The fateful "yes" was spoken in the press room in Sanremo during the winners' conference. Angelina Mango (the 16th Italian woman to compete in the musical event) will represent Italy at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held at Malmo Arena from May 7 to 11th. The artist whose song "La noia" won the Italian Song Festival commences her voyage towards the Swedish metropolis that will appropriately accommodate the subsequent edition in the wake of Loreen's triumph at the previous one. Moreover, this year Rai will provide live broadcasts of the two semi-finals, which were originally conceived by an Italian in 1956 in response to Sanremo's success, on May 7 and 9. Additionally, the final will be broadcast live on Rai 1 on May 11. This day marks Italy's participation in the tournament, which they qualify for by right, similar to the other "Big Five" nations (France, Spain, Germany, United Kingdom and Sweden, the reigning champion). This is Italy's third time competing in Malmo. Mia Martini represented her with "Rapsodia" in 1992, which finished fourth, and Marco Mengoni with "L'Essenziale" in 2013, which finished seventh.
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