Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 . The Italian entry was selected through an internal selection with the artist being selected by a special committee from the participants of the Sanremo Music Festival 2013 and the song selection being carried out by the artist . Marco Mengoni represented Italy with the song " L'essenziale " , which placed 7th and scored 126 points in the final
L'essenziale
L'essenziale
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013