Blast from the Past: Italy, 1992
Though Italy hasn’t participated in the Eurovision for over a decade now, many Eurovision fans and the EBU hope they’ll stop sulking and come back some day. Here’s a clip of their fantastic 1992 entry, the sadly departed Mia Martini singing “Rapsodia”. This effort came fourth on the night in Malmo, and remains one of my all time Eurovision favourites. She had previously represented Italy in the contest in 1977, but only came 13th out of 18 songs (remember when the contest only had 18 countries?!).
And yes, she does sound like she’s been gargling with razor-blades and broken glass.
But I still love it.
In case you’re passionate about Italy’s participation (and let’s face it, what right-thinking person isn’t), there’s a Facebook group dedicated to bringing Italy back to the Eurovision.
