Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) | |||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Selection process | Sanremo Music Festival 2019 | |||
| Selection date | 9 February 2019 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Soldi" | |||
| Artist | Mahmood | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 472 points | |||
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Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Soldi", written by Charlie Charles, Dario "Dardust" Faini, and Alessandro Mahmoud, and performed by Mahmoud himself. The Italian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), announced in November 2018 that the winning performer(s) of the Sanremo Music Festival 2019, later turning out to be Mahmood with "Soldi", would earn the right to represent Italy at the contest.