"Sole d'Europa" was the Italian

Italy

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 entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Eurovision Song Contest 1993

The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 15 May 1993 in Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland. The presenter was Fionnuala Sweeney. Niamh Kavanagh was the winner of this Eurovision for Ireland with the song, "In Your Eyes"...

, performed in Italian

Italian language

Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...

 by Enrico Ruggeri

Enrico Ruggeri

Enrico Ruggeri is an Italian rock singer-songwriter.-Biography:A native of Milan, Ruggeri made his debut in the 1970s with the punk band Decibel...

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The song is a dramatic ballad, with Ruggeri asking the sun to bathe Europe

Europe

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 in light in order that it might forget its troubles.

The song was performed first on the night, preceding Turkey

Turkey

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's Burak Aydos with "Esmer yarim

Esmer Yarim

"Esmer yarim" was the Turkish entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, held in Millstreet, Ireland. The song was sung and composed by Burak Aydos....

". At the close of voting, it had received 45 points, placing 12th in a field of 25.

Italy opted out of the 1994

Eurovision Song Contest 1994

The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 30 April 1994 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenters were Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan. The pair hosted the evening in French, English and Irish...

 Contest and in fact would not return at either of the two Contests after that. Thus, the song was succeeded as Italian representative

Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest

Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest frequently from 1956 to 1997. It was one of only seven countries that competed at the very first contest...

 at the 1997 Contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1997

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 by Jalisse

Jalisse

Jalisse is an Italian musical duo consisting of Alessandra Drusian and Fabio Ricci, who have been performing together for 14 years, and are still active....

 with "Fiumi di parole

Fiumi Di Parole

"Fiumi di parole" is a song by Italian duo Jalisse, made up of Alessandra Drusian and Fabio Ricci. The song was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival in Sanremo, Italy, and later went on to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, Ireland, being the last Italian entry in...

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