The final of theEurovision Song Contest 2023 by Marco Mengoni – ten years after the first performance – arrives with the greetings of Mahmood, the only Italian called to perform during the event despite not having won.
Maria Maionchi, on the other hand, as a commentator lends him a lucky charm, the medal that Gigliola Cinquetti won in 1964 at the event. How is it in possession of him? Simple: the song Non ho l’età boasts among the authors the father-in-law.
Behind the scenes Marco Mengoni seems calm: «We’re here to have fun! Why get old? No pressure. AND already a win to be here, it means that I did something and I did it well». Her song, Two lives, excites the public right away and earns the social encouragement of Chiara Ferragni and Fedez.
The representative of Italy sends the public a centaur version postcard from the Circus Maximus in Rome and earns an ovation, repeating the enthusiasm he gained during the Flag Parade. He was in fact the only competitor to wave the LGBT+ flag in addition to the tricolor one.
Meanwhile he earned the prize Marcel Bezen with Composer Award which awards the best original song.
The performance in the final, with the presence of two acrobats, is clean and vibrant. Now a veteran of this stage, he totally lets himself go. Meanwhile, on Instagram he posts many videos from the backstage, both with the other competitors and during the rehearsal moments, to satisfy the curiosity of the fans.
Marco Mengoni can’t judge his performance: «When you’re on stage – he tells Mara Maionchi – and you perform you don’t realize what you’re doing, for me it’s like entering a parallel world. Victory is not first place but performing and also in the city of the Beatles, Liverpool ».
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Five countries gave the maximum points (twelve) to Italy through the national juries: San Marino, Austria, Croatia, Romania and Slovenia.
The emotion at that point is such that he comments live: «My brain went totally confused. I don’t just represent Italy but love».
The home crowd gives him 174 points, an excellent result but not enough for him victory, which – as expected – goes to Sweden and to the song Tattoo by Loreen which had already won in 2012.
Marco Mengoni this time is in fourth place (after Finland and Israel), but with great fair play because it was a thrilling final, albeit with few surprises.
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