Francesco Gabbani’s Occidentali’s Karma has gone platinum in Italy in just 2 weeks. Francesco’s Eurovision entry has become very popular both in Italy and throughout the whole world, thus going viral with its unique Gorilla dance.

Francesco Gabbani won the 2017 Sanremo Song Festival and will represent Italy at the forthcoming 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv. His charismatic performance and unique Gorilla dance routine have made his song one of the favourites to belt the Eurovision Grand Prix in Ukraine next May.

The official video clip of Occidentali’s Karma has gained circa 34.3 million views on YouTube and counting! The 2017 Italian entry has gone gold and been awarded a platinum disc in his homeland.

Occidentali’s Karma is the latest phenomenon to hit Italy, with listeners both young and old mesmerised by the song’s unique lyrics, message and  Gorilla dance routine!

The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 9, 11 and 13 May at the IEC in Kyiv, Ukraine


Sanjay (Sergio) joined esctoday.com in December 2006 as an editor. He was appointed as the Head of Press of ESCToday.com in 2011. Hereafter in 2016 he was promoted as the Head of International Relations & Communications at ESCToday. Sergio has covered the Eurovision Song Contest live 22 times since 2000, having worked for several international magazines and media outlets.