Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 the United Kingdom. Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Italy was represented by Luca Barbarossa, with the song '"Vivo (Ti scrivo)", at the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 30 April in Dublin. As usual, the song and performer were chosen internally by broadcaster RAI. On the night of the final Barbarossa performed 18th in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding France. At the close of the voting "Vivo (Ti scrivo)" had received 52 points (the highest being 8s from Finland, France and Switzerland), placing Italy 12th of the 21 entries. The Italian jury awarded its
The Reason (Celine Dion song) The Reason (Celine Dion song) "The Reason" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her fifth English-language studio album, "Let's Talk About Love" (1997). It was written by Carole King, Mark Hudson and Greg Wells, and produced by Sir George Martin. "The Reason" was released as the second single from the album in selected European countries on 8 December 1997. In France, it was issued as a double A-side single with "My Heart Will Go On". Carole King wrote this song first for the band Aerosmith. The music video was directed by Scott Lochmus and released in