5 June – If they take your hand, they are looking...
It must be good to be in at the start of something. In years to come, you can tell your family you were there,...
20 May – There’s strange music
Our friends in Italy are a very musical bunch. 'Only' three wins, but with the capability to win far more often should they choose...
Italy – is Marco the candyman?
Marco doesn't know whether he is coming or going right now - he has no pressure or anxiety. His second dress rehearsal was good....
Monty’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 Part 20 – Italy
Due Vita by Marco Mengoni.
I followed Italy’s Marco Mengoni very keenly in Malmö a decade ago when he first competed in Eurovision. His song...
Phil’s Eurovision Countdown 2023 – Part 20/37 – Italy
So, having taken a few days to get myself back ready and willing to go - we're back with the countdown, live from my...
Mo’s Eurovision 2023 Countdown: Italy
Marco Mengoni is taking a second shot at Eurovision, after finishing in seventh place back in 2014. I've listened to the 'Eurovision Edit' for...
9 April – You haven’t done anything to me
If you could put money on the next country of the Big Five to win, who would you pick? Italy was the last of...
4 March – There’s someone who knows nothing about you
Let's go back to the 1980s. A world of orchestras, big hair, big shoulders, big everything. And a regular supply of the same countries...
Marco Mengoni hints at Eurovision song change
Marco Mengoni has confirmed that he will represent Italy in Eurovision 2023, but hinted that he may switch songs. He picked up 45.53% of...
10 February – Sometimes I don’t know how to express myself
Do you remember the contest in Turin like it was yesterday? The warm weather, the noteworthy stage, the act from 2020 stealing the show....