Gente di mare
| Gente di mare | |
|---|---|
| Umberto Tozzi & Raf | |
| publication | March 1987 |
| length | 3:00 min. |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) |
Giancarlo Bigazzi , Raffaele Riefoli, Umberto Tozzi |
| Label | CGD |
| album | … Minuti di un eternità |
Gente di mare ( Italian for "sailors") is a song by Umberto Tozzi & Raf . The ballad was Italy's contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 and reached third place.
content
The song describes a poetic view of the sailors who, in contrast to the city dwellers, go out into freedom.
background
Umberto Tozzi won the Sanremo Festival in 1987 with the song Si può dare di più together with Enrico Ruggeri and Gianni Morandi . After an internal election, Gente di mare was chosen as Italy's contribution to the Eurovision Song Festival. They reached third place with 103 points. Portugal, Spain, Germany, Ireland and Yugoslavia achieved the highest points. The winner was Hold Me Now by Johnny Logan , second place was Let the sun in your heart by the German group Wind .
Charts and chart placements
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Germany (GfK)
|
39 (8 weeks) | 8th |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
5 (23 weeks) | 23 |
 Austria (Ö3)
|
8th (16 weeks) | 16 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
7th (17 weeks) | 17th |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sanremo 1987 at sorrisi.com
- ↑ 1987 at diggiloo.net
- ↑ a b c Tozzi - Raff - Gente di mare.hitparade.ch, accessed on June 24, 2020 .
- ↑ Guido Racca & Chartitalia: Top 100 FIMI Singoli . Lulu, 2013, p. 154 (IT 1997-2012).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
|
Magic, oh Magic ( Al Bano & Romina Power ) |
 Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 |
Vivo ( Luca Barbarossa ) |