Olly renounces the Eurovision: in its place Lucio Corsi, official

Olly has decided: he will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.

The decision was in the air, since the day after the victory in Sanremo, at the press conference, the Genoese singer -songwriter had declared that he wanted to take time to reflect whether to agree to represent Italy at the show – and Rai had agreed to him one week of time. Now he has dissolved the reserve and communicated with a long post on Instagram the reasons that prompted him to refuse to represent Italy at the continental event, scheduled from 13 to 17 May in Basel, Switzerland. “I firmly think I need to connect with everything that is happening to me, before looking even further on, to continue with my beloved live appropriate that I always speak with infinite pride,” wrote the singer -songwriter, who already had The departure of his tour in clubs for May 4 by Venaria Reale, in the province of Turin is scheduled.

To represent Italy on the stage of St. Jakobshalle, who will host the event, there will be Lucio Corsi is official. Olly’s post was followed by a press release from Rai: the Tuscan singer -songwriter of “I wanted to be a tough” has already agreed to participate in the continental event. Corsi, it should be noted, has a tour sold out in the clubs between April 13 and May 5 which in all probability will be reprogrammed or Comuqnue stuck with the approaching phase to Eurovision, a complex production machine that provides for commitments and presences in various European countries To prepare and make known artist and song in view of the tests and the actual race.
Italy, as known, is part of the big 5 – the five founding countries of Ebu – and as such accesses directly to the final: however courses – Rai says – will perform out of competition in the first semifinal of 13 May.

This is the complete post of Olly.

For days I have been asking myself and asking everyone’s opinions, the answer is always the same: “In the end you have to do what you feel”, because everyone knows how much I count for me to be myself, always.
Here I don’t think you would be sad if I move concerts for Eurovision, but I firmly believe that I need to connect with everything that is happening to me, before looking even further, to continue with my beloved live apprentice of which I always speak with infinite pride.

I therefore decided to give up the opportunity to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, with the awareness that it is one of those things that perhaps happen to you only once in life.
I thank those who voted for me and gave me the opportunity to have this privilege: I hope to see you soon at my concert to reciprocate all the love I am receiving in these days.

For me this decision is my way of listening to myself and perhaps also my twisted way of telling you thanks.
Someone will say that I am giving up a dream, here I think I have only chosen to live it with my times.

I make a huge good luck to anyone who will take my place: music in Italy is full of formidable artists and the cast of this year is the most sincere test.
Always believe it!
Something is changing and it is for everyone.

I hug you and see you on tour,
Federico

This, however, the RAI press release:

It will be Lucio Corsi, who arrived second in the 75th edition of the Italian Song Festival of Sanremo, to represent Italy in Basel during Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The international contest that sees 37 nations in the race, including 5 Big Five, including precisely L ‘Italy, provides 2 semifinals, broadcast on 13 and 15 May on Rai 2, and the so -called Grand Final, in which the Italian artist will perform with the song “I wanted to be a tough”, broadcast on Rai 1, Raiplay and Rai Radio2 on May 17th.
Rai, in thanking the winner of the 75th edition of the Sanremo Festival and wish Olly a long and brilliant career as a musician, congratulates Lucio Corsi who agreed to represent our country at the 69th edition of Esc.
The Basel of Basel will be the 50th edition of the Eurovision in which Italy will take part: the reason that Lucio Corsi will bring to the competition will however be the song number 52 of a hypothetical blue Eurovisive playlist. In 1956, in fact, each country brought two songs to the race, while the list must add to do Diodato’s noise, the Italian song ready for the Eurovision of Rotterdam 2020, then canceled.
Lucio Corsi will perform out of competition at the St.jakobhalle in Basel during the first semifinal, Tuesday 13 May, and then compete on Saturday 17 May with the other 25 finalists.
Other Italians could come from the International Selection of the San Marino Song Contest to be held in the Republic on March 8, on live TV on Raiplay and Simulcast on Rai Radio2.