Friday 19 August 2011

Day 19 - your favourite Italian entry

1997 Italy : Jalisse – Fiumi di parole (Rivers of words)

Another simple choice, although was closely followed by Alice and Battiato’s “Treni Di Tozeur”

I always find this song slightly ironic.
Italy had been in and out of the conest throught the 80's and then RAI did not submit an entry in 94, 95 and 96 citing lack of support for the contest in the country. They then returned with this song but then withdrew again. RAI withdrew from the competition completely until 2011, when they came 2nd. This decision always seems a strange one considering that the song did so well (4/25)


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