https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition. https://www.thelocal.it/20260426/geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:03:11 +0200 geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event. https://www.thelocal.it/20250518/austrias-jj-wins-eurovision-2025-with-opera-techno-fusion Sun, 18 May 2025 09:56:32 +0200 austrias-jj-wins-eurovision-2025-with-opera-techno-fusion Groans and giggles typically greet votes at the annual Eurovision Song Contest, loved and mocked for its kitsch music and seemingly partisan outcomes. But what are the voting patterns, and what external factors help explain them? https://www.thelocal.it/20250515/what-eurovisions-voting-patterns-can-teach-you-about-european-politics Thu, 15 May 2025 13:40:51 +0200 what-eurovisions-voting-patterns-can-teach-you-about-european-politics The next edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in May 2022 will be held in the northern Italian city of Turin, organisers confirmed on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20211008/turin-to-host-2022-eurovision-song-contest Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:10:17 +0200 turin-to-host-2022-eurovision-song-contest Italy's winning Eurovision song might have you rocking out, but do you know what it means? Here's a closer look at the lyrics to "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin. https://www.thelocal.it/20210525/zitti-e-buoni-maneskin-lyrics-the-italian-vocab-you-need-to-understand-italys-eurovision-winner Tue, 25 May 2021 19:38:06 +0200 zitti-e-buoni-maneskin-lyrics-the-italian-vocab-you-need-to-understand-italys-eurovision-winner Damiano David, the frontman of Italy's Eurovision winners Maneskin, has passed a drug test he took on Monday to clear his name after speculation that he had snorted cocaine at the song contest's grand final. https://www.thelocal.it/20210524/italian-eurovision-winner-tests-negative-for-drugs Mon, 24 May 2021 20:50:33 +0200 italian-eurovision-winner-tests-negative-for-drugs The singer for Italy's Eurovision Song Contest winning band Måneskin will take a voluntary drug test after speculation arose over a video clip of his behaviour at the competition, organisers said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210523/italys-eurovision-winning-singer-to-take-voluntary-drug-test-after-viral-clip Sun, 23 May 2021 17:49:55 +0200 italys-eurovision-winning-singer-to-take-voluntary-drug-test-after-viral-clip Italy won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, with rockers Maneskin stealing the show in Rotterdam as the tournament returned from a year off due to coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20210523/italian-rockers-after-eurovision-win-we-want-to-tell-the-whole-world-rock-and-roll-never-dies Sun, 23 May 2021 03:06:21 +0200 italian-rockers-after-eurovision-win-we-want-to-tell-the-whole-world-rock-and-roll-never-dies Sanremo has spoken: the song to represent Italy at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest will be Non Mi Avete Fatto Niente by Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro. https://www.thelocal.it/20180212/italy-entry-2018-eurovision-song-contest Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:51:44 +0100 italy-entry-2018-eurovision-song-contest With his gravelly voice, catchy choruses and chatty good nature Francesco Gabbani has already conquered Italian fans and is now chasing glory at Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. https://www.thelocal.it/20170511/italys-eurovision-entry-takes-aim-at-the-selfie-addicted-anonymous Thu, 11 May 2017 13:35:47 +0200 italys-eurovision-entry-takes-aim-at-the-selfie-addicted-anonymous Italy's Eurovision entry is tipped to win this year, so we introduce you to the singer, the song, and, er, the dancing ape... https://www.thelocal.it/20170509/meet-italys-eurovision-hopeful-the-bookies-favourite-to-win Tue, 09 May 2017 13:43:17 +0200 meet-italys-eurovision-hopeful-the-bookies-favourite-to-win Italy's Eurovision 2017 entry has emerged as an early favourite, not just in betting shops but also on social media, where dozens of parodies of the tongue-in-cheek song have emerged. One of the most popular stars a group of spirited 'singing nuns'. https://www.thelocal.it/20170307/dancing-nuns-go-viral-with-eurovision-parody Tue, 07 Mar 2017 11:27:59 +0100 dancing-nuns-go-viral-with-eurovision-parody Italy's Eurovision entry will be performing on Thursday in the semi-final, and again in Saturday's final. If Eurovision fever has passed you by, here's everything you need to know about her. https://www.thelocal.it/20160512/what-you-need-to-know-italy-2016-eurovision-entry-song-francesca-michelin Thu, 12 May 2016 13:14:34 +0200 what-you-need-to-know-italy-2016-eurovision-entry-song-francesca-michelin After coming in at a disappointing 21st place in 2014, Italy now stands a serious chance of winning this year’s Eurovision song contest with the song Grande Amore by Il Volo. Here’s all you need to know about the pop opera trio. https://www.thelocal.it/20150519/italys-il-volo-among-eurovision-favourites Tue, 19 May 2015 13:51:58 +0200 italys-il-volo-among-eurovision-favourites Everyone with half a heart knows that Eurovision is one of the best nights of the year. The music may be fairly mediocre, but it's not about that. It's about the gloriously camp costumes, the ridiculously sumptuous set design, the silly dancing – and the props, of course. https://www.thelocal.it/20140511/eurovision-2014-conchit-wurst-austria-wins Sun, 11 May 2014 13:33:00 +0200 eurovision-2014-conchit-wurst-austria-wins Italians either don’t know what the Eurovision Song Contest is or couldn’t care less about Italy’s participation in the world’s biggest singing competition, The Local has learned. https://www.thelocal.it/20140509/italian-couldnt-care-less-about-eurovision Fri, 09 May 2014 18:27:00 +0200 italian-couldnt-care-less-about-eurovision