"Fai rumore" (; ) is a song written and performed by Italian singer Antonio Diodato. It was released as a single on 7 February 2020 and was featured on his album '' Che vita meravigliosa''. The song won the

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, and would have represented Italy in the

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, before the event's cancellation due to the

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. It topped the Italian singles chart in its second week of release. This song won ''Eurovision-Gleði – Okkar 12 stig'', an Icelandic alternative show for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020.

Eurovision Song Contest

The song would have represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, after Diodato was selected through

, the music competition that selects Italy's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. As Italy is a member of the " Big Five", the song automatically advanced to the final, which would have been held on 16 May 2020 in

. It was also one amongst the favourites to win the competition if it had not been cancelled. "Fai rumore" was performed again twice, first during '' Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light'' in an empty

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, and during the first semi-final of the

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as an interval act.

Music video

The music video for "Fai rumore" was directed by Giorgio Testi. As of June 2024, the video has over 91 million views on

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Track listing

Charts

;Year-end charts

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Release history

References

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