Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

A special epilogy to this series for Diodato , Sanremo 2020 winner with his Fai rumore . A song that became a symbol for hope during Covid-19 pandemic and served us the most touching performance during the cancelled Eurovision song contest 2020 celebration show. One can only wonder how well it would have done in Rotterdam...... In my books one of the very best entries from Italy. Period.  Fai rumore, or Make noise is exacrly what Italy did at Eurovision the year after and.... well, you all know how it ended!

Lo vedi amico arriva un'altra estate e ormai chi ci credeva più che è stato duro l'inferno ma non scaldava l'inverno hai pianto troppo questa primavera See my friend, another summer arrives and who believed in it anymore it's been a hell and winter didn't warm us you have cried too much this spring time If Diodato's Fai rumore seemed to be perfect for the Corona virus pandemia by accident, now he has written another fitting anthem. Un'altra estate has been written during the lockdown when he like everybody else was locked in at home and just watched the life outside his window in Milan changing from winter to spring and his imagination making tricks on him, like all of sudden smelling the sea and dreaming of going to the beach. The song was recorded during phace 2 in distance with the musicians.  The song's available in his re-release of Che vita meravigliosa from May 22, 2020. 

San Marino - Senhit - Freaky! Not exactly a song I play in repeat but everytime I hear it it makes me happy and jamming along. Senhit is so full of positive energy and sells this so well. All was looking good for San Marino to reach the final for the third time most likely. I'm between 7 and 8 but as it is my second adopted home country I give 8/10 Italy - Diodato - Fai rumore I fell in love with this song during Sanremo, and in the end after hearing all the Eurovision entries in a long run it has climbed back to the top. Excellent song with a proper melody, sung in a good old fashioned way belting it out from the heart in a proper manner when due. No gimmicks, no today's trendy arrangements or production but a timeless classic. The pandemic has given this song another dimension. I want to think Italy would have won in Rotterdam if only.... 10/10 Albania - Arlena Ara - Fall from the sky As usual Albania revambed their song and translated it into Engli...

Antonio Diodato (38) started his adventure in the music business in Stockholm providing vocals to his distant cousin Sebastian Ingrosso (Benjamin's uncle). After his return to Italy he finished his studies of cinema, television and media. His self produced debut EP was released in 2007, his first real single in 2010, Ancora un brivido . His debut album liked by the critics follows in 2013 and he starts to get better and bigger gigs as well as MTV airplay. In 2014 he participates in Sanremo Newcomers with Babilonia being the runner up to the winner Rocco Hunt. Fast forward to present: After several awards, three albums, one Sanremo top-10 and a couple of major hits under his belt the past 12 months the momentum for Sanremo 2020 was perfect. Over the years he has also recorded a few classic covers like  Piove (Ciao ciao bambina) , Eternità , Amore che vieni, amore che vai 

  The 70th Sanremo festival with the victory of Diodato and his Fai rumore in the early morning hours last night. He left behind runner up and Eurovision veteran Francesco Gabbani and collected a few other awards besides the Golden Lion and Palmtree: Premio della Critica Mia Martini. Premio Sala Stampa Lucio Dalla and Premio Lunezia. The other awards went to Francesco Gabbani (Premio TimMusic), Rancore (Premio Sergio Bardotti for the best lyrics), Tosca (Premio Giancarlo Bigazzi for the best music and Premio Nilla Pizzi for the best song and performance) This festival has been an incredible success in every front: The record breaking viewing figures continued the last night with an average share 60,6% (highest since 1999) and a peak of 76,8%, or 11,4 million viewers. The Instagram stories registered over 23,3 million views, online service RaiPlay and Youtube channel got over 82,56 million views, Melodifestivalen who? And the total lenght of the five nights was almos...