| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Artist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012 Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 18 February 2012 Song: 13 March 2012 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nina Zilli | |||
| Selected song | "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 101 points | |||
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Italian broadcaster RAI. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. Nina Zilli represented Italy with the song "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", which placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.[1][2]
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013.
- ^ Escuerdo, Victor M. (13 March 2012). "Italy changes their song to L'Amore È Femmina". Eurovision.tv.