Francesco Gabbani ( born 9 September 1982 ) is an Italian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist . He rose to fame after winning the newcomers ' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 with the song " Amen " . The next year , he went on to win the main section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 with the song " Occidentali 's Karma " , and represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 finishing in 6th place
Sanremo Music Festival 2017
Sanremo Music Festival 2017
Francesco Gabbani