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Gigliola Cinquetti is one of Italy's best-known and best-loved singers and TV presenters. She represented her country at Eurovision twice within 10 years and is one of five artists who have won in one year and finished second in another.

Her first appearance was at the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 in Copenhagen at the age of 16 performing the song Non ho l'età. She won in convincing fashion, with over double the points more than the second-place entry from the United Kingdom, making her the youngest Eurovision winner ever until Sandra Kim eclipsed that feat 22 years later. The song went on to become a massive global hit, as did her version of Domenico Modugno's 1966 "nul pointer" Dio, come ti amo.

Ten years later, she came back to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1974 in Brighton with the song . However, RAI did not show the performance so as not to interfere with an ongoing divorce referendum in Italy at the time, citing the reason that the song could influence the results. Nonetheless, she finished second behind ABBA.

Gigliola later co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 in Rome alongside Toto Cutugno as Italy's only Eurovision winners until Måneskin won in 2021. Today she hosts a current affairs program on RAI.

She returned to the Eurovision stage in Turin in 2022 to perform her winning song as part of the grand final interval act.

Eurovision Song Contest 1964
Participants
Flag of LuxembourgHugues AufrayFlag of The NetherlandsAnneke GrönlohFlag of NorwayArne BendiksenFlag of DenmarkBjørn TidmandFlag of FinlandLasse MårtensonFlag of AustriaUdo JürgensFlag of FranceRachelFlag of United KingdomMatt MonroFlag of GermanyNora NovaFlag of MonacoRomualdFlag of PortugalAntónio CalvárioFlag of ItalyGigliola CinquettiFlag of YugoslaviaSabahudin KurtFlag of SwitzerlandAnita TraversiFlag of BelgiumRobert CogoiFlag of SpainLos TNT
Songs
Flag of LuxembourgDès que le printemps revientFlag of The NetherlandsJij bent mijn levenFlag of NorwaySpiralFlag of DenmarkSangen om digFlag of FinlandLaiskotellenFlag of AustriaWarum nur warum?Flag of FranceLe chant de MalloryFlag of United KingdomI Love the Little ThingsFlag of GermanyMan gewöhnt sich so schnell an das SchöneFlag of MonacoOù sont-elles passéesFlag of PortugalOraçãoFlag of ItalyNon ho l'etàFlag of YugoslaviaŽivot je sklopio krugFlag of SwitzerlandI miei pensieriFlag of BelgiumPrès de ma rivièreFlag of SpainCaracola
Eurovision Song Contest 1974
Participants
Flag of FinlandCaritaFlag of United KingdomOlivia Newton-JohnFlag of SpainPeretFlag of NorwayAnne-Karine Strøm ft. Bendik SingersFlag of GreeceMarinellaFlag of IsraelPoogyFlag of YugoslaviaKorniFlag of SwedenABBAFlag of LuxembourgIreen SheerFlag of MonacoRomualdFlag of BelgiumJacques HustinIconThe NetherlandsMouth & MacNealFlag of IrelandTina ReynoldsFlag of GermanyCindy & BertFlag of SwitzerlandPiera MartellFlag of PortugalPaulo de CarvalhoFlag of ItalyGigliola Cinquetti
Songs
Flag of FinlandKeep Me WarmFlag of United KingdomLong Live LoveFlag of SpainCanta y sé felizFlag of NorwayThe First Day Of LoveFlag of GreeceKrasi, thalassa kai t'agori mouFlag of IsraelNatati La KhayayFlag of YugoslaviaMoja generacijaFlag of SwedenWaterlooFlag of LuxembourgBye Bye I Love YouFlag of MonacoCelui qui reste et celui qui s'en vaFlag of BelgiumFleur de libertéFlag of The NetherlandsI See A StarFlag of IrelandCross Your HeartFlag of GermanyDie SommermelodieFlag of SwitzerlandMein Ruf nach dirFlag of PortugalE depois do adeusFlag of Italy

Trivia[]

  • Gigliola would be the last female soloist to take her winning Sanremo song to Eurovision until 2024.
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