Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 which took place on 26 November 2016 in Tbilisi, Georgia. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Maria Iside Fiore was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "Scelgo (My Choice)".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017
Country Italy
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)4 October 2017
Selected entrantMaria Iside Fiore
Selected song"Scelgo (My Choice)"
Selected songwriter(s)Stefano Rigamonti
Fabrizio Palaferri
Marco Iardella
Maria Iside Fiore
Finals performance
Final result11th, 86 points
Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Background

Prior to the 2017 Contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three times since its debut in 2014, having won the contest on their first appearance with the song "Tu primo grande amore", performed by Vincenzo Cantiello.[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Italian broadcaster announced on 26 June 2017, that they would be participating at the contest which takes place on 26 November 2017, in Tbilisi, Georgia. The method for selecting their entrant and song was done internally by the national broadcaster, RAI.[2] On 4 October 2017, it was announced that Maria Iside Fiore would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "Scelgo (My Choice)".[3]

Artist and song information

Maria Iside Fiore

Maria Iside Fiore
Born (2004-10-10) 10 October 2004[4]
Carrara, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals

Maria Iside Fiore (born 10 October 2004) is an Italian singer. She represented Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 26 November 2017 with the song "Scelgo".

Scelgo

"Scelgo (My Choice)"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Maria Iside Fiore
Languages
Italian, English
Composer(s)
Stefano Rigamonti, Fabrizio Palaferri, Marco Iardella e Maria Iside Fiore
Lyricist(s)
Stefano Rigamonti, Fabrizio Palaferri, Marco Iardella e Maria Iside Fiore
Finals performance
Final result
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Entry chronology
◄ "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)" (2016)   

"Scelgo (My Choice)" is a song by Italian singer Maria Iside Fiore. It represented Italy during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 20 November 2017, Italy was drawn to perform sixteenth (last) on 26 November 2017, following Australia.

Voting

The results of the 2017 Junior Eurovision Song Contest were determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country had a national jury that consisted of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting started on 24 November 2017 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances was shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers could vote. After this, voters also had the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting stopped on Sunday, 26 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting took place during the live show and started right after the last performance and was open for 15 minutes. International viewers could vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They could also vote for their own country's song. These votes were then turned into points. The number of points was determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, thus it would receive 20% of the available points. The public vote counted for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% came from the professional juries.

Points awarded to Italy

Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
  • Italy received 49 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Italy

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