Italy in Eurovision: All songs from 1956-2018 (REACTION)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Italy was one of the "Founding" Nations of the Eurovision Song Contest and has had a long history at the contest. Matt is watching all entries and react to it accordingly.
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Italy always sends quality and never forgets it culture (Always singing in Italian).
I am absolutely SHOCKED italy sings in italian at eurovision. I would have guessed theyd be the only non-english country to sing their songs in english, but surprisingly their eurovision songs r in their language!
2011 was half English, wasn't it?
@@JeSuisRene So was 2016 but still, bi/multilingual songs are often really good as well. I really liked Hungary 2011, Bulgaria 2012, Israel 2014, Romania 2015, Slovenia 2014, Italy 2016, France 2016, Ukraine 2016 and France 2017
Their entries are always in Italian because they are the winners of the Sanremo Festival and I think there's a rule they have to have only Italian language songs in the festival
Gente di mare (1987) is my all time favourite ESC entry. Nel blu dipinto di blu (1958) topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts and won two Grammy awards. A real classic!
Italy is one of my favorite in recent years, and they have been my favorite in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2018
Francesco lost the spark because the live orchestra made it breathtaking. CAN WE PLZ BRING BACK THE LIVE ORCHESTRA?!?!?!?
Italy are going to win it soon enough, maybe 2019
From Ireland 🇮🇪
Now i think Italy could possibly win this year.
Aaaalmost 😂🇮🇹
Well... Maybe 2020
2020 it is💫
2021~
My all time favorite Eurovision Song is No Degree of Seperarion by Francesca in 2016. Love her so much. Italy 2018 was amazing too.
Tamu Audwodia
I rediscovered it like two months ago and I've been obssesed with ever since! Super underrated.
pumpkin pie if you are obsessed with that song, be sure to listen to her other stuff if you haven't already. I can listen to her all day, everyday for the rest of my life, and never get bored. Her voice is so emotional and sweet.
Tamu Audwodia agreed. And noted :)
Italian is such a beautiful language even bad songs sound good......Gente de Mare is just a superb song that should have won in 1987 !
I love, love, LOVE Italy in Eurovision. My winner in 2015 and 2018, and top 3 in 2017.
I will never get over the jury screwing them in 2015!
"Non ho l'età" is heartbreaking still today
Since their return in the competition, they always bring amazing songs. Grande amore is my all time favourite Eurovision song and their entry in 2018 was very special as well.
At some point (66's-73's) all Italy's entries were like the same style, maybe it's not original but I think they had the best voices back then, not complaining for the other voices, they're fine but god damn in that era
Actual Italian music in the 60s and 70s was so much better than the ESC entries!
I love how many of these songs are famous in my country even though we're not even in Europe. Italian music is reaaaally famous here.
Where are you from?
Italy won Eurovision the same year they were hosting the World Cup.
1992 - Mia Martini "Rapsodia" BEST
So unfair that juries didn't let Italy 🇮🇹 to win in 2015
Italy is my favourite eurovision country, has always been and always will be.
Italy 2018 is a meaningful song. Metamoro is a wonderful singing duo.
my favourite ESC country 🇮🇹❤
Thank you ❤ where are you from ?
The best songs for me: "Nel blu dipinto di blu" (Volare) sang and writted by one of the graetest italian singer of ever, Domenico Modugno (another masterpieces are "Meraviglioso", "La lontananza", "Tu si' na cosa grande per me") and "I treni di Tozeur" by Franco Battiato and Alice (she is a famous singer that wins Sanremo Festival in 1981 with a beautiful song called "Per Elisa", about the fight against addictions like drugs and bad loves, the author of this song is the same Battiato). He is a real italian legend, a very famous and talented songwriter, in the first 70s he brought in Italy electronic music, and his lyrics are about mysticism and life. He is for Italy like Bob Dylan or Leonard Cohen for Usa, unfortunatly he isn't famous around the world (just in France), now he doesn't sing anymore but his songs are explosive mix. Try to listen "Voglio vederti danzare", "L'era del cinghiale bianco", "La cura", "Summer on a solitary beach" "Bandiera bianca", "Shock in my town"... he sounded really current...
excuse me for my imperfect english, I hope that I've helped you to look for good music! Let me know what you think about this artists and songs :-)
Greatings for your video!
The contest changed when Italy left and it changed again once they returned... They have a real strong influence over the music quality.
1969 sounds like Mariah Carey's 'I'll be there'
Non Ho L'eta, Fiume di Parole and L'Essenziale are pure masterpieces. Si, Era, L'amore e Femina, Grande Amore and No Degree of Separation are excellent songs. I don't care much for Insieme though.
Grande Amore and Occidentali's Karma 😍😍😍❤❤❤ Masterpieces! 👏👏👏
Think I agreed with everything except I do love 1984 and 2014, they have plenty of not outstanding songs but they have the most absolute masterpieces of any Eurovision country in my opinion which is why it's my favourite country. I can't believe they only won twice, they should have 10 wins by now.
Raf was such a big global star in the 80's and 90's. Just found out a few years ago that he did Eurovision.
My Top 8 from 2011 - 2018
8. 2011 - Not a Fan
7. 2016 - Not a Fan as well
6. 2014 - Crazy, but i like it
5. 2013 - Simple and Nice
4. 2017 - Guilty Pleasure
3. 2012 - Really Good Song, but English - Italian ? No.
2. 2018 - My Runner - Up
1. 2015 - My Winner
Should third place be year 2012?
Yes sorry !
kidding me? seriusly... on 'i treni di tozeu'? simply one of the best of best italian song ever...!
Some of the best ESC entries comes from this country. This is my opinion:
1956-1: 7p
1956-2: 6p
1957: 3p
1958: 10p
1959: 10p
1960: 4p
1961: 7p
1962: 6p
1963: 7p
1964: 12p (my personal favourite)
1965: 7p
1966: 4p
1967: 3p
1968: 3p
1969: 6p
1970: 5p
1971: 6p
1972: 2p
1973: 4p
1974: 8p
1975: 12p
1976: 7p
1977: 8p
1978: 4p
1979: 8p
1980: 7p
1983: 10p
1984: 10p
1985: 10p
1987: 12p
1988: 2p
1989: 8p
1990: 12p
1991: 7p
1992: 12p (really good)
1993: 4p
1997: 8p
2011: 12p (love this one)
2012: 10p
2013: 8p
2014: 4p
2015: 12p (great, modern evergreen)
2016: 8p
2017: 10p (a bit too much on stage, but great tune)
2018: 12p (wonderful, should’ve won)
Love Italy songs, they are so meaningfull and sensitive, heartwelming.
So, I love and allways will love Italy. I really hope they win soon.
Nice, and thank you! 2015 for me was our best entry so far, glad you liked it too!
I didn't like it.....I LOVED it!!!!!!
YES :D
I love all posts from Italy at the ESC I hope that we will win soon I live only a month in Rome I love my new home. I love the language I love every song sung in Italian.
I can not really name a favorite because I love all songs from Italy so much that it is very good in its own way.
I have loved Italy’s songs from 2011 to 2017. Yes, Grand Amore should have won. Those juries are terrible & should be dumped.
Italy were my winners in 1958, 1961, 1964, and 1974
I wish Itally will win the first place, in the next year!
I like all our songs except 1978,1979,1980😍😍😍
IL volo was REALLY GOOD BUt Meta and Moro are the best- I love them and the text is amazing.
My favorite Italian entry are 1961, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2015, and 2018
My favourite is 1991, that song is just beautiful
My personal opinion is that Italy & Austria's return in 2011 was influenced by Germany winning in 2010. I think a lot of people thought only Scandinavia. Ex Ussr. Greece & Turkey had a chance. Since their return, both countries have been successful
LOVE these
I have such a soft spot for Italopop, I think it's due to growing up in the 80s, I guess that music was popular in Soviet Union? :). Insieme is such a great example! Glad it won! And it was actually great to know from your video that many of the greatest Italopop stars have found their way to Eurovision too. I discovered many such examples from this current ESC history tutorial - like 85 and 87 :) I'm usually rooting for Italy quite a lot, next to Sweden, they have turned out to be my favorite country - I absolutely agree with all your comments about the songs, and that they are a power player and it's definitely not a matter of if, it's a matter of when :). The first time i ever tuned in to Eurovision, was in 1991, when the contest took part in Italy, so in my memory, Italy and Eurovision somehow form a whole, and having the contest without them for many years was absolutely unnatural. I'm very very happy they bounced back strong. My all time top three has 2018, 2016 and 1990 :) and many artists that represent the country, actually invite me to get to know more about their music and acquire their other works, and listen to it outside ESC :). Just look at Mia Martini! What drama, what emotion!
I wondered what you would think of Avrei Voluto (1989). Your reaction was “shouty” and you really flinched. Exactly the same reaction I had back in 1989! Weirdly though, I’ve come back to it in recent years and have totally changed my view on it. I think in a 1980s power ballad sort of way it rather encapsulates a certain raw passion that you might expect from Mediterranean culture. I kind of love her voice and performance in particular. I don’t know why but it’s really grown on me. Maybe I just have no taste! Although you can’t dispute that ‘Non ho l’età’ was one of the best Eurovision songs of all time - so pure and simple and beautiful.
Sorry matey but your dismissal of the entries from the 70s was way off. Major stars of the time bringing some real classics to the stage
1997 ESC Fiumi di parole is the best and also 1975 ESC Era
I LOVE 1964, 1974, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2011, 2013, 2018
My top five of italy:1italy 2017,2 Italy 2015,3italy 2018,4 Italy 2013 and Italy 2016.
Thanks for reaction !!
great video, as always! ✨
Best intro ever😂❤️
You should make a winners ranked video, I would love to see your opinion
OMG, I don't know if I could. How could I choose only one No 1?!?
I mean my favorite is definitely in your eyes (being Irish-Italian American) but I would love to see your ranking!
Love your comment "It´s not a matter of if but when" - Italy will happen...
Hi Matt, you're right that songs from '65 to '73 have a similar, outdated (for their time) melody and pattern but, just let me say, Massimo Ranieri is probably one of the best, if not the best, italian male vocalist of the last 50 years. Too bad he participated at ESC without his best songs, "Se bruciasse la citta' " or "Vent'anni". He could also be at the ESC in 1988, instead of the lacklustre Luca Barbarossa, where he could sing another gem like "Perdere l'amore".
Gigliola Cinquetti in 1974 was a gorgeous woman and her "Si" was simply a mesmerizing song.
Mia Martini was one of the most powerful voices of '80s and early '90s. Too bad she passed away so tragically. Her sister, Loredana Berte', although in her sixties, is enjoying success in italian charts this summer.
Al Bano and Romina were primary examples of italian camp music in those years. After a divorce, they recently reunited and are touring again.
You don't like Franco Battiato and Alice's " I treni di Tozeur"??? REPENT AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS!!! :-P
After Jalisse, the big leap forward to 2011 is like a travel in time for the relationships between italian music and the rest of Europe. All those years of non-participation completely erased the ESC from our collective memory. As I am used to say to my friends, we jumped from a time of once-a-year, one-night TV-only show without internet fan sites, to an era dominated by social network commentaries, and a big one-week long TV and on-line- stream show. Sometimes I feel we are like martians coming from a different planet...I'm proud for all our entries since our return, even for Emma in 2014, as these showcase the variety and quality of italian music scene and artists. I'm looking forward to the announcements of the artists at next Sanremo Festival. Personally, I'm rooting for women the likes of Malika Ayane, Dolcenera or Giusy Ferreri.
Thanks for your awesome post. Now if you excuse me, I'm busy repenting and asking for forgiveness.
Wanna know the funny side? Gianni's Occhi di ragazza rendition at Eurovision was one of the worse ever. And it's one of my favourite songs from him.
And Raggio di Luna sounds to me as one of the worse Matia Bazar productions.
About Battiato & Alice, don't worry, we can forgive you after all :D
Ruggeri still ROCKS nowadays. Believe me. 90% of Italian guys of today can't even come close to him.
Marco won me that night as well. From that night on I started to get even more interested into his works.
The intro song remember me "La Dama & El Vagabundo" (I don't know the name in English).
My favourites:
1957: Beautiful voice
1958: A song knew for everyone, but I did't know it until Eurovision
1964: For me it's the second best winner ever. I love it
1966: I love this song, more than "Volare"
1969: I like her voice
1971: wow. He remember me "Raphael" (Spain 1966, 1967)
1976, 1985: I know this couple "♫♫ Siempre siempre ♫ ♫"
1991: It's really good
2012: I love it
2013: Nice voice and song
2015: I wanna they return to ESC
2016: My winner this year. I love it
2017: I like it
2018: wow. This song is really beautiful
I hope to see your reaction of Portugal in ESC.
Volare, volare! The best ESC song of all timeee! World classic, how it didn't win is just incredible. I also love Nina Zilli, big fan of Italy 2012.
Al Bano and Romina Power are currently on a farewell tour until the end of the year.
They are still very famous in Austria and Germany. Look at the reaction of the crowd in this german-austrian tv show this year:
ruclips.net/video/4_YLA8rESJc/видео.html
I discovered you by chance and I must say that unlike many topics with great correctness your opinions on the various songs but also intelligently :-) fact (the first vidoe chenho saw was the one on Denmark) I detot I like it as a comment and I find it very smart I subscribe to his channel! congratulations :-)
Fiumi di parole still the best ❤️
italians know volare even if they're 4 years old 😂
Have you ever consider to react for the Sanremo winners? Here is the recap video: ruclips.net/video/sWLNqVCmhTA/видео.html
I Love 1958-1960, 1964-1965, 1970-1971, 1973, 1976-1980, 1983-1985, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2012
The 1969th entry resembles a bit to "I'll be there" by Jackson 5, maybe this is what you meant?
i love your movies about grand prix
1984, 1987, 1997, 2012, 2015, 2016 & 2017 are the best entries from Italy. Why oh why did they leave the Eurovision after 1997??! Hope to see them win fairly soon.
Can you do Finland?
Please do Finland
I might be a bit biased because I really like her music but I think Francesca Michielin deserved more than 16th place. At least top 10. It's a great song with a great message and it did not do that well because she came after the incredible performance of il Volo
The 1969 song reminds me of Let It Be Me by the Everly Brothers, which - I just found out - is actually the English version of a Gilbert Bécaud song called Je t'appartiens, from 1955. Btw, I love Italy in Eurovision. I hope they never leave us again.
Gigliola Cinguetti 💟Si 😘italia
Peppino had no personality?? Whaaaat, his body language is one of several reasons why I love Come eddoce o mare
Italy 1964,1983, 1984,1990,2015
Italy often has many chances to win. For example at esc 2019 came second but there were many people singing Soldi and so I thought that my state could win for once but according to cause that we Italians lose in the last few years and that we do not receive votes from the north Europe. If you notice, they have won Austria , Sweden twice, Denamerck ecc but not time Italy why? Since you say that our music is very beautiful and why don't we win? In 2019 in the juri's vote e received votes only from six southern European states that in the jury that voted for us is Belgium but I ask for explanations why don't you vote for us? And above all I ask the state that border Italy because they did not vote for us, in my opinion this esc is unfair since we give very beautiful songs that you often sing but I ask if we Italians can once exult for victory but we lose for just as little as last arcade year I know it's beautiful but Soldi in my opinion could win since for me that song is the most beautiful that I heard and the spectators sang togeder with Mahmood and because even this time we didn't win, now under this message I want explanations in Italian, if you don't know, use Google translator 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
What a pity you don't follow Sanremo. So many great songs there.
Finland or Iceland next please
I honestly agree, Italy has a very "operatic" tradition, I find it pretty boring too, but has in my opinion redeemed itself lately. You're going to love this year entry.
Il Volvo was my winner for 2015 too 🇮🇹
2018 my favorite 💖🥺
If you can at least understand a bit of the language, even the songs that sound alike have real emotional and deep meaning. I loved the oldies to bits!
I hope that Francesco Gabbani will return to the contest again soon!!
Italy 💖
Let me tell you that the Gigliola Cinquetti's song "Si" was actually not supposed to be broadcasted in Italy, because of her saying "Yes" controversially (Some of them don't think about it) but it actually turns out that the Italian broadcaster actually refused to broadcast the song because of the song being foreshadowed by the "1974 Italian Referendum on Divorce" and which it also coincided with the contest, Which that the referendum was held a month later in May that year.
oddly enough; the song was played on German radio back thenin german and was very popular. I did not know as a Kid listening to that song, that it was Eurovision.. Oddly back then even a 2nd or 3rd place meant you had a hit record that was not forgotten after the show..
I defenately agree with you on Il Divo! but please listen carefuly to those beautiful old italian songs that came from the golden days of San Remo still afer 50 years or so they are like sparkling diamods forever to make us romantic
Hi can we have Netherlands soon im enjoying these vids esp the countrys that have been it from early on so we see all the decades .
@ESCunited can you make the same video with the netherlands cause they are my favourite eurovision country
Yes, it's coming soon.
Grande Amore the best
What???? You don't like the 1984 Italy and you have forgotten all about Italy 1987, their best ever entry? Whattttt?
The government and Kan agreed that the Eurovision budget would be around 40 miliion dollar!!!!!!
It would have been easier to judge if your voice wasn't 10 times louder than the song clips you played. I am rooting for Il Volo for 2019!
Can you watch TURKEY because of their absence in the contest
My favorite ESC country
I'll volo was my winner.
Mama mia
1984??? I treni de tozeur is classic, magic oh magic 1985 and 1989 was completely ruined in live. :( Listen Avrei voluto studio version, just great!
Since the return they are the best country by far (curiously Grande amore is my least fave of that bunch)
nooooooo I cannot believe you do not like Battiato Alice :) I think they are divine. Please try to hear other songs by Battiato. I really think he is the greatest living singer in Italy. Anyway I appreciate your videos
Please do Luxembourg or Monaco
Can you do Ireland next
8:59 don't be sorry man! Battiato is not for all... ;)
Sbaglio o io sono l'unico italiano che sta commentando???