Era stupendo

"Era stupendo" ("It was wonderful") is a song by Paolo Meneguzzi, written and composed by Swedish songwriter Mattias Brånn, which was chosen to represent Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, held in Belgrade. The song was publicly unveiled as the Swiss entry on 13 January 2008 at the Swiss Music Awards.[1]

"Era stupendo"
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
  • Paolo Meneguzzi
  • Mattias Brånn
Lyricist(s)
  • Paolo Meneguzzi
  • Vincenzo Incenzo
Finals performance
Semi-final result
13th
Semi-final points
47
Entry chronology
◄ "Vampires Are Alive" (2007)
"The Highest Heights" (2009) ►
Meneguzzi at the Eurovision semi-final

On 20 January 2008, Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet reported that the song had been accused of being plagiarised from Amy Diamond's "It Can Only Get Better".[2]

"Era stupendo" is a soft rock ballad in Italian. It starts softly but speeds up just in the beginning of its second half, accompanied by piano.

Excitement about the song rose sharply since the very moment that Paolo Meneguzzi was confirmed as Switzerland's representative in Eurovision 2008. However, the version played in Switzerland was not the one performed in the contest in Belgrade, as the song, having a length of 3:30, needed to be shortened to the 3:00 maximum to suit EBU's regulations. The maximum points to this song were given from Malta (12 points) and Albania (10 points).

Chart positions
Chart (2008) Peak position
Swiss Singles Chart[3] 11

References
  1. ESCtoday.com (13 January 2008). Era stupendo publicly presented. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  2. Aftonbladet (20 January 2008). Schweiz kopierade Amys låt. Retrieved on 21 January 2008.
  3. Switzerland Singles Chart
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