Gente di mare
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| Gente Di Mare | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1987 entry | |
| Country | Italy |
| Artist(s) | Umberto Tozzi, Raffaele Riefoli |
| As | Umberto Tozzi & Raf |
| Language | Italian |
| Composer(s) | Umberto Tozzi, Raf |
| Lyricist(s) | Giancarlo Bigazzi |
| Place | 3rd |
| Points | 103 |
| Lyrics | from Diggiloo Thrush |
"Gente di mare" (English translation: "People Of The Sea") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, performed in Italian by Umberto Tozzi & Raf.
The song is a ballad, in which the singers describe the qualities of the "people of the sea". They describe themselves as "people of the plain", who are "prisoners of this city", while contrasting that with the freedom of the people of the sea "who leave it behind". While not winning the Contest, the song achieved considerable popularity and was included on the compilations of favourites produced to coincide with the Congratulations special in late 2005.
The song was performed sixth on the night (following Sweden's Lotta Engberg with Boogaloo and preceding Portugal's Nevada with Neste Barco À Vela). At the close of voting, it had received 103 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22.
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1988 Contest by Luca Barbarossa with "Vivo (Ti scrivo)".
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