Folli – singer
- Andrea Miro – songwriter, composer, musician
- Francesco Pasquero – music manager
Semi-final 2
The Italian votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[12]
Semi-final 2 – Italian Results | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | L. de Gennaro | A. Laffranchi | P. Folli | A. Miro | F. Pasquero | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
01 | Malta | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
02 | Israel | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | |
03 | Norway | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | |
04 | Georgia | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 11 | |
05 | Poland | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
06 | Austria | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
07 | Lithuania | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
08 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
09 | Ireland | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
10 | Belarus | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
11 | Macedonia | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
12 | Switzerland | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
13 | Greece | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
14 | Slovenia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
15 | Romania | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Final
The Italian votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.[13]
Final – Italian Results | ||||||||||
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Draw | Country | L. de Gennaro | A. Laffranchi | P. Folli | A. Miro | F. Pasquero | Average Jury Rank | Televote Rank | Combined Rank | Scoreboard (Points) |
01 | Ukraine | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
02 | Belarus | 13 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | |
03 | Azerbaijan | 14 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 24 | |
04 | Iceland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
05 | Norway | 20 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 16 | |
06 | Romania | 22 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
07 | Armenia | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 7 | 14 | |
08 | Montenegro | 11 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 20 | |
09 | Poland | 9 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
10 | Greece | 18 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
11 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
12 | Germany | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 17 | |
13 | Sweden | 12 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | |
14 | France | 25 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
15 | Russia | 10 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 15 | |
16 | Italy | |||||||||
17 | Slovenia | 7 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 11 | |
18 | Finland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 |
19 | Spain | 15 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 21 | |
20 | Switzerland | 24 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
21 | Hungary | 5 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 19 | |
22 | Malta | 23 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
23 | Denmark | 3 | 8 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 18 | |
24 | Netherlands | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
25 | San Marino | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 6 | 13 | |
26 | United Kingdom | 16 | 24 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 |
See also
References
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (22 January 2014). "Emma to represent Italy in Copenhagen!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (24 January 2014). "Italy: Emma will sing La Mia Città". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (20 January 2014). "Allocation Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ↑ Escudero, Victor M. (6 May 2014). "Emma, a goddess on stage for Italy". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (9 May 2014). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ↑ "All'Eurovision con Emma Marrone ci sarà anche Arianna Mereu" (in Italian). Eurofestival News. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ Leon, Jakov I. (4 May 2014). "Emma's glam rock performance for Italy". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Per le semifinali dell'Eurovision 2014 torna la coppia Solibello-Ardemagni" (in Italian). Eurofestival News. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ↑ "A Linus e Nicola Savino la finale dell'ESC 2014 su Rai 2" (in Italian). Eurofestival News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sarà Linus ad annunciare i voti dell'Italia all'Eurovision 2014" (in Italian). Eurofestival News. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
- ↑ Brey, Marco (1 May 2014). "Who will be in the expert juries?". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ "Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Second Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ↑ "Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.