- Amami se vuoi
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Italy "Amami se vuoi"
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year = 1956
country = Italy
artist =Tonina Torrielli
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language = Italian
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composer = Vittorio Mascheroni
lyricist = Mario Panzeri
conductor = Gian Stellari
place = N/A
points = N/A
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1956it2 from Diggiloo Thrush]
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prev = "Aprite le finestre"
prev_year = 1956
prev_link = Aprite le finestre
next = "Corde della mia chitarra"
next_link = Corde della mia chitarra"Amami se vuoi" (English translation: "Love Me If You Want To") was the second Italian entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1956 (the rules at the time allowing two entries per country), performed in Italian byTonina Torrielli .The song is in the "chanson" style popular in the early years of the Contest, and features Torrielli telling her would-be lover that she cannot promise him unconditional devotion as it simply is not in her nature. She tells him that if he still wants to love her, he is most welcome to do so, but he must be aware of her personality to begin with.
The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following
Luxembourg 'sMichèle Arnaud withLes Amants De Minuit ). As the scores and positions of this Contest have never been released publicly, the only comment which can be made with certainty about the success of this song was that it did not win the Contest.It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1957 Contest by
Nunzio Gallo with "Corde della mia chitarra ".
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