"Canzone per te" was the Swiss

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 entrant to the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Eurovision Song Contest 1991

The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 4 May 1991 in Rome. Due to the Gulf War and mounting tensions in Yugoslavia, RAI decided to move the contest from Sanremo to Rome, which was perceived to be more secure....

, sung in Italian

Italian language

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 by Sandra Simó

Sandra Studer

Sandra Simo was the Swiss singer at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991.She was placed fifth in Rome with the song Canzone per te. She is now a major Swiss television personality, under her real name Sandra Studer. Simo had previously appeared in the 1990 Swiss Eurovision heat with the song "Lo so"...

. The song was composed by Renato Mascetti.

On the night of the contest, held in Rome

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, Italy

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, the song was performed 5th of 22 entries, following Greece

Greece

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's Sophia Vossou

Sophia Vossou

Sophia Vossou is a Greek singer best known abroad for representing Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 where she placed 13th with the song "I Anixi".-Biography:...

 with "I Anixi

I Anixi

"I Anixi" was the Greek entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in Greek by Sophia Vossou....

" and preceding Austria

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's Thomas Forstner

Thomas Forstner

Thomas Forstner is a singer who has represented Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1989 he performed "Nur ein Lied" in Lausanne, giving Austria the fifth place — their highest position since their last win in 1966 - and in all subsequent contests. Forstner was selected to represent...

 with "Venedig im Regen

Venedig Im Regen

"Venedig im Regen" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991, performed in German by Thomas Forstner....

". At the close of the voting it had received 118 points, placing 5th.

The song was succeeded as Swiss representative at the 1992 contest

Eurovision Song Contest 1992

The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 9 May 1992 in Malmö, Sweden. The presenters were Lydia Cappolicchio and Harald Treutiger. Linda Martin, representing Ireland, was the winner of this Eurovision with the song Why Me?. The song was written by Johnny...

 by Daisy Auvray with "Mister Music Man

Mister Music Man

"Mister Music Man" was the first runner up in the Swiss preselection to the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and when the song "Soleil, soleil" performed by Géraldine Olivier was disqualified "Mister Music Man" was selected to represent Switzerland instead...

".

There is a previous song also called Canzone per te

Canzone per te (1968)

"Canzone per te" , written by Italian composer Sergio Endrigo and sung by Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos, was the Italian entrant to and winner of the 1968 edition of the Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo .On the night of the contest, held in Sanremo, Italy, the song was performed by both...

, written by Italian composer Sergio Endrigo and sung by Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos

Roberto Carlos (singer)

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, which won the 1968 edition of the Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo

Festival della canzone italiana

The Festival della canzone italiana di Sanremo is a popular Italian song contest, held annually in the city of Sanremo, in Italy, and consisting of a competition amongst previously unreleased songs...

(in English: Italian song festival in San Remo).