Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Italy
| Contest = JESC
| Broadcaster = {{lang|it|Radiotelevisione italiana|i=unset}} (RAI)
| Apps = 10
| First = {{Escyr|2014|Junior}}
| Highest = 1st: {{Escyr|2014|Junior}}
| Current = 2024
}}
Italy debuted at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest when the twelfth edition of competition was held in Malta in 2014.{{cite web|title=Italy joins Junior Eurovision !|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=italy_joins_junior_eurovision|last=Fisher|first=Luke James|access-date=8 July 2014|date=8 July 2014|publisher=junioreurovision.tv}}
History
The Italian broadcaster, RAI, selected the debut entry of country via an internal selection as "Tu primo grande amore" by Vincenzo Cantiello, which went on to win with a total of 159 points. This made Italy the second country to win with the debut entry after Croatia's victory in the first edition. Before Italy debuted, there were two entries sung in Italian: "{{lang|it|Birichino|i=unset}}", which represented Switzerland in 2004 and "{{lang|it|O-o-o Sole intorno a me|i=unset}}" which represented San Marino in 2013.
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.
Italy withdrew from the 2020 contest because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite initially announcing that they would not return to the 2021 contest,{{Cite web|date=2021-07-04|title=🇮🇹 Italy will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2021|url=https://escxtra.com/2021/07/04/italy-will-not-participate-in-junior-eurovision-2021/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=ESCXTRA.com|language=en-GB}} they ultimately announced that they would return to the 2021 contest in France, where their entrant Elisabetta Lizza placed 10th with 107 points.{{Cite web|last=Farren|first=Neil|date=2021-08-30|title=Italy: Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation Confirmed|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/08/30/italy-junior-eurovision-2021-participation-confirmed/|access-date=2021-08-30|website=Eurovoix|language=en-GB}}
Participation overview
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style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1
| First place |
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| Third place |
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! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Place ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points |
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014|Junior}} | "{{lang|it|Tu primo grande amore|i=unset}}" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 1 | style="text-align:center;" | 159 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015|Junior}}
| Chiara and Martina | "{{lang|it|Viva|i=unset}}" | Italian{{efn|Contains words in English}} | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 34 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016|Junior}}
| Fiamma Boccia | "{{lang|it|Cara mamma|i=unset}} (Dear Mom)" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 209 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017|Junior}}
| Maria Iside Fiore | "{{lang|it|Scelgo|i=unset}} (My Choice)" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 86 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018|Junior}}
| Melissa and Marco | "What Is Love" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 151 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019|Junior}}
| Marta Viola | "{{lang|it|La voce della terra|i=unset}}" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 129 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2021|Junior}}
| Elisabetta Lizza | "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | 107 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2022|Junior}}
| Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 95 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2023|Junior}}
| Melissa and Ranya | "{{lang|it|Un mondo giusto|i=no}}" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 81 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2024|Junior}}
| Simone Grande | "{{lang|it|Pigiama party|i=unset}}" | Italian, English | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 98 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2025|Junior}}
| colspan="5" {{TBA|Confirmed intention to participate †{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=2025-01-05 |title=Italy: Junior Eurovision 2025 Participation Confirmed |url= https://eurovoix.com/2025/01/05/italy-junior-eurovision-2025-participation-confirmed/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Eurovoix |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2025-01-05 |title=Italia participará en Eurovisión Junior 2025 |trans-title=Italy will participate in Junior Eurovision 2025 |url=https://eurofestivales.blogspot.com/2025/01/italia-participara-en-eurovision-junior.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Eurofestivales |language=es}}}} |
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.junioreurovision.tv/page/blog?id=tonight_junior_eurovision_song_contest_2015|title=Tonight: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015!|last=Fisher|first=Luke James|work=Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Bulgaria 2015|date=21 November 2015|access-date=21 November 2015}} 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.
Photo gallery
Image:Vincenzo Cantiello (JESC 2014 winner) with his prize.jpg|Vincenzo Cantiello in Malta International Airport with the winner's prize, after his victory ({{Escyr|2014|Junior}})
Image:Chiara & Martina at stage of JESC 2015 (2).jpg|Chiara & Martina performing "Viva" in Sofia ({{Escyr|2015|Junior}})
Image:JESC 2016 Fiamma Boccia (Italy).jpg|Fiamma Boccia performing "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" in Valletta ({{Escyr|2016|Junior}})
Image:JESC 2018 partisipants. Melissa & Marco (Italy) (2).jpg|Mellissa and Marco in Minsk ({{Escyr|2018|Junior}})
See also
- Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
Notes
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{List of Junior Eurovision Song Contest winners}}
{{Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest}}