Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021

Italy is set to take part in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Paris, France,[2] returning to the competition after a one year absence from the 2020 contest. Italian broadcaster RAI is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. Elisabetta Lizza has been internally selected to represent Italy with the song "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)".

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021
Country Italy
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)11 November 2021
Selected entrantElisabetta Lizza
Selected song"Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
  • Franco Fasano
  • Marco Iardella
  • Stefano Rigamonti[1]
Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
◄2019 • 2021

Background
Main article: Italy in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2021 contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest six times since its debut in 2014, having won the contest on their first appearance with the song "Tu primo grande amore", performed by Vincenzo Cantiello. On the country's most recent appearance, in 2019, the Italian broadcaster internally selected Marta Viola to represent Italy at the contest with the song "La voce della terra".[3] She achieved seventh place with 129 points.

Italy withdrew from the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite initially announcing that they would not return in 2021,[4] they ultimately announced their participation in the 2021 contest in France.[5]

Before Junior Eurovision

Upon announcing their return, Italian broadcaster RAI declared that they would internally select the Italian entrant.[5] On 11 November 2021, it was announced that Elisabetta Lizza would be representing Italy at the contest with the song "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)".[6]

Artist and song information

Elisabetta Lizza
Elisabetta Lizza
Born (2009-05-19) 19 May 2009
OriginAdro, Brescia, Italy[1][6]
Occupation(s)Singer, dancer[7]
InstrumentsVocals, piano[1][7]
Years active2018–present

Elisabetta Lizza (born 19 May 2009)[8][9] is an Italian child singer, dancer, and musician. She will represent Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)". She has claimed to be fond of Sam Smith, Bruno Mars and Måneskin.[1][7]

Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)
"Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Elisabetta Lizza
Languages
Italian, English
Composer(s)
  • Franco Fasano
  • Marco Iardella
  • Stefano Rigamonti[1]
Lyricist(s)
  • Fabrizio Palaferri
  • Stefano Rigamonti[1]
Entry chronology
◄ "La voce della terra" (2019)

"Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)" (specchio [ˈspɛkkjo] (listen) meaning 'mirror' in Italian) is a song by Italian singer Elisabetta Lizza, released on 12 November 2021. It will represent Italy at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021=

At Junior Eurovision

After the opening ceremony, which took place on 13 December 2021, it was announced that Italy will perform fifth on 19 December 2021, following Malta and preceding Bulgaria.[10]

Voting

The same voting system that was introduced in the 2017 edition will be used, where the results will be determined by 50% online voting and 50% jury voting.

The online voting consists of two phases. The first phase of the online voting began on 17 December 2021 when a recap of all the rehearsal performances is shown on junioreurovision.tv before the viewers can vote. After this, voters also have the option to watch longer one-minute clips from each participant's rehearsal. This first round of voting will end on Sunday 19 December at 15:59 CET. The second phase of the online voting will take place during the live show and begin right after the last performance and will be open for 15 minutes. International viewers will be able vote for a maximum of three songs.[11] They will also be able to vote for their own country's song. These votes will then be turned into points which will be determined by the percentage of votes received. For example, if a song received 20% of the votes, it received 20% of the available points.


References
  1. "Elisabetta Lizza - Italy - Paris 2021 - Junior Eurovision Song Contest — France 2021". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Participants of Paris 2021". Junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 2 September 2021.
  3. "Italy: Marta Viola to Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "🇮🇹 Italy will not participate in Junior Eurovision 2021". ESCXTRA.com. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. Farren, Neil (30 August 2021). "🇮🇹 Italy: Junior Eurovision 2021 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. Farren, Neil (11 November 2021). "🇮🇹 Italy: Elisabetta Lizza to Junior Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  7. Gallicchio, Federico (11 November 2021). "Junior Eurovision 2021: Elisabetta Lizza rappresenterà l'Italia". Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  8. "Italien schickt Elisabetta Lizza zum Junior ESC nach Paris". Eurovision.de (in German). 17 November 2021.
  9. "RAI - Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021". Social Artist. 18 November 2021.
  10. "Junior Eurovision: Running order revealed… 🇫🇷". Junioreurovision.tv. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  11. "You can vote on the winner of Junior Eurovision! 🗳". Junioreurovision.tv. EBU. 13 December 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020.
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