Toto Cutugno

Country Italy
Event Zagreb 1990
Final Finished 1st
Song Insieme: 1992
Lyrics —
Music Toto Cutugno
Broadcaster

Toto Cutugno

Toto was responsible for Italy’s second victory when the Contest took place in Zagreb in what was then Yugoslavia.

His song, Insieme: 1992 (both written and composed by Toto), spoke of the bringing together of nations; the date in the title refers to the year in which the European Union was due to begin operating.

Of course, with a win comes the responsibility of hosting the Contest the following year, and so Italian broadcaster Rai approached Toto to present the 1991 show alongside Gigliola Cinquetti (who had also won for Italy back in 1964 with her song Non ho l'età).

The Contest took place in Rome and is fondly remembered by fans for its unexpected nature as Frank Naef (then the European Broadcasting Union’s independent scrutineer) was required to intervene several times as Toto and Gigliola tackled the voting sequence.

As well as his legacy as one of the Contest’s most memorable winners, Toto also leaves behind a body of work that spans 5 decades thanks to his multiple successes in both Italy’s Sanremo Music Festival and the Italian charts.

Lyrics of Insieme: 1992

Italian English

Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
Con te, così lontano e diverso
Con te, amico che credevo perso
Io e te, sotto lo stesso sogno
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
E per te, donna senza frontiere
Per te, sotto le stesse bandiere
Io e te, sotto lo stesso cielo
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
Sempre più liberi noi
Non è più un sogno e non sei più da solo
Sempre più in alto noi
Dammi una mano che prendiamo il volo
L'Europa non è lontana
C'è una canzone italiana, per voi
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
Per noi, nel cielo mille violini
Per noi, amori senza confini
Io e te, sotto gli stessi ideali
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
Sempre più liberi noi
Non è più un sogno e noi non siamo più soli
Sempre più uniti noi
Dammi una mano e vedrai che voli
L'Europa non è lontana
C'è una canzone italiana per voi
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
Sempre più liberi noi (Sempre più liberi)
Le nostre stelle una bandiera sola
Sempre più forti noi (Sempre più forti)
Dammi una mano e vedrai si vola
L'Europa non è lontana
C'è una canzone italiana, per voi
Insieme, unite, unite, Europe
L'Europa non è lontana
C'è una canzone italiana per voi
Insieme, unite, unite
Europe

Together, unite, unite, Europe
With you, so far away and different
With you, friend I thought was lost
You and I, under the same dream
Together, unite, unite, Europe
And for you, woman without borders
For you, under the same banners
You and I, under the same sky
Together, unite, unite, Europe
More and more free we
It is no longer a dream and you are no longer alone
Up and up we
Give me a hand we'll take flight
Europe is not far away
There is an Italian song for you
Together, unite, unite, Europe
For us, a thousand violins in the sky
For us, loves without borders
You and I, under the same ideals
Together, unite, unite, Europe
More and more free we
It is no longer a dream and we are no longer alone
More and more united us
Give me a hand and you'll see that you fly
Europe is not far away
There is an Italian song for you
Together, unite, unite, Europe
More and more free we (More and more free)
Our stars one flag
We are always stronger (Always stronger)
Give me a hand and you'll see it flies
Europe is not far away
There is an Italian song for you
Together, unite, unite, Europe
Europe is not far away
There is an Italian song for you
Together, unite, unite
Europe