Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Country | Italy | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Sanremo Music Festival 2013 | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 16 February 2013 Song: 18 March 2013 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Marco Mengoni | |||
Selected song | "L'essenziale" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
| |||
Placement | ||||
Final result | 7th, 126 points | |||
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
|
Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection with the artist being selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2013 and the song selection being carried out by the artist. Marco Mengoni represented Italy with the song "L'essenziale", which placed 7th and scored 126 points in the final.