Dio, come ti amo

"Dio, come ti amo"
Eurovision Song Contest 1966 entry
Country Italy
Artist(s) Domenico Modugno
Language Italian
Composer(s) Domenico Modugno
Lyricist(s) Domenico Modugno
Conductor Angelo Giacomazzi
Finals performance
Final result 17th
Final points 0
Appearance chronology
◄ Se piangi, se ridi (1965)   
Non andare più lontano (1967) ►

"Dio, come ti amo" (English translation: "My God, I Love You So Much") was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, performed in Italian by Domenico Modugno.

The song is a ballad, in which Modugno tells his lover how he feels about her. He expresses his amazement at the depth of his own feelings, with the title phrase being used frequently.

The song was performed fourteenth on the night (following Monaco's Téréza with Bien plus fort and preceding France's Dominique Walter with Chez nous). At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded nul points (zero), for the first time in Italian Eurovision history, placing 17th (equal last) in a field of 18.

It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1967 Contest by Claudio Villa with "Non andare più lontano".

Recordings

Sergio Franchi recorded the English version of this song (titled "Oh How Much I Love You") in 1967 0n his RCA Victor album From Sergio - With Love.[1]

References

  1. ^ http://www.discogs.com Sergio Franchi