Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country  Italy
National selection
Selection process Internal Selection
Selection date(s) 11 October 2016
Selected entrant Fiamma Boccia
Selected song "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Fiamma Boccia
  • Marco Iardella
  • Francesco Spadoni
  • Alessandro Ghironi
Finals performance
Final result 3rd, 209 points
Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2015 • 2016

Italy will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) will be responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Fiamma Boccia was internally selected to represent Italy with the song "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)".

Background

Prior to the 2016 Contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest twice times since its debut in 2014, having won the contest on their first appearance with the song "Tu primo grande amore", performed by Vincenzo Cantiello.[1]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Italian broadcaster announced on 2 June 2016, that they would be participating at the contest which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. The method for selecting their entrant and song was done internally by the national broadcaster, RAI.[2] On 11 October 2016, it was announced that Fiamma Boccia would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "Cara Mamma (Dear Mom)".[3]

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Italy was drawn to perform eleventh on 20 November 2016, following Ukraine and preceding Serbia.[4]

Final


Voting

During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country’s Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.[5] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1-8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.[6]

Points awarded to Italy

12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Italy

12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Italian adult jury:

The following five members comprise the Italian kids jury:

Split voting results from Italy
Draw Country Adult Jury Kids' Jury
S.
Zizzari		 S.
Suriani		 T.
Martinelli		 M.
Galanto		 T.
Cialdea		 Average
Points		 Average
Points
01  Ireland
02  Armenia
03  Albania
04  Russia
05  Malta
06  Bulgaria
07  Macedonia
08  Poland
09  Belarus
10  Ukraine
11  Italy
12  Serbia
13  Israel
14  Australia
15  Netherlands
16  Cyprus
17  Georgia

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ross, Samantha (15 November 2014). "Breaking news: Italy wins!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  2. ↑ Granger, Anthony (2 June 2016). "Italy Junior Eurovision 2016 participation confirmed". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Jordan, Paul (11 October 2016). "Italy: Video premiere of "Cara Mamma" (Dear Mom)". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
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