Country Italy Selected entrant Emma Selected songwriter(s) Emma Marrone | Selection process Internal Selection Selected song "La mia città" | |
Selection date(s) Artist: 22 January 2014
Song: 24 January 2014 | ||
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their entry was selected internally by the Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI). Emma represented Italy with the song "La mia città". In the final, Italy placed 21st, scoring 33 points.
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Internal selection
On 22 January 2014, RAI announced that Emma Marrone had been selected as the Italian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. This year RAI opted to forego selecting an artist from the list of participants at the Sanremo Music Festival, which had been the method of selection since 2011.
On 24 January 2014, RAI revealed that Emma would perform "La mia città" (My city) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.
At Eurovision
As a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified for a place in the final, held on 10 May 2014. In addition to their participation in the final, Italy was assigned to vote in the second semi-final on 8 May 2014. During the Italian delegation's press conference on 6 May 2014, Italy was allocated to compete in the second half of the final. In the final, the producers of the show decided that Italy would perform 16th, following Russia and preceding Slovenia. Italy placed 21st in the final, scoring 33 points.
On stage, Emma was joined by two guitarists, one keyboard player, one drummer and one backing vocalist, Arianna Mereu. The Italian performance is based on a concept of glam rock from the 70s combined with futuristic elements.
In Italy, the broadcast of the first and second semi-finals aired on Rai 4 with commentary by Marco Ardemagni and Filippo Solibello, while the final aired on Rai 2 with commentary by Linus and Nicola Savino. The Italian spokesperson revealing the result of the Italian vote in the final was Linus.
Split voting results
The following five members comprise the Italian jury:
Semi-final 2
The Italian votes in the second semi-final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.
Final
The Italian votes in the grand final were based on 50% jury voting and 50% televoting results.