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| - Italië nam deel aan het Eurovisiesongfestival 2016 in Stockholm, Zweden. Het was de 42ste deelname van het land aan het Eurovisiesongfestival. De RAI was verantwoordelijk voor de Italiaanse bijdrage voor de editie van 2016. (nl)
- Italien deltog i Eurovision Song Contest 2016 i Stockholm, Sverige. Francesca Michielin representerade Italien efter att hon kommit på andra plats i San Remo-festivalen 2016. (sv)
- Italy participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "No Degree of Separation" written by Federica Abbate, Francesca Michielin, Cheope, Fabio Gargiulo and Norma Jean Martine. The song was performed by Francesca Michielin. Italian broadcaster Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI) announced in October 2015 that the winning performer(s) of the Big Artists section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2016 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The selected performer would also be given the right to choose their own song to compete with at Eurovision. The group Stadio ended up winning the Big Artists section, however they declined the opportunity to represent Italy in Stockholm. RAI then appointed the runner-up, Francesca Michielin, (en)
- Italia participó en el LXI Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión, celebrado en Estocolmo, Suecia del 10 al 14 de mayo del 2016, tras la victoria de Måns Zelmerlöw con la canción "Heroes". Italia decidió mantener el sistema de elección del año anterior, con el cual la RAI invita al ganador del prestigioso Festival de San Remo a representar al país dentro del festival de Eurovisión. El festival celebrado del 9 al 13 de febrero de 2016, dio como ganador al grupo Stadio y la canción "", compuesta por Saverio Grandi, Gaetano Curreri y Luca Chiaravalli. (es)
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