Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2012
| Broadcaster = {{lang|it|Radiotelevisione italiana|i=no}} (RAI)
| Country = Italy
| Selection process = Artist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012
Song: Internal selection
| Selection date = Artist: 18 February 2012
Song: 13 March 2012
| Artist = Nina Zilli
| Song = L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Charlie Mason|Christian Rabb|Kristoffer Sjökvist|Frida Molander|Nina Zilli}}
| Final result = 9th, 101 points
}}
Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.{{cite web|title=Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard |work=Eurovision.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329132831/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=1593#Scoreboard |archive-date=2013-03-29 }}{{cite web|last=Escuerdo|first=Victor M.|date=13 March 2012|title=Italy changes their song to L'Amore È Femmina|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=48953&_t=italy_changes_their_song_to_lamore_e_femmina|publisher=Eurovision.tv}}
Internal selection
=Artist selection=
{{Main|Sanremo Music Festival 2012}}
On 16 January 2012, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected by a special committee from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2012. The competition took place between 14–18 February 2012 with the winner being selected on the last day of the festival. The competing artists in the "Big Artists" and "Newcomers" category were:{{cite web|last=Escuerdo|first=Victor M.|date=16 January 2012|title=Italy returns after comeback-2nd place|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=44633&_t=italy_returns_after_comeback-2nd_place|work=Eurovision.tv}}
=="Big Artists" Category==
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- Arisa
- Chiara Civello
- Dolcenera
- Emma Marrone
- Eugenio Finardi
- Francesco Renga
- Gigi D'Alessio and Loredana Bertè
- Irene Fornaciari
- Marlene Kuntz
- Matia Bazar
- Nina Zilli
- Noemi
- Pierdavide Carone and Lucio Dalla
- Samuele Bersani
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=="Newcomers" Category==
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- Alessandro Casillo
- Bidiel
- Celeste Gaia
- Erica Mou
- Giordana Angi
- Giulia Anania
- Iohosemprevoglia
- Marco Guazzone
{{div col end}}
During the final evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, Nina Zilli was announced as the artist that would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Emma Marrone was selected as the winner with the song "Non è l'inferno".{{cite web|last=Escuerdo|first=Victor M.|date=19 February 2012|title=Italy: Nina Zilli to Baku!|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=46893&_t=italy_nina_zilli_to_baku|work=Eurovision.tv}}
=Song selection=
On 3 March 2012, RAI confirmed that Nina Zilli would perform her Sanremo Music Festival 2012 song "Per sempre" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012.{{cite web|date=3 March 2012|title=Italy: Nina Zilli confirms she will sing 'Per Sempre' in Baku!|url=http://www.escdaily.com/italy-nina-zilli-confirms-she-will-sing-per-sempre-in-baku/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305212527/http://www.escdaily.com/italy-nina-zilli-confirms-she-will-sing-per-sempre-in-baku/|archive-date=5 March 2012|access-date=3 March 2012|publisher=ESCDaily.com}} However, RAI later confirmed on 13 March 2012 that Zilli would perform "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 instead.
At Eurovision
Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final on 26 May 2012 as part of the "Big Five". Italy was drawn to perform tenth, after France and preceding Estonia. Italy achieved 9th place with 101 points, finishing in the top ten for a second consecutive year.{{cite web |title=First Semi-Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=1 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501122804/https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final |archive-date=1 May 2021 |url-status=live}} The televote awarded Italy 17th place with 56 points and the jury awarded 4th place with 157 points.{{cite web |last=Siim |first=Jarmo |title=Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_2012_split_jury-televote_results_revealed |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=1 May 2021 |date=18 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621115038/http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=eurovision_2012_split_jury-televote_results_revealed |archive-date=21 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}
= Voting =
==Points awarded to Italy==
| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded to Italy (Final){{cite web |title=Results of the Grand Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/grand-final/results/italy |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502102036/https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/grand-final/results/italy |archive-date=2 May 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Malta|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Albania|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Estonia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|San Marino|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Hungary|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Macedonia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Moldova|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Slovakia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Slovenia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Georgia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Israel|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Ukraine|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Greece|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Croatia|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Cyprus|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Germany|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Montenegro|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Portugal|y=2012}}}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|France|y=2012}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=2012}}}} |
==Points awarded by Italy==
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| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded by Italy (Semi-final 1){{cite web |title=Results of the First Semi-Final of Baku 2012 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final/results/italy |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=2 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502102039/https://eurovision.tv/event/baku-2012/first-semi-final/results/italy |archive-date=2 May 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:gold" | 12 points
| {{Esc|Albania|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" style="background:silver" | 10 points
| {{Esc|Romania|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" style="background:#CC9966" | 8 points
| {{Esc|Switzerland|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| {{Esc|Cyprus|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Esc|Denmark|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| {{Esc|Greece|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Moldova|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| {{Esc|San Marino|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Russia|y=2012}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| {{Esc|Iceland|y=2012}} |
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== Detailed voting results from Italy ==
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Televoting results from Italy (Semi-final 1){{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2012-06-06 |title=Italy: 2012 Televote Revealed |url=https://eurovoix.com/2012/06/06/italy-2012-televote-revealed/ |access-date=2024-03-25 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}} !Draw !Country !Percentage of Votes !Rank !Points (Televote) |
| 01
|{{Esc|Montenegro|y=2012}} |1.54% |15 | |
| 02
|{{Esc|Iceland|y=2012}} |3.9% |8 |3 |
| 03
|{{Esc|Greece|y=2012}} |4.67% |6 |5 |
| 04
|{{Esc|Latvia|y=2012}} |2% |14 | |
| 05
|{{Esc|Albania|y=2012}} |13.87% |2 |10 |
| 06
|{{Esc|Romania|y=2012}} |27.22% |1 |12 |
| 07
|{{Esc|Switzerland|y=2012}} |4.61% |7 |4 |
| 08
|{{Esc|Belgium|y=2012}} |0.77% |18 | rowspan="3" | |
| 09
|{{Esc|Finland|y=2012}} |2.52% |11 |
| 10
|{{Esc|Israel|y=2012}} |2.19% |12 |
| 11
|{{Esc|San Marino|y=2012}} |8.55% |4 |7 |
| 12
|{{Esc|Cyprus|y=2012}} |3.8% |9 |2 |
| 13
|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2012}} |1.25% |17 | |
| 14
|{{Esc|Russia|y=2012}} |6.32% |5 |6 |
| 15
|{{Esc|Hungary|y=2012}} |2.09% |13 | rowspan="2" | |
| 16
|{{Esc|Austria|y=2012}} |1.36% |16 |
| 17
|{{Esc|Moldova|y=2012}} |9.97% |3 |8 |
| 18
|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2012}} |3.38% |10 |1 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2012}}