Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 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 12 points to
Le ballet (Celine Dion song) Le ballet (Celine Dion song) "Le ballet" (meaning "The Ballet") is a French-language song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her French album, "D'eux" (1995). It was released as a promotional single in France in January 1996 and was immediately a huge radio hit, ranking as the sixth most economically profitable song of 1996 in France. "Le ballet" is a bluesy groove song, with percussive finger snaps, harmonica and electric guitar that shows Dion singing blues for first time. The song is an example of "D'eux" style that was influenced by continental pop, folk music, jazz and 1970s soul.