"Libera" ("Free") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977, performed in Italian by Mia Martini, at the time arguably Italy's most successful and celebrated female artist, having had a number of hits like "Padre davvero...", "Gesù è mio fratello", "Credo", "Piccolo uomo", "Donna sola", "Minuetto", "Il guerriero", "Inno", "Al mondo", "Donna con te", "L'amore è il mio orizzonte", "Che vuoi che sia... se t'ho aspettato tanto" on the Italian Hit Parade between the years 1971 and 1976, as well as taking part in the Sanremo Music Festival and Festivalbar on several occasions.