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1987 Umberto Tozzi and Raf song From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Gente di mare" ("People of the Sea") is a song recorded by Italian duo Umberto Tozzi & Raf. It represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, placing third.
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Description and performance
The song is a blues-influenced ballad, in which the singers describe the qualities of the "people of the sea". They describe themselves as "people of the plain", who are "prisoners of this city", while contrasting that with the freedom of the people of the sea "who leave [things] behind".
The song was performed seventh on the night, following Sweden's "Boogaloo" by Lotta Engberg and preceding Portugal's "Neste barco à vela" by Nevada. At the close of voting, it had received 103 points, placing 3rd in a field of 22.
While not winning the contest, the song achieved considerable popularity, becoming a Top 10 hit in most parts of Continental Europe and Scandinavia in the summer of 1987 (#7 in Switzerland, #8 in Austria, #6 in Sweden)[1] and was included on the compilations of Winners and Classics produced to coincide with the Congratulations special in late 2005.
It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1988 contest by Luca Barbarossa with "Vivo (Ti scrivo)".
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