On 19 February 2011 , Gualazzi was chosen among the participants at the Sanremo Festival 2011 to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 , held in Düsseldorf , Germany . Gualazzi was the first Italian singer to represent the country since the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 . " Madness of Love " finished second out of 43 participating countries with 189 points , 32 points behind the winning song " Running Scared "
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Eurovision Song Contest 1997
Raphael Gualazzi