Follia d'amore
"Follia d'amore" is a song by Raphael Gualazzi. It was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival 2011 in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers.
| "Follia d'amore" | ||||
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| Single by Raphael Gualazzi | ||||
| from the album Reality and Fantasy | ||||
| Released | 16 February 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Sugar Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Raphael Gualazzi | |||
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| Raphael Gualazzi singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
International version | ||||
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| "Madness of Love" on YouTube | ||||
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 entry | ||||
| Country | ||||
| Artist(s) | Raphael Gualazzi | |||
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| Composer(s) | Raphael Gualazzi | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Raphael Gualazzi | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd | |||
| Final points | 189 | |||
| Entry chronology | ||||
| ◄ "Fiumi di parole" (1997) | ||||
| "L'amore è femmina" (2012) ► | ||||
On 19 February 2011, Gualazzi was chosen by a specific jury among the participants at the Sanremo Festival to be the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany. The song, performed in a bilingual English-Italian version retitled "Madness of Love", won second place in the contest, surpassing most expectations. It was the first Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 14 years, having last entered in 1997.
The song is included in the soundtrack of the movie Manuale d'amore 3, directed by Giovanni Veronesi. It also received a nomination for the Nastro d'Argento 2011 for Best Original Song.