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Italy in 1987
Umberto Tozzi and Raf
Song
Gente di mare
Giancarlo Bigazzi
Composer(s)
Umberto Tozzi, Raf Riefoli
More information
Biography
Both Umberto Tozzi and Raf were popular singers in Italy and the rest of Europe before they entered the Eurovision Song Contest this year.
Umberto Tozzi is the best known of the two, as he scored two big hits at the end of the 70's in Europe with the songs Ti Amo and Gloria. Laura Branigan took an English version of the last song into the UK charts in the early 80's.
Raf´s full name is Raf Riefoli. In his own country he is known for his renditions of Italian songs, but it was an English song in 1984 that brought him to the attention of the rest of Europe, Self Control. Once again however it was Laura Branigan who took the song high into the UK charts and the charts of various other European countries. Raf should not be confused with the other Italian Raf that scored some minor hits at the start of the 90's in the UK. This is a producer called Mauro Picotto.
Both Umberto Tozzi and Raf worked with songwriter Giancarlo Bigazzi before. He also wrote the Italian entries for 1971 and 1973.
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History
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All Participations for Italy
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Raphael Gualazzi | Follia d'amore | 189 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 21 | ||
| 1997 | Jalisse | Fiumi di parole | 114 | 4 |
| 1993 | Enrico Ruggeri | Sole d'Europa | 45 | 12 |
| 1992 | Mia Martini | Rapsodia | 111 | 4 |
| 1991 | Peppino di Capri | Comme e' ddoce 'o mare | 89 | 7 |
| 1990 | Toto Cutugno | Insieme: 1992 | 149 | 1 |
| 1989 | Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali | Avrei voluto | 56 | 9 |
| 1988 | Luca Barbarossa | Ti scrivo | 52 | 12 |
| 1987 | Umberto Tozzi and Raf | Gente di mare | 103 | 3 |
| 1985 | Al Bano and Romina Power | Magic, oh magic | 78 | 7 |
| 1984 | Alice and Battiato | I treni di Tozeur | 70 | 5 |
| 1983 | Riccardo Fogli | Per Lucia | 41 | 11 |
| 1980 | Alan Sorrenti | Non so che darei | 87 | 6 |
| 1979 | Matia Bazar | Raggio di luna | 27 | 15 |
| 1978 | Ricchi e Poveri | Questo amore | 53 | 12 |
| 1977 | Mia Martini | Liberà | 33 | 13 |
| 1976 | Romina and Al Bano | We'll live it all again | 69 | 7 |
| 1975 | Wess and Dori Ghezzi | Era | 115 | 3 |
| 1974 | Gigliola Cinquetti | Si | 18 | 2 |
| 1973 | Massimo Ranieri | Chi sarà con te | 74 | 13 |
| 1972 | Nicola di Bari | I giorni dell' arcobaleno | 92 | 6 |
| 1971 | Massimo Ranieri | L'amore è un attimo | 91 | 5 |
| 1970 | Gianni Morandi | Occhi di ragazza | 5 | 8 |
| 1969 | Iva Zanicchi | Due grosse lacrime bianche | 5 | 13 |
| 1968 | Sergio Endrigo | Marianne | 7 | 10 |
| 1967 | Claudio Villa | Non andare più lontano | 4 | 11 |
| 1966 | Domenico Modugno | Dio come ti amo | 0 | 17 |
| 1965 | Bobby Solo | Se piangi, se ridi | 15 | 5 |
| 1964 | Gigliola Cinquetti | Non ho l'étà | 49 | 1 |
| 1963 | Emilio Pericoli | Uno per tutte | 37 | 3 |
| 1962 | Claudio Villa | Addio, addio | 3 | 9 |
| 1961 | Betty Curtis | Al di là | 12 | 5 |
| 1960 | Renato Rascel | Romantica | 5 | 8 |
| 1959 | Domenico Modugno | Piove | 9 | 6 |
| 1958 | Domenico Modugno | Nel blu dipinto di blu | 13 | 3 |
| 1957 | Nunzio Gallo | Corde della mia chitarra | 7 | 6 |
| 1956 | Franca Raimondi | Aprite le finestre | 0 | 2 |
| 1956 | Tonina Torielli | Amami se vuoi | 0 | 2 |