Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Italy | |
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Member station | Rai Gulp |
National selection events |
Internal selection (2014, 2016) Ti lascio una canzone (2015) |
Appearances | |
Appearances | 3 |
First appearance | 2014 |
Best result | 1st: 2014 |
Worst result | 16th: 2015 |
External links | |
Italy's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 |
Italy debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest when the twelfth edition of competition was held in Malta in 2014.[1] The Italian broadcaster, RAI, selected the debut entry of country via an internal selection as "Tu primo grande amore" by the singer Vincenzo Cantiello. Italy finished the 2014 edition with a total of 159 points and ranked first. That made Italy the second country that won with the debut entry after Croatia's victory in the first edition. In 2015, the Italian broadcaster decided to participate again, this time sending the twins Chiara and Martina Scarpari to the contest. However, Italy only finished 16th in the contest, collecting 34 points. The next year, Italy achieved its second podium finishing third.
Participation
- Table key
1st place 2nd place 3rd place Last place
Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
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2014 | Vincenzo Cantiello | "Tu primo grande amore" | Italian, English | 1 | 159 |
2015 | Chiara & Martina Scarpari[2] | "Viva" | Italian | 16 | 34 |
2016 | Fiamma Boccia | "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" | Italian, English | 3 | 209 |
Photogallery
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Vincenzo Cantiello in Malta International Airport with the winner's prize, after his victory (2014)
Broadcasts and voting
Commentators and spokespersons
The contests are broadcast online worldwide through the official Junior Eurovision Song Contest website junioreurovision.tv and YouTube. In 2015, the online broadcasts featured commentary in English by junioreurovision.tv editor Luke Fisher and 2011 Bulgarian Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivan Ivanov.[3] The Italian broadcaster, RAI, sent their own commentators to each contest in order to provide commentary in the Italian language. Spokespersons were also chosen by the national broadcaster in order to announce the awarding points from Italy. The table below list the details of each commentator and spokesperson since 2014.
Year(s) | Commentator | Spokesperson |
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2014 | Antonella Clerici and Simone Lijoi | Geordie |
2015 | Simone Lijoi | Vincenzo Cantiello |
2016 | Simone Lijoi and Laura Carusino Vignera | Jade Scicluna |
Voting history
The tables below shows Italy's top-five voting history rankings up until their most recent participation in 2015:
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See also
References
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (8 July 2014). "Italy joins Junior Eurovision !". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ↑ "Chiara and Martina win Italian run-off!".
- ↑ Fisher, Luke James (21 November 2015). "Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!". Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.