Occhi di ragazza
{{Short description|Gianni Morandi song}}
{{Infobox song contest entry
| song = {{flagicon|Italy}} "Occhi di ragazza"
| image = Occhi di ragazza.jpg
| caption =
| year = 1970
| country = Italy
| artist = Gianluigi Morandi
| as = Gianni Morandi
| with =
| language = Italian
| languages =
| composer = Lucio Dalla
| lyricist = Sergio Bardotti, Gianfranco Baldazzi
| conductor =
| place = 8th with 5 points (1 from Yugoslavia and 2 from Germany and Spain)
| points =
| lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1970it from Diggiloo Thrush]
| prev = Due grosse lacrime bianche
| prev_link = Due grosse lacrime bianche
| next = L'amore è un attimo
| next_link = L'amore è un attimo
}}
"Occhi di ragazza" ("Girl's eyes") was the {{esccnty|Italy|t=Italian|y=1970}} entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1970, performed in Italian by Gianni Morandi.
Background
The ballad was initially chosen by singer Ron to be presented at the 1970 Sanremo Music Festival, but was rejected by the Selection Jury. Morandi then to led it to success, and the song became a staple of his live repertoire. The song was also important for Lucio Dalla, who had composed the song's music, as its success gave him visibility and propelled his career.{{cite book|last1=Guaitamacchi, Ezio|title=1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita|date=14 January 2011|publisher=Rizzoli, 2009|isbn=978-8858617427|page=383}}
At Eurovision
The song was performed third on the night, following {{esccnty|Switzerland|y=1970}}'s Henri Dès with "Retour" and preceding {{esccnty|Yugoslavia|y=1970}}'s Eva Sršen with "Pridi, dala ti bom cvet". At the close of voting, it had received 5 points, placing it 8th{{cite web|url=http://www.eurovisioncovers.co.uk/ita.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060515024626/http://eurovisioncovers.co.uk/ita.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 15, 2006|title=Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest|publisher=Eurovision Covers|language=en|access-date=30 September 2017}} in a field of 12.
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1971 contest by Massimo Ranieri with "L'amore è un attimo".
==Charts==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!align="left"|Chart (1970) !align="left"|Peak |
| align="left"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=29 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "occhi di ragazza".
|align="center"|5 |
==Cover versions==
Cover versions of the song include those by Lucio Dalla, Ron and Ornella Vanoni. An English version of the song titled "Eyes of a Child" was recorded by the Italo-Australian performer Tony Pantano, while {{Interlanguage link|Laila Nyström|sv}} recorded a Swedish version of the song titled "Någonting att minnas".{{cite book|last=Dario Salvatori|title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|chapter=Occhi di ragazza|year=2001|page=241}}
References
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External links
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{{Gianni Morandi}}
{{Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 1970}}
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Category:Eurovision songs of Italy
Category:Eurovision songs of 1970