Addio, addio
 "Addio, addio" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 entry | |
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| Final result | 9th |
| Final points | 3 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Al di là" (1961) | |
| "Uno per tutte" (1963) ► | |
"Addio, addio" ("Farewell, Farewell") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, held in Luxembourg, performed in Italian by Claudio Villa.[1]
Sanremo
[edit]The song had placed first in Sanremo Music Festival 1962 in February 1962, where it had been performed by Domenico Modugno and Claudio Villa as a duo, receiving almost 1.5 million votes from the public.[2]
Eurovision
[edit]With music by Domenico Modugno and lyrics by Franco Migliacci[3] (the same duo had collaborated on Modugno's previous entry "Nel blu dipinto di blu"),[4] the song is a ballad, in which Villa attempts to deal with the end of a relationship. He sings that "our love has become salt like sea water / our parched lips don't have words any longer", but clings to the hope that "it isn't true that our love has ended", indeed even as he farewells his former lover for the last time he sings "we love each other and that we're breaking up".[5]
The song was performed fifteenth on the night, following Luxembourg's Camillo Felgen with "Petit bonhomme" and preceding Monaco's François Deguelt with "Dis rien". At the close of voting, it had received 3 points, placing 9th in a field of 16. The comparatively high place for a low-scoring song is partly explained by the fact that four entries at this Contest failed to record a point.[1]
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1963 contest by Emilio Pericoli with "Uno per tutte".[6]
Single Release
[edit]The song was released as a single by Claudio Villa with the song "Quando il vento d'aprile" as the B side.[7] In addition, Domenico Modugno also released his version of the song as a single, with the song "Lupi e pecorelle" as the B side.[8]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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| Italy (Musica e dischi)[9] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Everything about Eurovision 1962 | Songs, videos, points, more". Eurostory. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Italy: Sanremo 1962". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Festival di Sanremo 1962". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ Lamorte, Antonio (15 May 2023). "Volare: la storia di "Nel blu dipinto di blu", il capolavoro di Domenico Modugno". L'Unità (in Italian). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision 1962 Italy: Claudio Villa - "Addio, addio"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Eurovision 1963 Italy: Emilio Pericoli - "Uno per tutte"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Addio Addio - Claudio Villa". Discogs. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Domenico Modugno - Addio.... Addio..." Discogs (in Italian). 1962. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Music Week - Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 31 March 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 30 August 2012.