Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019

Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 which took place on 24 November 2019 in Gliwice, Poland. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Marta Viola was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "La voce della terra".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Country Italy
National selection
Selection processInternal Selection
Selection date(s)9 October 2019
Selected entrantMarta Viola
Selected song"La voce della terra"
Selected songwriter(s)Marco Iardella, Franco Fasano, Emilio di Stefano, Fabrizio Palaferri
Finals performance
Final result7th, 129 points
Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2018 • 2019

Background
Main article: Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2019 Contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest five 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 2018, that they would be participating at the contest which takes place on 24 November 2019, in Gliwice, Poland. The method for selecting their entrant and song was done internally by the national broadcaster, RAI.[2] On 9 October 2019, it was announced that Marta Viola would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "La voce della terra".[3]

Artist and song information
Marta Viola
Birth nameMarta Viola
Born2009 (age 11–12)
Chieri, Italy
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVocals
"La voce della terra"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Marta Viola
Languages
Italian, English
Composer(s)
Marco Iardella, Franco Fasano
Lyricist(s)
Emilio di Stefano, Fabrizio Palaferri
Finals performance
Final result
7th
Final points
129
Entry chronology
◄ "What Is Love" (2018)   

Marta Viola

Marta Viola is an Italian child singer. She represented Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "La voce della terra".

La voce della terra

"La voce della terra" (Italian for The voice of the earth) is a song by Italian singer Marta Viola. It represented Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2019.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 18 November 2019, Italy was drawn to perform seventeenth on 24 November 2019, following Portugal and preceding Albania.

Voting

The results of the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be 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 will start on 22 November 2019 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 24 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.

Jury members

The Italian jury was composed of the following people:[4]

  • Allesandro Pigliavento (chairperson) – blogger, founder of Eurofestival News
  • Cristina Insalaco – journalist for La Stampa
  • Laura Galigani – Professor at the Turin Musical Academy

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 64 points from Online voting.

Points awarded by Italy
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