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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 e femmina (Out of Love)
", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.
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Internal selection
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Artist selection
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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:
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"Big Artists" Category
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"Newcomers" Category
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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 e l'inferno
".
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Song selection
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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.
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However, RAI later confirmed on 13 March 2012 that Zilli would perform "
L'amore e femmina (Out of Love)
" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 instead.
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At Eurovision
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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.
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The televote awarded Italy 17th place with 56 points and the jury awarded 4th place with 157 points.
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Voting
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Points awarded to Italy
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Points awarded to Italy (Final)
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Score
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Country
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12 points
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10 points
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Malta
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8 points
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7 points
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6 points
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5 points
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4 points
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3 points
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2 points
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1 point
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Points awarded by Italy
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Detailed voting results from Italy
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