Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Italy in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Participating broadcasterRadiotelevisione italiana (RAI)
Country Italy
Selection processSanremo Music Festival 2022
Selection date5 February 2022
Competing entry
Song"Brividi"
ArtistMahmood and Blanco
Songwriters
Placement
Final result6th, 268 points
Participation chronology
◄2021 2022 2023►

Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Brividi", written by Alessandro Mahmoud, Michele Zocca, and Riccardo Fabbriconi, and performed by Mahmoud and Fabbriconi themselves under their respective stage names, Mahmood and Blanco. The Italian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), selected its entry through the Sanremo Music Festival 2022. In addition, RAI was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the PalaOlimpico in Turin, after winning the previous edition with "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin.