Following his win , it was confirmed by RAI and the European Broadcasting Union that Mahmood had accepted the invitation to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest , which is given to the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival , and that he 'd be performing " Soldi " at Eurovision . As Italy is a member of the " Big Five " , he automatically advanced to the final , held on 18 May 2019 in Tel Aviv , Israel . The song finished second in final with 472 points , and won the Marcel Bezençon Composer Award
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Soldi