Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2021 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) | |||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Selection process | Sanremo Music Festival 2021 | |||
| Selection date | 6 March 2021 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Zitti e buoni" | |||
| Artist | Måneskin | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 524 points | |||
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Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Zitti e buoni", written by Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Thomas Raggi, and Victoria De Angelis, and performed by themselves as Måneskin. The Italian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), announced in October 2020 that the winning performer(s) of the Sanremo Music Festival 2021 would earn the right to represent the country at the contest. "Zitti e buoni" eventually became the sixty-eighth winning entry of the Eurovision Song Contest and the first Italian entry to win the contest in 31 years. Italy received a total of 524 points, winning the public vote with 318 points and coming at fourth place in the jury vote with 206 points.