Grande amore

Grande amore
Il Volo
publication	February 12, 2015
length	3:44
Genre (s)	Operatic Pop
Author (s)	Francesco Boccia, Ciro Esposito
Label	Sony Music
album	Sanremo grande amore

Grande amore is a song by the Italian boy band Il Volo , with which they won the 2015 Sanremo Festival . It was released as the first single of their second EP Sanremo grande amore . The song was also the Italian contribution to the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna .

background

Emergence

The song was written in 2003 by singers Francesco Boccia and Ciro Esposito (member of the band Il Giardino dei Semplici ) with the intention of having opera singers sing it. Boccia submitted it to the Sanremo Festival 2005 , but was rejected. A new attempt was only made on the occasion of the 2015 Sanremo Festival , this time as an entry in the newcomer category. There it was supposed to be interpreted by the Duo Operapop (consisting of Francesca Carli and Enrico Giovagnoli), which, however, was not allowed to participate for reasons of age.

As a result, the song Orietta Berti was proposed, but was not available for a Sanremo participation. Carlo Conti , artistic director and moderator of the 2015 festival, advised Pasquale Mammaro, the responsible producer and manager of Operapop, to pass the song on to Il Volo , whose own contributions had not convinced Conti; Il-Volo manager Michele Torpedine was reluctant to accept the suggestion. The members of Il Volo then changed the lyrics slightly, as it seemed stylistically outdated to them.

Sanremo 2015

Il Volo made their debut with Grande amore on the second evening of the 2015 festival in the main category and finally achieved first place in the final on the fifth evening . The vote was composed of the audience, expert jury and opinion polling jury. With a total of 39.05%, Il Volo was able to prevail against Nek with 35.38% and Malika Ayane with 25.57%. This gave Il Volo the opportunity to represent Italy in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest, in accordance with the competition rules.

Eurovision Song Contest 2015

Appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest

As early as February 19, the RAI confirmed that the trio would compete with Grande amore at the ESC. As part of the Big 5, Italy qualified directly for the final. Grande amore was considered one of the favorites of the competition. It had the last (27th) starting place and was presented in a version shortened to three minutes in accordance with the competition rules. With 292 points it was finally able to secure third place behind Sweden with 365 and just behind Russia with 303 points. This is Italy's previous point record.

In the televoting , the song landed in first place by far.

Scoring for Italy:

number	Points	country
9 ×	12 points	Albania , Greece , Israel , Malta , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Spain , Cyprus
2 ×	10 points	Austria , San Marino
8 ×	8 points	Azerbaijan , Australia , Belgium , Latvia , Georgia , Sweden , Slovenia , United Kingdom
6 ×	7 points	Macedonia , Moldova , Netherlands , Poland , Serbia , Czech Republic
6 ×	6 points	Armenia , France , Ireland , Iceland , Montenegro , Switzerland
2 ×	5 points	Denmark , Norway
2 ×	3 points	Germany , Estonia
2 ×	2 points	Finland , Hungary
2 ×	1 point	Lithuania , Belarus

Spanish version

A Spanish-language version of the song was released on July 10, 2015. The title has not been translated and is also Grande amore here .

Music video

The official video for the song was released on the Vevo Canal by Il Volo on February 12, 2015 . Directed by Mauro Russo, the video shows the three singers in roles from well-known films: Spider-Man (Gianluca Ginoble), Ghost - Message from Sam (Ignazio Boschetto) and Back to the Future (Piero Barone).

The music video for the Spanish version, published a good six months later, consists of live recordings.

Chart successes

In Italy, Grande amore entered the top of the FIMI charts immediately after the Sanremo victory , where the song lasted two weeks. It was awarded platinum in week 13/2015 for more than 50,000 downloads and streams . After participating in the ESC, the song was also able to enter other European charts.

Charts	Top position	Weeks
Italy	1	34
Switzerland	19th	4th
Germany	54	1
Austria	5	3
Spain	24	2

Web links

• Irving Wolther: Italienischer Schmelz , eurovision.de
• Il Volo - Grande amore on YouTube

supporting documents

1. ↑ ^{a b} Gabriele Aprile: Il Volo, 'Grande Amore': parla Francesco Boccia, l'autore del testo. Rockol, February 19, 2015, accessed February 22, 2015 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Giorgiana Cristalli: Sanremo: Grande amore, una canzone nata 12 anni fa. ANSA , February 16, 2015, accessed February 22, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Cristian Scarpone: Il Volo: dopo il festival arriva l'album “Sanremo grande amore” (copertina e tracklist). In: Allmusicitalia.it. January 31, 2015, accessed May 27, 2020 . 
4. ^ Claudia Fascia: Sanremo, Il Volo trionfa con Grande amore. ANSA , February 15, 2015, accessed February 23, 2015 . 
5. ^ Claudia Gagliardi: Classifica Big Sanremo 2015, risultati definitivi: il dettaglio di televoto e giurie. In: Optimaitalia.com. February 15, 2015, accessed February 23, 2015 . 
6. ↑ Nick van Lith: Italy: 'Grande Amore' confirmed for Il Volo. In: EscXtra.com. February 19, 2015, accessed March 6, 2015 . 
7. ^ Il trio italiano “Il Volo” rappresenterà l'Italia all'Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In: LaStampa.it . February 25, 2015, accessed April 11, 2015 (Italian). 
8. ↑ Jan Feddersen : Il Volo are the real favorites of the public. In: Eurovision.de. NDR , May 25, 2015, accessed May 26, 2015 . 
9. ↑ Il Volo - Grande amore (Spanish Version) on YouTube
10. ↑ Helga Marsala: Sanremo ei tre allegri ragazzi antichi. Il Volo: l'ennesima vittoria facile di un super show. In: Artribune.com. February 15, 2015, accessed February 23, 2015 . 
11. ^ Antonio Galluzzo: Il Volo “Grande Amore” entra subito al primo posto della Classifica Fimi / Gfk dei brani più venduti. Spettacoli News, February 19, 2015, accessed February 23, 2015 . 
12. ↑ Il Volo in the FIMI awards archive 2015. Retrieved on May 3, 2015 (Italian). 
13. ↑ Chart source: Grande amore at Hitparade.ch.

predecessor	Office	successor
La mia città ( Emma )	Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015	No Degree of Separation ( Francesca Michielin )