L'amore è un attimo
 "L'amore è un attimo" | |
|---|---|
| Eurovision Song Contest 1971 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | Giovanni Calone |
| As | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Enrico Polito |
| Lyricist(s) | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 5th |
| Final points | 91 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Occhi di ragazza" (1970) | |
| "I giorni dell'arcobaleno" (1972) ► | |
"L'amore è un attimo" ("Love is a moment") was the Italian entry in the 1971 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Italian by Massimo Ranieri. The song was released on Ranieri's album, Via del Conservatorio, and released through CGD in Italy, and CBS internationally.
Releases
[edit]The B-side of the single has the song "A Lucia".[1] Ranieri also recorded the song in German as "Die Liebe ist ein Traum" ("Love is a Dream"), in English as "Goodbye My Love", in Spanish as "Perdón cariño mío" ("Sorry My Darling") and in French as Pour un instant d'amour ("For a moment of love").
At Eurovision
[edit]The song represented Italy in the final of the 16th Eurovision Song Contest in 1971, held on 3 April at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. With this song Ranieri participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1971, performing as the eleventh song before "Vita vidder" by the Swedish group Family Four. It scored 91 points, finishing fifth overall. The orchestra was conducted by Enrico Polito.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1971–1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[2] | 28 |
| France (IFOP)[3] | 15 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 7 |
| Mexico (Radio Mil)[5] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Massimo Ranieri – L'Amore È Un Attimo". Discogs.
- ^ "Massimo Ranieri – L'amore è un attimo". ultratop.be.
- ^ "Top-Hebdo 29 mai 1971". Top-Hebdo. 29 May 1971.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "L'amore è un attimo".
- ^ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 1 July 1972.
External links
[edit]L'amore è un attimo at Discogs (list of releases)
