The song was performed for the first time during the 63rd Sanremo Music Festival on 12 February 2013 , as one of Mengoni 's entries to the contest , together with " Bellissimo " . During the same night , " L'essenziale " won against " Bellissimo " as the song to be performed by Mengoni during the next stages of the competition , receiving a score of 52.17 % based on televotes combined with preferences of a jury composed of music journalists
63rd Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival 2013
L'essenziale