Italy in The Song 1

Italy took part in first edition of The Song which was hosted by Ireland in Dublin. The entry was selected via a national selection.

Before The Song
On May 18, RAI announced that the country planned a national selection.

Final
The winner was Fabri Fibra with Colapesce & Dimartino with the song "Propaganda".

At The Song
Both the semi-finals and the final were broadcast by RAI. Giorgio was the final and semi-finals television commentators respectively.

Detailed voting results
The following members comprised the Italian jury:
 * Franco Zanetti (jury chairperson) of the music information website rockoll.it
 * Valerio Paolini-founder and software architect of musixmatch
 * Nicolò Cerioni director, stylist, videomaker
 * Cinzia Poli - Radio host, designer
 * Paolo Di Gioia - Musician