During the Final of the 2012 Sanremo Music Festival , Nina Zilli was announced by the ESC 2011 winners Ell & Nikki as the singer who would represent Italy at the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest . One week later , her Sanremo entry , " Per sempre " , was confirmed as the song chosen to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 . However , on 13 March 2012 , RAI and Universal Music Italy announced that the Italian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest would be the title-track of her second studio album , '' L'amore è femmina ''
2012 Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival 2012
L'amore è femmina (song)