Italy in The Song 4

Italy participated and hosted The Song 4 with the song "Canguro" written and performed by Fulminacci. The Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) held a national final in order to select the Italian entry for the first contest in Italy. An open call for submissions was held which resulted in the shortlisting of six entries. The results of a public televote exclusively resulted in the selection of "Canguro" performed by Fulminacci as the Italian entry, having received 53.33% of the votes.

As the host country, Italy qualified to compete directly in the final of The Song.

Background
Prior to the fourth edition, Italy has participated in The Song three times since its first entry. Italy had won the contest on one occasion: in the third edition with the song "Guess Who's Back" performed by Il Tre. However, its worst finish was when it placed eight in the second edition with "Groovy" by Tancredi.

La Canzone
On September 25, RAI announced that they would choose the representative of the nation via the national selection "La Canzone". The same day, RAI, announced the six possible Italian entries.

Competing entries
The two songs that advanced in the Super-final were, "PamPamPamPamPamPamPamPam" performed by Irama and "Canguro" performed by Fulminacci.

Super-final
The winner was Fulminacci with the song "Canguro". The song gathered 53.33% of the votes.