Italy selected their first Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry through an internal selection. On 4 September 2014 it was revealed that Vincenzo Cantiello would represent Italy with the song "Tu primo grande amore".[1]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 4 September 2014 Song: 3 October 2014 | |||
| Selected entrant | Vincenzo Cantiello | |||
| Selected song | "Tu primo grande amore" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 159 points | |||
| Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Internal selection edit
Shortly after the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2013, the Italian broadcaster RAI revealed that they were interested in participating in the 2014 contest and attended a workshop for interested broadcasters.[2][3] On 8 July 2014, it was announced that Italy would in fact make their debut in the 2014 contest.[4] Two months later on 4 September 2014, the broadcaster revealed that Vincenzo Cantiello had been internally selected to represent the country with the song "Tu primo grande amore" in Marsa, Malta.[1]
At Junior Eurovision edit
At the running order draw which took place on 9 November 2014, Italy were drawn to perform eleventh on 15 November 2014, following Montenegro and preceding Armenia.[5][6]
Voting edit
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Detailed voting results edit
The following members comprised the Italian jury:[8]
- Dario Salvatori
- Barbara Mosconi
- Mariolina Simone
- Massimiliano Pani
- Davide Maggio
| Draw | Country | D. Salvatori | B. Mosconi | M. Simone | M. Pani | D. Maggio | Average Jury Points | Televoting Points | Points Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Belarus
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6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 02 |  Bulgaria
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10 | 2 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| 03 |  San Marino
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3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | |
| 04 |  Croatia
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| 05 |  Cyprus
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12 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 06 |  Georgia
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12 | 1 | ||||||
| 07 |  Sweden
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8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | |
| 08 |  Ukraine
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2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 09 |  Slovenia
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5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Montenegro
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3 | 2 | ||||||
| 11 | Italy
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| 12 |  Armenia
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4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Russia
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7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 14 |  Serbia
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10 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 15 |  Malta
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1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| 16 |  Netherlands
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12 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
Notes edit
- ^ All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
References edit
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (4 September 2014). "Italy: Vincenzo Cantiello To JESC'14". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Fisher, Luke James (10 December 2013). "2013 viewing figures in, 2014 planning underway". 2014 planning already underway. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (26 June 2014). "Italy: Very Close To JESC Debut This Year". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (8 July 2014). "Italy: Junior Eurovision Debut In Malta". Eurovoix. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ James-Fisher, Luke (9 November 2014). "The running order for Junior Eurovision 2014!". junioreurovision,tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- ^ "Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Valletta 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Detailed Voting Result | Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2014". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2021.