Non ho l'età#Linda Scott's version

{{Infobox song

| name = Non ho l'età

| cover = Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'età.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| language = Italian

| artist = Gigliola Cinquetti

| album = Gigliola Cinquetti

| B-side = Sei un bravo ragazzo

| released = 28 January 1964

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Ballad

| length = 3:10

| label = CGD Records

| composer = Mario Panzeri

| lyricist = Nicola Salerno

| producer = Mario Panzeri

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Dio, come ti amo

| next_year = 1966

| misc = {{Infobox song contest entry

| embed = yes

| song = {{flagicon|Italy}} "Non ho l'età (per amarti)"

| caption =

| year = 1964

| country = Italy

| artist = Gigliola Cinquetti

| as =

| with =

| language = Italian

| composer = Mario Panzeri

| lyricist = Nicola Salerno

| conductor = Gianfranco Monaldi

| place = 1st

| points = 49

| prev = Uno per tutte

| prev_link = Uno per tutte

| next = Se piangi, se ridi

| next_link = Se piangi, se ridi

}}

"Non ho l'età (per amarti)" (Italian for "I'm not old enough (to love you)"), usually given as just "Non ho l'età" ({{IPA|it|non ˈɔ lleˈta|pron}}), is a song recorded by Italian singer Gigliola Cinquetti, with music composed by Mario Panzeri and lyrics by Nicola Salerno. It {{esccnty|Italy|t=represented Italy}} in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen, winning the contest, having previously won that year's Sanremo Music Festival.

Background

= Conception =

"Non ho l'età" was written by composer Mario Panzeri and lyricist Nicola Salerno.{{cite web|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1964it|website=The Diggiloo Thrush|title="Non ho l'età" Detailed info and lyrics}}

= Sanremo =

Between 30 January and 1 February 1964, "Non ho l'età" performed by both Gigliola Cinquetti –in Italian– and Patricia Carli –in French– competed in the 14th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, winning the competition. As the festival was used by Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) to select their song and performer for the {{escyr|1964||9th edition}} of the Eurovision Song Contest, the song became the {{esccnty|Italy|t=Italian entry}}, and Cinquetti the performer, for Eurovision.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics|year=2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}

Cinquetti recorded the song in Italian, English –as "This is my prayer"–, Spanish –"No tengo edad"–, French –"Je suis à toi"–, German –"Luna nel blu"–, and Japanese –"Yumemiru omoi", {{lang|ja|夢みる想い}}–.

= Eurovision =

On 21 March 1964, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the {{lang|da|Tivolis Koncertsal|i=unset}} in Copenhagen hosted by {{lang|da|Danmarks Radio|i=unset}} (DR), and broadcast live throughout the continent. Cinquetti performed "Non ho l'età" twelfth on the night, following {{esccnty|Portugal|y=1964}}'s "Oração" by António Calvário and preceding {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1964}}'s "Život je sklopio krug" by Sabahudin Kurt. Gianfranco Monaldi conducted the live orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1964|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1964|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=DR / EBU|date=21 March 1964}} No video recording of her performance is known to have survived, only footage of part of her winning reprise exists in addition to the audio of the full radio broadcast.{{Cite web |title=Rare broadcast footage of Eurovision 1964 uncovered by Reddit user |url=https://escxtra.com/2021/12/14/rare-broadcast-footage-eurovision-1964/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=ESCXTRA.com}}

At the close of voting, the song had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of sixteen, winning the contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-1964/final|title=Official Eurovision Song Contest 1964 scoreboard|website=Eurovision Song Contest}} Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner until the {{escyr|1986||1986 contest}} when {{esccnty|Belgium|y=1986}}'s Sandra Kim won the contest with "J'aime la vie" –initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen–.{{cite book|author=O'Connor, John Kennedy|title=The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History|publisher=Carlton Books|location=UK|year=2007|isbn=978-1-84442-994-3}} The song was followed as contest winner in {{escyr|1965}} by "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" by France Gall for {{esccnty|Luxembourg|y=1965}}. It was followed as Italian representative that year by "Se piangi, se ridi" by Bobby Solo.

= Aftermath =

"Non ho l'età" became a considerable commercial success for Cinquetti, in Italy, the rest of Europe, Scandinavia, and other countries worldwide.

Cinquetti later returned to compete in Eurovision at the {{escyr|1974||1974 contest}}, when she finished second with "Sì", behind "Waterloo" by ABBA.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1974|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1974|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=BBC / EBU|date=6 April 1974}} On 4 May 1991, she co-hosted the {{escyr|1991||1991 contest}} held in Rome alongside Toto Cutugno, where they performed their Eurovision winning songs, "Non ho l'età" and "Insieme: 1992" respectively, as the opening act.{{Cite episode|title=Eurovision Song Contest 1991|episode-link=Eurovision Song Contest 1991|series=Eurovision Song Contest|series-link=Eurovision Song Contest|network=RAI / EBU|date=4 May 1991}} On 14 May 2022, in the {{escyr|2022||2022 contest}} held in Turin, she performed "Non ho l'età" as an interval act at the grand final.{{YouTube|TCQx-Hn2coQ|"Non ho l'età" - Eurovision Song Contest 2022}}

Cinquetti was proved not to be a UK 'one-hit-wonder' when an English recording of her 1974 Eurovision entry –titled "Go"– reached #8 in the UK chart.

Chart history

= Weekly charts =

Chart (1964–65) !Peak position
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scope="row"\|Argentina (CAPIF){{Cite web\|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-08-29.pdf \|title=Hits of the world - Argentina \|publisher=Billboard \|date=29 August 1964 \|page=26 \|access-date=9 June 2023}} \|5
{{single chart\|Flanders\|1\|song=Non ho l'età\|artist=Gigliola Cinquetti\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Wallonia\|1\|song=Non ho l'età\|artist=Gigliola Cinquetti\|rowheader=true\|access-date=25 February 2017}}
scope="row"\|Finland \|5
scope="row"\|France (InfoDisc){{Cite web\|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_C.php \|publisher=Infodisc.fr \|language=fr \|access-date=10 June 2012 \|title=Tout les Titres par Artiste - C \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217054346/http://www.infodisc.fr/Bilan_C.php \|archive-date=17 February 2014 }} Select Gigliola CINQUETTI from the menu, then press OK. \|1
scope="row"\|Germany (Media Control AG){{Cite web \| url = http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Gigliola+Cinquetti&title=Non+ho+l%27et%E0&cat=s&country=de \| publisher = Charts.de. Media Control. \| language = de \| access-date = 10 June 2012 \| title = Single - Gigliola Cinquetti, Non ho l'età}}{{dead link\|date=December 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}} \|3
scope="row"\|Hong Kong \|2
scope="row"\|Italy (Musica e dischi){{Cite web\|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_hits_of_1964_(Italy) \|title=List of number-one hits of 1964 (Italy) }}{{Circular reference\|date=September 2023}} \|1
{{single chart\|Dutch100\|2\|song=Non ho l'età\|artist=Gigliola Cinquetti\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Norway\|3\|song=Non ho l'età\|artist=Gigliola Cinquetti\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|UKsinglesbyname\|17\|song=Non ho l'età per amarti\|artist=Gigliola Cinquetti\|songid=3507\|rowheader=true\|artistid=11093}}

Legacy

=Linda Scott's version=

{{Infobox song

| name = This Is My Prayer

| cover =

| type = single

| artist = Linda Scott

| album = Hey, Look at Me Now!

| A-side = That Old Feeling

| released = 1964

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 2:54

| label = Kapp Records

| writer = Kaye-Springer-Nisa

| producer = Mike Berniker

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title =

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}}

Linda Scott's recording of the song's English version, "This Is My Prayer", was released as the B-side of the single "That Old Feeling" in late 1964. In the Philippines, it topped the national chart for twelve straight weeks beginning on 12 December 1964.{{cite magazine|title=Philippines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19|access-date=29 October 2020|magazine=Billboard|publisher=The Billboard Publishing Company|date=12 December 1964|page=19}}{{cite magazine|title=Philippines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1CgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22|access-date=29 October 2020|magazine=Billboard|publisher=The Billboard Publishing Company|date=27 February 1965|page=22}}

= Other covers =

"Non ho l'età" has been recorded by a wide range of artists in other languages, for example, in Icelandic –as "Heyr mína bæn"– by Ellý Vilhjálms.Thorsson, Leif. Melodifestivalen Genom Tiderna. Premium Publishing, Sweden. 1999 {{ISBN|91-89136-00-4}} Lili Ivanova, a famous Bulgarian singer, and Hong Kong singer Rebecca Pan, covered the song in 1964. Polish-Belarusian singer {{ill|Wiesława Drojecka|pl}} covered the song in Polish –"Nie wolno mi"–. {{ill|Anneli Sari|fi}} made a Finnish cover –"Liian nuori rakkauteen"–. Sandra Reemer recorded the song in Dutch –"Als jij maar wacht"–.