Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " Occidentali 's Karma " , written by Francesco Gabbani , Filippo Gabbani , Luca Chiaravalli and Fabio Ilacqua . The song was performed by Francesco Gabbani . Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana ( RAI ) announced in October 2016 that the winning performer ( s ) of the '' Big Artists '' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 would earn the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Kiev , Ukraine . The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision . In February 2017 , Francesco Gabbani emerged as the winner of Sanremo with the song " Occidentali 's Karma " . The artist accepted the invitation to represent Italy at Eurovision and decided that " Occidentali 's Karma " would be his contest entry
Sanremo Music Festival 2017
Sanremo Music Festival 2017
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017