Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) | |||
| Country | Italy | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Sanremo Music Festival 2012 Song: Internal selection | |||
| Selection date | Artist: 18 February 2012 Song: 13 March 2012 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)" | |||
| Artist | Nina Zilli | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 9th, 101 points | |||
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Italy was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", written by Charlie Mason, Christian Rabb, Kristoffer Sjökvist, Frida Molander, and Nina Zilli, and performed by Nina Zilli herself. The Italian participating broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), internally selected its entry for the contest. The artist was selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2012 and the song selection was carried out by the artist. The song placed 9th in the final, scoring 101 points.