"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 ''

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''. 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

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, 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 May 2022, the video has over 72 million views on

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Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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