Countries Italy

Their first victory came in 1964 when Gigliola Cinquetti stormed the scoreboard in Copenhagen with Non Ho L'età, receiving nearly three times as many points as the runner-up.

In 1990, Toto Cutugno won the Contest with European unity anthem Insieme: 1992, and when the show was organised by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) the following year, Toto would co-host alongside fellow victor Gigliola. Allora!

In 2021, the Italians struck gold once more with alt-rock band Måneskin and their self-penned track Zitti E Buoni (‘Shut Up and Behave’) which became a global streaming hit, along with their follow-up song I Wanna Be Your Slave and a cover of The Four Season’s Beggin’.