Sì (Gigliola Cinquetti song)
◄ "Chi sarà con te" (1973) | |
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"Era" (1975) ► |
"Sì" ("Yes") is the name of the
Background
The lyrics and musics were written by Mario Panzeri, Daniele Pace, Lorenzo Pilat and Corrado Conti. It was sung in Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti.
During the preview programmes, Cinquetti sang the song alone in a dark room. The music video was broadcast in black and white as
It was the seventeenth and final song of the evening, following Portugal's "E depois do adeus" which would later be used as a signal in Portugal to begin the Carnation Revolution.[1][2]
Under the scoring system of the time, each country had ten jurors, each of whom allocated one point to the song which they deemed to be the best. "Sì" received 18 votes in this manner, including 5 from the
It was Italy's second best result to date, with Cinquetti having won the contest with "Non ho l'età" ten years earlier.[2][3]Cinquetti later recorded versions in English ("Go (Before You Break My Heart)"), French ("Lui"), German ("Ja") and Spanish ("Sí"), which were released across Europe. A Finnish rendering, "Niin", was recorded by Lea Laven and became a Top Ten hit in Finland.
Censorship of song in 1974
The live telecast of the song was banned in her home country by the Italian national broadcaster RAI as the event partially coincided with the campaigning for the 1974
RAI censored the song due to concerns the name and lyrics of the song (which constantly repeated the word "SI") could be accused of being a
Charts
Chart (1974) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] Italian-language version |
30 |
Germany ( Media Control AG)[6] Italian-language version |
13 |
Germany ( Media Control AG)[7] German-language version |
45 |
UK Singles ( Official Charts Company)[8] English-language version |
8 |
See also
References
- ^ ESCtoday.com, Eurovision Song Contest 1974
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest Voting, by year
- ^ ESCtoday.com, song info "Sì"
- ^ "Charts Vlaanderen - Gigliola Cinquetti - Si" (in Dutch). Ultratop.
- Media Control. Archived from the originalon November 1, 2014.
- Media Control. Archived from the originalon November 1, 2014.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Gigliola Cinquetti - Go". officialcharts.com.