"Amami se vuoi" was the second Italian

Italy

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Eurovision Song Contest 1956

The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...

 (the rules at the time allowing two entries per country), performed in Italian

Italian language

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 by Tonina Torrielli

Tonina Torrielli

Tonina Torrielli, is an Italian singer.In 1956, Torrielli represented Italy in the first Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Amami se vuoi" , it is unknown what position the song finished as only the winning song was announced.-External links:*...

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The song is in the chanson style popular in the early years of the Contest, and features Torrielli telling her would-be lover that she cannot promise him unconditional devotion as it simply is not in her nature. She tells him that if he still wants to love her, he is most welcome to do so, but he must be aware of her personality to begin with.

The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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's Michèle Arnaud

Michèle Arnaud

Michèle Arnaud , was a French singer, producer, and director. She was entombed on September 18, 1998 in Montparnasse Cemetery...

 with "Les amants de minuit

Les amants de minuit

"Les amants de minuit" was the second Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 , performed in French by French singer Michèle Arnaud....

"). As the scores and positions of this Contest have never been released publicly, the only comment which can be made with certainty about the success of this song was that it did not win the Contest.

The song was accompanied at the 1956 contest by Franca Raimondi

Franca Raimondi

Franca Raimondi was an Italian singer, born in Monopoli, Province of Bari, Apulia.In 1956, Raimondi won the Festival della canzone italiana with the song "Aprite Le Finestre" ...

 with "Aprite le finestre

Aprite Le Finestre

"Aprite le finestre" was the first Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 , performed in Italian by Franca Raimondi....

" and was succeeded as French representative at the 1957 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1957

The Eurovision Song Contest 1957 was the 2nd Eurovision Song Contest. Like the first contest, this one was still mainly a radio programme, but there was a noticeable increase in the number of people with televisions....

 by Nunzio Gallo

Nunzio Gallo

Nunzio Gallo was an Italian singer. He was born in Naples and represented his country in the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 6th. The song he performed, "Corde Della Mia Chitarra", is famous for being the longest song ever played for Eurovision at 5:09 before the new rules came into place....

 with "Corde della mia chitarra

Corde Della Mia Chitarra

"Corde della mia chitarra" was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957, performed in Italian by Nunzio Gallo....

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