Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Italy has been represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest since the twelfth edition in 2014.[1] The Italian participating broadcaster in the contest is Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI).
| Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 11 |
| First appearance | 2014 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2014 |
| For the most recent participation see Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | |
History
RAI selected its debut entry 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: "Birichino", which represented Switzerland in 2004 and "O-o-o Sole intorno a me" 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,[2] they ultimately announced that they would return to the 2021 contest in France, where their entrant Elisabetta Lizza placed 10th with 107 points.[3]
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 3 | Third place |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Vincenzo Cantiello | "Tu primo grande amore" | Italian, English | 1 | 159 |
| 2015 | Chiara and Martina | "Viva" | Italian | 16 | 34 |
| 2016 | Fiamma Boccia | "Cara mamma (Dear Mom)" | Italian, English | 3 | 209 |
| 2017 | Maria Iside Fiore | "Scelgo (My Choice)" | Italian, English | 11 | 86 |
| 2018 | Melissa and Marco | "What Is Love" | Italian, English | 7 | 151 |
| 2019 | Marta Viola | "La voce della terra" | Italian, English | 7 | 129 |
| 2021 | Elisabetta Lizza | "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" | Italian, English | 10 | 107 |
| 2022 | Chanel Dilecta | "Bla Bla Bla" | Italian, English | 11 | 95 |
| 2023 | Melissa and Ranya | "Un mondo giusto" | Italian, English | 11 | 81 |
| 2024 | Simone Grande | "Pigiama party" | Italian, English | 9 | 98 |
| 2025 | Leonardo Giovannangeli | "Rockstar" | Italian, English | 12 | 73 |
| 2026 | Confirmed intention to participate †[4] | ||||
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.[5] 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.
| Year(s) | Channel | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Rai Gulp | Antonella Clerici and Simone Lijoi | Geordie | |
| 2015 | Simone Lijoi | Vincenzo Cantiello | ||
| 2016 | Simone Lijoi and Laura Carusino Vignera | Jade Scicluna | ||
| 2017 | Laura Carusino and Mario Acampa | Sofia Bartoli | ||
| 2018 | Federica Carta and Mario Acampa | Yan Musvidas | ||
| 2019 | Mario Acampa and Alexia Rizzardi | Maria Iside Fiore | ||
| 2020 | No broadcast | Did not participate | N/A | |
| 2021 | Rai Gulp | Mario Acampa, Marta Viola and Giorgia Boni | Céleste | |
| 2022 | Rai 1 | Mario Acampa, Francesca Fialdini, Rosanna Vaudetti and Gigliola Cinquetti | Vincenzo Cantiello | [13][14] |
| 2023 | Mario Acampa | Julia Wazne | [15][16] | |
| 2024 | Rai 2 | Mario Acampa, Simone Barlaam and Kaze | Unknown | |
| 2025 | Rai 2, Rai Gulp[a] | Mario Acampa, Luca Tommassini and Iris Di Domenico | Nia | |
Photo gallery
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See also
- Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest – Senior version of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.