1956–2026
Italy
Every year, at a glance
1956–2027- 1956: In the final, unplaced
- 1957: Finished 6 of 10
- 1958: Finished 3
- 1959: Finished 6 of 11
- 1960: Finished 8 of 13
- 1961: Finished 5 of 16
- 1962: Finished 9 of 16
- 1963: Finished 3
- 1964: Won
- 1965: Finished 5 of 18
- 1966: Finished 17 of 18
- 1967: Finished 11 of 17
- 1968: Finished 10 of 17
- 1969: Finished 13 of 16
- 1970: Finished 8 of 12
- 1971: Finished 5 of 18
- 1972: Finished 6 of 18
- 1973: Finished 13 of 17
- 1974: Finished 2
- 1975: Finished 3
- 1976: Finished 7 of 18
- 1977: Finished 13 of 18
- 1978: Finished 12 of 20
- 1979: Finished 15 of 19
- 1980: Finished 6 of 19
- 1981: Did not take part
- 1982: Did not take part
- 1983: Finished 11 of 20
- 1984: Finished 5 of 19
- 1985: Finished 7 of 19
- 1986: Did not take part
- 1987: Finished 3
- 1988: Finished 12 of 21
- 1989: Finished 9 of 22
- 1990: Won
- 1991: Finished 7 of 22
- 1992: Finished 4 of 23
- 1993: Finished 12 of 25
- 1994: Did not take part
- 1995: Did not take part
- 1996: Did not take part
- 1997: Finished 4 of 25
- 1998: Did not take part
- 1999: Did not take part
- 2000: Did not take part
- 2001: Did not take part
- 2002: Did not take part
- 2003: Did not take part
- 2004: Did not take part
- 2005: Did not take part
- 2006: Did not take part
- 2007: Did not take part
- 2008: Did not take part
- 2009: Did not take part
- 2010: Did not take part
- 2011: Finished 2
- 2012: Finished 9 of 26
- 2013: Finished 7 of 26
- 2014: Finished 21 of 26
- 2015: Finished 3
- 2016: Finished 16 of 26
- 2017: Finished 6 of 26
- 2018: Finished 5 of 26
- 2019: Finished 2
- 2020: Selected a song; contest cancelled
- 2021: Won
- 2022: Finished 6 of 25
- 2023: Finished 4 of 26
- 2024: Finished 7 of 26
- 2025: Finished 5 of 26
- 2026: Finished 5 of 25
- 2027: Did not take part
- Won
- Top three
- Final
- Last
- Didn't qualify
- Absent
Friends & rivals
All shows with published votesShare of the top possible score, over every set of votes where both countries were in the same show (at least 8 of them). Comparable across scoring systems: 100% means a 12 every single time.
Biggest fans of Italy
- 🇦🇱 Albania 77%
- 🇲🇹 Malta 72%
- 🇸🇲 San Marino 61%
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia 54%
- 🇭🇷 Croatia 52%
Italy’s favourites
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine 56%
- 🇲🇩 Moldova 54%
- 🇷🇴 Romania 49%
- 🇦🇱 Albania 49%
- 🇸🇲 San Marino 33%
Least impressed
- 🇩🇰 Denmark 11%
- 🇧🇾 Belarus 12%
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 13%
- 🇨🇿 Czechia 16%
- 🇦🇺 Australia 16%