Italy: Marco Mengoni to Malmo with L’essenziale

Italy

Italy was the last country to announce their entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmo, Sweden. Marco Mengoni was announced as the respresentative a while back but it wasn’t until this morning that the song was made known to the public. L’essenziale won the “Big Artist” category with the song.

 

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Since Italy is part of the so-called Big 5 they will perform on the Final. How do you like the Italian song, do you think Italy has a good shot or was it the wrong call? Share your thoughts below or join or Forum where you can also rank the songs in the associated poll.