"Follia d'amore" is a song by Raphael Gualazzi

Raphael Gualazzi

Raffaele Gualazzi , better known as Raphael Gualazzi, is an Italian singer and pianist.-Love Outside the Window:...

. The song was the winner of the Sanremo Festival

Festival della canzone italiana

The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...

 in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers.

On 19 February 2011, Gualazzi was chosen by a specific jury among the participants at the Sanremo Festival to be the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...

 in Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf

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, Germany

Germany

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. The song won second place in the contest, surpassing most expectations. It was the first Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 14 years since 1997

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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. The song was performed in both Italian and English, as "Madness of Love".

The song is also included in the soundtrack of the movie Manuale d'amore 3

Manuale d'amore 3

The Ages of Love is a 2011 Italian romantic comedy film composed of three episodes. It was directed by Giovanni Veronesi, and it is a sequel of Manuale d'amore and Manuale d'amore 2 – Capitoli successivi .-Plot:The film is composed of three episodes, each following a different...

, directed by Giovanni Veronesi

Giovanni Veronesi

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Track listing

Charts

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Chart (2011)	Peak position

Music videos

The Italian version of the videoclip was directed by Valentina Be. For the English language version of the song, another videoclip was filmed, directed by Duccio Forzano.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
Italy	16 February 2011	Sugar Music Sugar Music Sugar is an Italian record label based in Milan.Some of the artists signed with the label include Andrea Bocelli, since his debut in 1992, and Elisa, two of Italy's most successful stars....	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... (Italian version)
Europe	14 May 2011		Digital downlad (English-Italian version)