"Per Lucia" (Italian pronunciation: [per luˈtʃiːa]; "For Lucia") is a song recorded by Italian singer Riccardo Fogli with music composed by Maurizio Fabrizio and Italian lyrics written by Vincenzo Spampinato and Fogli himself. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 held in Munich.

"Per Lucia"
Single by Riccardo Fogli
LanguageItalian
Released1983
LabelCDG
Composer(s)Maurizio Fabrizio
Lyricist(s)
Eurovision Song Contest 1983 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Conductor
Maurizio Fabrizio
Finals performance
Final result
11th
Final points
41
Entry chronology
◄ "Non so che darei" (1980)
"I treni di Tozeur" (1984) ►

Background

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Conception

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"Per Lucia" was composed by Maurizio Fabrizio with Italian lyrics by Vincenzo Spampinato and Riccardo Fogli. It is a ballad, with the singer singing about the lengths he wants to go to in order to impress Lucia, his lover. He claims at one point, for example, that he wants to make a feast for the entire country.[1]

Selection

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Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) internally selected "Per Lucia" performed by Fogli as it entrant for the 28th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.[2] Fogli had already achieved overwhelming popularity in Italy and Spanish-language countries, and his victory at the Sanremo Music Festival the previous year made it spread worldwide.

After its selection, they decided to release a greatest hits album including the Eurovision entry, "Storie di tutti i giorni (Sanremo 1982's winning song), and the hits from his last four studio albums at the time: "Che ne sai" (1979), "Alla fine di un lavoro" (1980), "Campione" (1981) and "Compagnia" (1982).[3] This compilation was released in Scandinavia and Greece and reached number 20 on the Finnish album charts in June 1983.[4]

Fogli also recorded an English-language version of the song, titled "For Lucia", which was released as a promo single.[5]

Eurovision

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On 23 April 1983, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in Munich hosted by Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) on behalf of ARD and broadcast live throughout the continent. Fogli performed "Per Lucia" fifth on the evening, following Sweden's "Främling" by Carola Häggkvist and preceding Turkey's "Opera" by Çetin Alp & The Short Waves. Fabrizio conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the Italian entry.[6]

At the close of voting, it had received 41 points, placing eleventh in a field of twenty.[7] It was succeeded as Italian entry at the 1984 contest by "I treni di Tozeur" by Alice & Battiato.

Charts

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Charts (1983) Peak
position
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[8] 17
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 63
Italy (FIMI)[10] 38
Year-end Charts (1983) Position
Finland (The Official Finnish Charts)[11] 75

Legacy

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Covers

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References

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  1. ^ ""Per Lucia" - lyrics". The Diggiloo Thrush.
  2. ^ "Eurovision 1983 Italy: Riccardo Fogli - "Per Lucia"". Eurovisionworld.
  3. ^ "Per Lucia". Discogs. Retrieved 18 Nov 2016.
  4. ^ "Suomen Albumi listat" (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 Nov 2016.
  5. ^ "45cat - Riccardo Fogli - For Lucia - Per Lucia - Ariola - UK - ARO 297". Retrieved 8 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1983". Eurovision Song Contest. 23 April 1983. ARD / EBU.
  7. ^ "Official Eurovision Song Contest 1983 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest.
  8. ^ "Search for the forum "Finnish Chart performance of Eurovision songs" at UK Mix Forum's advanced search - ukmix.org". UK Mix Forum. Retrieved 23 Oct 2016.
  9. ^ "Riccardo Fogli - Per Lucia - www.offiziellecharts.de". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 18 Oct 2016.
  10. ^ "Indice per Interprete: F (Riccardo Fogli's singles) - www.hitparadeitalia.it". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 21 Oct 2016.
  11. ^ "Suurimmat hitit 1983". Suomen Vuosilistat. Retrieved 18 Nov 2016.
  12. ^ "Svensk mediedatabas". Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Per Lucia" (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  14. ^ "Oto Pestner - Tebi Lucija". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-18. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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