As the winners of Sanremo 2021, Måneskin was designated as the Italian representatives at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 , held in Rotterdam , Netherlands , with ” Zitti e buoni “. On 15 May, Italy climbed to the top of the betting odds to win the contest, surpassing competitors from France, Switzerland and Malta, all of whom had occupied the top spot at one point between the release date of their songs and the night of the grand final. On 22 May, the band confirmed the predictions by going on to win the contest with an energetic performance, having received a total of 524 points, thus giving Italy its third Eurovision triumph after Gigliola Cinquetti in 1964 and Toto Cutugno in 1990 . Måneskin also became the first band and ” Zitti e buoni ” the first rock song to win the contest since Lordi with ” Hard Rock Hallelujah ” for Finland in 2006 . Upon accepting the winner’s trophy, Damiano shouted into the microphone:
Won Eurovision Song Contest
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