Italy was represented by Domenico Modugno , with the song ' " Dio , come ti amo " , at the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest , which took place on 5 March in Luxembourg City . Broadcaster RAI chose the winning song from the 1966 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival as their Eurovision entry . This was Modugno 's third and final appearance at Eurovision
the 1966 edition
Sanremo Music Festival 1966
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966