| "Non mi avete fatto niente" | ||||
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| Single byErmal Meta andFabrizio Moro | ||||
| from the album Non abbiamo armiand Parole rumori e anni | ||||
| Released | 7 February 2018 | |||
| Genre | Folk-pop | |||
| Length | 3:28 | |||
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| Final result | 5th | |||
| Final points | 308 | |||
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| ◄ "Occidentali's Karma" (2017) | ||||
| "Soldi" (2019) ► | ||||
"Non mi avete fatto niente" (English: "You haven't done anything to me") is a song performed by Italian singersErmal Meta andFabrizio Moro. The song was released as a digital download on 7 February 2018 as the lead single from the respective albums by each artist:Non abbiamo armi andParole rumori e anni.[1] It won theSanremo Music Festival 2018 andrepresented Italy in theEurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. On 30 March 2018, the shortened version for Eurovision was released onSpotify.[2][3]
In February 2019, the song received a nomination for the Voices for Freedom Award, voted by the Italian division ofAmnesty International for the best song with a social message.[4]
The song was written by both singer-songwriters together with Andrea Febo.[5] The lyrics deal with wars across the world andterrorist attacks in Europe and the Middle East: the cities of London, Paris,Nice,Cairo andBarcelona are cited in the lyrics.[6] The song was written consequently to theManchester Arena bombing that happened after anAriana Grandeconcert in May 2017.[7][8]
The chorus of the song is cited from a previous song written by Febo (third author of "Non mi avete fatto niente"), titled "Silenzio" and submitted to the Newcomers' section of theSanremo Music Festival 2016 performed by Ambra Calvani and Gabriele De Pascali.[9]
Meta and Moro were announced to be taking part in theSanremo Music Festival 2018 with the song "Non mi avete fatto niente" on 16 December 2017.[10][11] They competed during the show's first night on 6 February 2018, placing first after winning the televote and public opinion jury and placing second with the press jury.[12] The song competed again during the third night on 8 February, and placed first yet again, receiving top marks from the televote, and placing second and third with the public opinion jury and press jury, respectively. The song later competed in the final on 10 February, and advanced to the superfinal along with the songs byAnnalisa and Lo Stato Sociale. They went on to win the competition after receiving 44.66% of the overall vote. Shortly after, it was confirmed that Meta and Moro had accepted the invitation to represent Italy at theEurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Non mi avete fatto niente".[13][14]
As Italy is a member of the "Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the final, held on 12 May 2018 inLisbon, Portugal.[3][15][16] The song reached fifth place, by ending up third in the televote and 17th in the jury vote.
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[17] | 30 |
| Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[18] | 20 |
| Italy (FIMI)[19] | 2 |
| Italy Airplay (EarOne)[20] | 1 |
| Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[21] | 20 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] | 16 |
| Chart (2018) | Position |
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| Italy (FIMI)[23] | 50 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[24] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
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| Worldwide | 7 February 2018 | Digital download |
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