1958 Italy: Domenico Modugno - Nel blu dipinto di blu (“Volare“) 3rd place - Second performance

Performed by: Domenico Modugno Music by: Domenico Modugno Lyrics by: Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci Conductor: Alberto Semprini Language: Italian Placing: 3rd (13 points) “Nel blu, dipinto di blu“ (Italian pronunciation: [nel ˈblu diˈpinto di ˈblu]; “In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue“ or “In the blue-painted blue [sky]“), popularly known as “Volare“ (pronounced [voˈlaːre]; “To fly“), is a song recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno, it was released as a single on 1 February 1958. Winning the eighth Sanremo Music Festival, the song was chosen as the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest in 1958, where it won third place out of ten songs in total. The combined sales of all the versions of the song exceed 22 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most popular Eurovision songs of all time and the most successful Sanre