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| Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Sanremo Music Festival 2016 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 14 February 2016 Song: 14 March 2016 | |||
| Selected entrant | Francesca Michielin | |||
| Selected song | "No Degree of Separation" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 124 points | |||
| Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "No Degree of Separation" written by Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulo and Norma Jean Martine. The song was performed by Francesca Michielin. Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) announced in October 2015 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. The group Stadio ended up winning the Big Artists section, however they declined the opportunity to represent Italy in Stockholm. RAI then appointed the runner-up, Francesca Michielin, as the Italian entrant. Michielin performed a bilingual Italian and English version of her Sanremo runner-up entry "Nessun grado di separazione", which was titled "No Degree of Separation" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.
As a member of the "Big Five", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 6, Italy placed sixteenth out of the 26 participating countries with 124 points.