Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) | |||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012 Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date | Artist: 18 February 2012 Song: 13 March 2012 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" | |||
| Artist | Nina Zilli | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 101 points | |||
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Italy was represented at 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.