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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+ Table key
style="text-align:center; background-color:#FFD700;" | 1

| First place

style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3

| Third place

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| Upcoming event

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scope="col" | Year

! 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}}

| Vincenzo Cantiello

| "{{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.

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Year(s)

!Channel

!Commentator

!Spokesperson

!class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014|Junior}}

|rowspan="6"|Rai Gulp

|Antonella Clerici and {{ill|Simone Lijoi|de}} || Geordie ||

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015|Junior}}

|Simone Lijoi ||Vincenzo Cantiello || {{center|{{cite web |url=http://www.ogaeitaly.net/2015/11/jesc-2015-i-cantanti-e-le-canzoni-parte.html |title=Ogae Italy: JESC 2015: I cantanti e le canzoni - parte 3 |access-date=2015-11-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20151104222343/http://www.ogaeitaly.net/2015/11/jesc-2015-i-cantanti-e-le-canzoni-parte.html |archive-date=2015-11-04 }}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016|Junior}}

|Simone Lijoi and {{ill|Laura Carusino Vignera|it|Laura Carusino}} ||Jade Scicluna || {{center|{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2016/10/13/italy-junior-eurovision-2016-commentators-announced/|title=Italy: Junior Eurovision 2016 Commentators Announced|date=13 October 2016|website=Eurovoix|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|access-date=24 December 2023}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017|Junior}}

|Laura Carusino and {{ill|Mario Acampa|it}} ||Sofia Bartoli || {{center|{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2017/11/20/italy-laura-carusino-mario-acampa-to-commentate-on-junior-eurovision-2017/|title=Italy: Laura Carusino & Mario Acampa To Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2017|date=20 November 2017|publisher=Eurovoix|access-date=24 December 2023}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018|Junior}}

|Federica Carta and Mario Acampa ||Yan Musvidas || {{center|{{cite web|last1=Granger|first1=Anthony|title=Italy: Federica Carta & Mario Acampa to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2018|url=https://eurovoix.com/2018/11/19/italy-federica-carta-mario-acampa-to-commentate-on-junior-eurovision-2018/|website=Eurovoix|access-date=24 December 2023|date=19 November 2018}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019|Junior}}

|Mario Acampa and Alexia Rizzardi ||Maria Iside Fiore ||{{center|{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/11/16/italy-maria-acampa-to-commentate-on-junior-eurovision-2019/|title=Italy: Mario Acampa to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2019|date=16 November 2019|website=eurovoix.com|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ogaeitaly.net/2019/11/23/maria-iside-super-spokesperson-per-litalia/|title=Maria Iside super spokesperson per l'Italia!|website=ogaeitaly.net|date=23 November 2019|first=Cristina|last=Giuntini|lang=it}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2020|Junior}}

|colspan="2" {{N/A|No broadcast}} || {{N/A|Did not participate}} || {{N/A|N/A}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021|Junior}}

|Rai Gulp

|Mario Acampa, Marta Viola and Giorgia Boni

|Céleste

|{{center|{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/12/05/mario-acampa-marta-viola-junior-eurovision-2021/|title=🇮🇹 Italy: Mario Acampa & Marta Viola to Commentate on Junior Eurovision 2021|date=5 December 2021|website=eurovoix.com|first=Anthony|last=Granger}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2022|Junior}}

|rowspan="2"|Rai 1

|Mario Acampa, Francesca Fialdini, Rosanna Vaudetti and Gigliola Cinquetti

| Vincenzo Cantiello

|{{Cite web |last=Dammacco |first=Beppe |date=2022-06-28 |title=Junior Eurovision 2022, l'Italia ci sarà: show in diretta su Rai 1 |url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2022/06/28/junior-eurovision-2022-italia-rai-1/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=Eurofestival News |language=it-IT}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Alistair |date=2022-11-03 |title=🇮🇹 Italy: Commentators Revealed For Junior Eurovision 2022 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2022/11/03/italy-commentators-revealed-junior-eurovision-2022/ |access-date=2022-11-03 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2023|Junior}}

|Mario Acampa

|Julia Wazne

|{{Cite web |last=Dammacco |first=Beppe |date=2023-07-07 |title=Junior Eurovision 2023 su Rai 2, l'Italia ci sarà. Mario Acampa al commento |trans-title=Junior Eurovision 2023 on Rai 2, Italy will be there. Mario Acampa on commentary|url=https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2023/07/07/junior-eurovision-2023-italia-mario-acampa/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Eurofestival News |language=it}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-07 |title=Rai Kids – L'offerta Rai per i giovanissimi |trans-title=Rai Kids – Rai's offer for the very young|url=https://www.cinecircoloromano.it/2023/07/qui-cinema-luglio-2023/rai-kids-lofferta-rai-per-i-giovanissimi/ |access-date=2023-07-10 |website=Cinecircolo Romano |language=it}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2024|Junior}}

| rowspan="2" |Rai 2

|Mario Acampa, Simone Barlaam and Kaze

|{{N/A|Unknown}}

|{{center|{{Cite web |url=https://www.rai.it/dl/doc/1721229724940_NR%20RAIKIDS.pdf |title=Presentazione dell'Offerta 2024/25 Rai Kids |publisher=RAI |date=2024-07-19 |access-date=2024-07-19}}{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=2024-11-16 |title=🇮🇹 Italy: Simone Barlaam and Kaze Join The Rai Junior Eurovision Commentary Line-Up |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/11/16/italy-simone-barlaam-kaze-junior-eurovision-commentary/ |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}}}

scope="row"|{{Escyr|2025|Junior}}

|Mario Acampa

|{{TBA}}

|{{Cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2025-06-27 |title=🇮🇹 Italy: Junior Eurovision 2025 Act to Be Revealed in September |url=https://eurovoix.com/2025/06/27/italy-junior-eurovision-2025-act-to-be-revealed-in-september/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}

See also

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}}

Category:Countries in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest