Eurovision 2021 Italy profile: Zitti E Buoni by Måneskin
Italy in Eurovision
Italy debuted in Eurovision at the inaugural contest back in 1956 and have claimed victory twice with Gigliola Cinquetti Non ho l età (1964) and Toto Cutugno Insieme: 1992 (1990). Italy took a hiatus from the contest after the 1997 competition and returned with a bang in 2011 - emerging as part of the newly minted Big Five .
In more recent years Italy has been a powerhouse of the entire contest claiming two Runner-Ups with Raphael Gualazzi Madness of Love (2011) and Mahmood Soldi (2019). Of the last ten entrants - half have walked away with a Top 5 position, an additional third finished in the Top 10. With results like these, Italy has cemented itself as a consistently serious contender at Eurovision.