Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Italy was represented by Umberto Tozzi and Raf, with the song '"Gente di mare", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 April in Brussels. Italian broadcaster RAI returned to the contest after opting out in 1986, and as usual chose the performers and song internally.

Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Country Italy
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selected entrantUmberto Tozzi & Raf
Selected song"Gente di mare"
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 103 points
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
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At Eurovision

On the night of the final Tozzi and Raf performed 7th in the running order, following Sweden and preceding Portugal. At the close of the voting "Gente di mare" had received 103 points, placing Italy third of the 22 entries, the country's best finish since 1975. In the voting the song received five maximum 12s – from Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Yugoslavia – but as was frequently the case with Italian entries, "Gente di mare" appeared to divide opinion among the national juries and also received too many zero or low-range scores to mount a serious challenge. The Italian jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners Ireland.[1]

Following the contest "Gente di mare" went on to gain a degree of international success unusual for Eurovision songs by that time, reaching the top 10 in several European countries.

Points awarded to Italy
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Italy
12 points Ireland
10 points Netherlands
8 points Greece
7 points Norway
6 points Belgium
5 points France
4 points Germany
3 points Sweden
2 points Denmark
1 point Austria

See also

References
  1. ESC History - Italy 1987
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