Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 41 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956. It was one of only seven countries that competed at the very first contest. Italy competed at the contest frequently until 1997. After a fourteen-year absence, the country competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Italy has won the contest twice.In 1958, Domenico Modugno finished third with the song \"Nel blu, dipinto di blu\". Renamed \"Volare\", the song became a huge international hit, reaching the US number one spot. Emilio Pericoli also finished third in 1963, before Italy won for the first time in 1964 with Gigliola Cinquetti and \"Non ho l'età\". Cinquetti returned to the contest in 1974 and finished second with the song \"Si\", losing to ABBA. Italy then finished third in 1975 with Wess and Dori Ghezzi and the song \"Era\". The country's best result of the 1980s was Umberto Tozzi and Raf finishing third in 1987. Italy's second victory in the contest came in 1990 with Toto Cutugno and the song \"Insieme: 1992\". Other good 1990s results were Mia Martini in 1992 and Jalisse in 1997, who both finished fourth. After 1997, Italy withdrew from the competition.The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring Italy back to the contest in 2010, along with former participants Monaco and Austria, but again Italy did not participate in the contest. On 31 December 2010, it was officially announced by the EBU that Italy would be returning to the contest as part of the \"Big Five\", meaning that it automatically qualified for the final of the 2011 contest.Italy's return to the contest has proved to be successful, the country having finished in the top ten in four of the last five contests (2011–15). In 2015, Il Volo won the televoting receiving votes from all countries, but the juries placed them sixth, ending with a third place overall. Since the introduction of the 50/50 voting system in 2009, this was the first time that the winner of the viewers vote did not win the contest."@en }
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- Italy_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest abstract "Italy has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 41 times since making its debut at the first contest in 1956. It was one of only seven countries that competed at the very first contest. Italy competed at the contest frequently until 1997. After a fourteen-year absence, the country competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. Italy has won the contest twice.In 1958, Domenico Modugno finished third with the song \"Nel blu, dipinto di blu\". Renamed \"Volare\", the song became a huge international hit, reaching the US number one spot. Emilio Pericoli also finished third in 1963, before Italy won for the first time in 1964 with Gigliola Cinquetti and \"Non ho l'età\". Cinquetti returned to the contest in 1974 and finished second with the song \"Si\", losing to ABBA. Italy then finished third in 1975 with Wess and Dori Ghezzi and the song \"Era\". The country's best result of the 1980s was Umberto Tozzi and Raf finishing third in 1987. Italy's second victory in the contest came in 1990 with Toto Cutugno and the song \"Insieme: 1992\". Other good 1990s results were Mia Martini in 1992 and Jalisse in 1997, who both finished fourth. After 1997, Italy withdrew from the competition.The EBU announced that they would work harder to bring Italy back to the contest in 2010, along with former participants Monaco and Austria, but again Italy did not participate in the contest. On 31 December 2010, it was officially announced by the EBU that Italy would be returning to the contest as part of the \"Big Five\", meaning that it automatically qualified for the final of the 2011 contest.Italy's return to the contest has proved to be successful, the country having finished in the top ten in four of the last five contests (2011–15). In 2015, Il Volo won the televoting receiving votes from all countries, but the juries placed them sixth, ending with a third place overall. Since the introduction of the 50/50 voting system in 2009, this was the first time that the winner of the viewers vote did not win the contest.".