Italy in the Eurovision Song Festival 1

Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 1 with the song "Sento solo il presente" written by Annalisa. The song was performed by Annalisa too. The Italian entry for the 2016 contest in Bratislava, Slovakia was selected through the national final Festival d'Italia November 2016, organised by Rai Italia (RAI). An initial 3 entries competed in the national final which consisted of one shows: the final. In the final, "Sento solo il presente" performed by Annalisa was selected as the winner based on a public vote.
==Festival d'Italia==
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total	Result
01 	Annalisa 	"Sento solo il presente"	1 	1 	2 	4 	1
02 	Bianca Atzei 	"Il solo al mondo" 	3 	2 	1 	6 	2
03 	Bianca Guaccero	"Look into myself" 	2 	3 	3 	8 	3