Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

  As I have arrived today to Venezia, hoping not to find acqua alta, it's a perfect opportunity to post this beautiful song from Sanremo 1984: Acqua alta in piazza San Marco by late Giampiero Artegiani. (NQ among Newcomers) He was back in 1986 with ... e le rondini sfioravano il grano , another beautiful song (3rd in Newcomers). He never made it big as a singer but had success as an author for others, including Sanremo 1988 winner Perdere l'amore, and Italy's home entry in 1991 Eurovision, Comme è ddoce 'o mare.  He also wrote and produced Zarrillo and Silvia Salemi among others.

Italy took its well deserved third victory - finally! - at the Eurovision song contest 2021. Over the years several other Italian entries would have been worthy winners. In this series I will go through all of them from the worst ranking to the winner s. Rome 1991! After Toto Cutugno's win in 1990 the 1991 edition is very much unforgettable, but for all the wrong reasons. Originally the contest was to take place in Sanremo but due to security reasons (officially) it was moved to Rome's Cinecittà's Studio 15 to cut the costs causing a huge delay and problems in everything including the rehearsals and even the live broadcast where eventual winner Carola didn't hear the orchestra on stage but kept going like a real pro. The presenters were chaotic and so was the voting and among all this we had a quiet little song in Napoletan sung by Peppino Di Capri representing Rai in aim not to win at any cost. Despite all that Comme è ddoce 'o mare placed 7th out of 22. Peppino D...