Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Country | Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process |
Artist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012 Song: Internal selection |
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| Selection date(s) |
Artist: 18 February 2012 Song: 13 March 2012 |
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| Selected entrant | Nina Zilli | |||
| Selected song | "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 101 points | |||
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.
Internal selection
Artist selection
On 16 January 2012, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected by a special committee from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2012. The competition took place between 14–18 February 2012 with the winner being selected on the last day of the festival. The competing artists in the "Big Artists" and "Newcomers" category were:
"Big Artists" Category
"Newcomers" Category
- Alessandro Casillo
- Bidiel
- Celeste Gaia
- Erica Mou
- Giordana Angi
- Giulia Anania
- Iohosemprevoglia
- Marco Guazzone
During the final evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, Nina Zilli was announced as the artist that would represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Emma Marrone was selected as the winner with the song "Non è l'inferno".
Song selection
On 3 March 2012, RAI confirmed that Nina Zilli would perform her Sanremo Music Festival 2012 song "Per sempre" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. However, RAI later confirmed on 13 March 2012 that Zilli would perform "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 instead.
At Eurovision
Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final on 26 May 2012 as part of the "Big Five". Italy was drawn to perform tenth, after France and preceding Estonia. Italy achieved 9th place with 101 points, finishing in the top ten for a second consecutive year. The televote awarded Italy 17th place with 56 points and the jury awarded 4th place with 157 points.
Voting
Points awarded to Italy
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points | |
| 10 points | Malta |
| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
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| 2 points | |
| 1 point |
Points awarded by Italy
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