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"Occidentali's Karma"
Song

"Occidentali's Karma" (English: Westerners' Karma) is a song performed by Italian singer Francesco Gabbani. The song was released as a digital download on 10 February 2017 through BMG Rights Management, and was written by Gabbani, Filippo Gabbani, Fabio Ilacqua, and Luca Chiaravalli. It won the Sanremo Music Festival 2017 and will represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[1] According to Gabbani the lyrics of the song are a mockery of westerners who believe they can take Eastern cultures and "westernise" them. The song cites such Eastern ideas as Buddha and Nirvana as well as man's evolution from the ape, the idea for which he got from reading Desmond Morris' "The Naked Ape".[2] The use of the saxon genitive in the song title and chorus is a further critique of the fashion for the anglicisation of the Italian language.

Sanremo Music Festival 2017

Main article: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

On 11th December 2016, Gabbani was confirmed to be one of the artists competing in the campione section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2017.[3] Gabbani advanced to the final, held on 11 February 2017, where he defeated Fiorella Mannoia and Ermal Meta, to win.

Eurovision Song Contest

Main article: Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

Following his win, it was confirmed by RAI and the European Broadcasting Union that Gabbani had accepted the invitation to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest, which is given to the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival, and that he'd be performing "Occidentali's Karma" at Eurovision.[4] As Italy is a member of the "Big Five", he will automatically advance to the final, held on 13 May 2017 in Kiev, Ukraine.[5][6]

Track listing

Digital download[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Occidentali's Karma"3:37
7" single (limited edition coloured vinyl)[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Occidentali's Karma (original version)" 
2."Occidentali's Karma (instrumental version)" 

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Worldwide 10 February 2017 Digital download BMG Rights Management

References

  1. ^ M. Escudero, Victor (12 February 2017). "Francesco Gabbani to represent Italy in Kyiv!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Cosa vuol dire il testo di Occidentali's Karma? Ecco la spiegazione di Gabbani". cultora.it. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (20 October 2016). "ITALY: 22 campioni artists in Sanremo 2017 are revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (12 February 2017). "Italy: Francesco Gabbani will fly to Kyiv!". esctoday.com. ESCToday.
  5. ^ Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ Jordan, Paul (21 January 2016). "Semi-Final Allocation Draw on Monday, pots revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Occidentali's Karma - EP". iTunes. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Occidentali's Karma (edizione limitata Festival di Sanremo 2017)". musicbrainz. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Sanremo Music Festival winner
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Preceded by Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
2017 		Succeeded by
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