The 2026 Italian Eurovision hopeful, Sal Da Vinci, has released the official music video of his Eurovision entry ‘Per Sempre Si’.
Sal Da Vinci was crowned the winner of Sanremo 2026 last month and will have the grand honour of representing Italy at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna. He has released the official music video of his Eurovision entry ‘Per Sempre Si’:
Italy is one of the founder members of the Eurovision Song Contest having debuted in the very first contest in 1956. The country has won the event thrice with Gigliola Cinquetti (1964), Toto Cutugno (1990) and Maneskin (2021).
The country has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest by its most celebrated and internationally acclaimed artists throughout its Eurovision history: Ana Oxa, Domenico Modugno, Albano, Romina Power, Franco Batiatto, Umberto Tozzi, Matia Bazar, Marco Mengoni, Emma Marrone, Il Volo, Francesco Gabbani, Raphael Gualazzi, Massimo Ranieri, Ricardo Fogli, Mahmood etc.
Italy withdrew from the competition in 1998 and returned to Eurovision in 2011 after a 13 year hiatus. Since their return to the contest the Italians have enjoyed great success in the event placing 12 times in the top 10 of the scoreboard including a victory in 2021.
In 2025 Lucio Corsi represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest with his entry ‘Volevo Essere Un Duro‘.
