Italy is one of the countries of the big five that does not have to worry about promotion to the final. Some of the omission of one stage of competition laxate (e.g. Great Britain for several years issued very weak representatives), but for Italy it has always been an opportunity to present their country from the best musical side. This year, the winner of the National Festival is hesitating to participate in Eurovision.
Eurovision 2025. Olly won the Sanremo festival, but he doesn’t want to go to Switzerland
For years, the Sanremo Music Festival has been not only an opportunity for Italians to select the best musicians in the country, but also meant Eurovision preselection. Last weekend, the Sanremo festival ended with the victory of Olly (Federico Olivieri). The 23-year-old sang “Balorda Nostalgia” and with the voices of viewers defeated Lucio Corsi on his heels. And although the victory in Sanremo is an automatic pass to the Eurovision final, which the winners have used for years without hesitation, Olly said that he had not yet decided whether he would take this opportunity.
It is only at the end of the week that we are to find out if the pleasantly rocking Italian ballad will sound in Basel. Shortly after the victory, Olly stated at a press conference that his first victory has not yet reached him.
It is all crazy. Eurovision? I haven’t thought about it yet. I have to digest what happened first. Such a possibility is a huge honor, but I have to ask for a moment to think – he said.
The regulations of the Sanremo competition provided for a situation in which the winner does not want to participate in Eurovision. If that happened The singer from second place will receive the chance to represent the country in Switzerland – In this case it will be Lucio Corsi – a definite winner of the vote of the jury of the press and radio.
Italy won the Eurovision Competition three times and only once came last place with zero scoring. They have been persistent at the forefront for years – Competitions in which Italians finish below 10 places can be counted on the fingers of one hand. In 2011, they joined the so -called “Big Five”, which guarantees an automatic place in the final.
Eurovision 2025 – What about Poland?
When Italy still decides who will represent the country in Switzerland ,. The viewers decided that the singer would stand again after 30 years on the Eurovision stage. In 1995 she took 18th position. This time he will sing the song “Gaja”. If she goes – we’ll find out only in May. Poland only three times went to a group of 10 best final performers. In recent years, the maximum of our possibilities has been to be promoted to the final of the competition. We invite you to participate in the poll and commenting.
Source: Gazeta
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