Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Italy participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 which took place on 25 November 2018 in Minsk, Belarus. The Italian broadcaster Rai Gulp, which is a channel owned by Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Melissa and Marco were internally selected to represent Italy with the song "What Is Love".
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal Selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 9 October 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Melissa & Marco | |||
| Selected song | "What Is Love" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Mario Gardini Fabrizio Palaferri Marco Boni Melissa Di Pasca | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 7th, 151 points | |||
| Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Before the 2018 Contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest three 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 26 June 2018, that they would be participating at the contest which takes place on 25 November 2018, in Minsk, Belarus. The method for selecting their entrant and song was done internally by the national broadcaster, RAI.[2] On 9 October 2018, it was announced that Melissa & Marco would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "What Is Love".[3]
Artist and song information
Melissa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Melissa di Pasca |
| Born | 18 July 2008 Alassio |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 201?-present |
Marco | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Marco Boni |
| Born | 17 August 2004 Avezzano |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| "What Is Love" | |
|---|---|
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Melissa & Marco |
| Languages | Italian, English |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | {{{place}}} |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Scelgo (My Choice)" (2017) | |
Melissa and Marco
Melissa di Pasca (born 18 July 2008) and Marco Boni (born 17 August 2004) represented Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "What Is Love", finishing seventh with 151 points, receiving 12 points from the Macedonian jury and 57 points from the online voting.
At Junior Eurovision
During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which both took place on 19 November 2018, Italy was drawn to perform eleventh on 25 November 2018, following Serbia and preceding Australia.
Voting
The results of the 2018 Junior Eurovision Song Contest will be determined by national juries and an online audience vote. Every country will have a national jury that will consist of three music industry professionals and two kids aged between 10 and 15 who are citizens of the country they represent. This jury will be asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The first phase of the online voting will start on 23 November 2018 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances will be shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters will also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant’s rehearsal. This first round of voting will stop on Sunday, 25 November, at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and will start right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers can vote for a minimum of three countries and a maximum of five. They can also vote for their own country’s song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song receives 20% of the votes, thus it will receive 20% of the available points. The public vote will count for 50% of the final result, while the other 50% will come from the professional juries.
Points awarded to Italy
| Jury | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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- Italy received 57 points from Online voting.
Points awarded by Italy
Split voting results
See alsoReferences
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