Gualazzi performed the song for the first time on 16 February 2011 , during the second night of the 61st Sanremo Music Festival . After qualifying for the final , Gualazzi sang his entry again on 18 February 2011 , and on the same night he was declared the winner of the newcomers ' section . The following night , Gualazzi received the Mia Martini Critic 's prize , receiving 67 points out of 108 , and he was officially chosen as the act representing Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 . The song also received the Press , Radio & TV Award
61st Sanremo Music Festival
Sanremo Music Festival 2011
Follia d'amore