Italy was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Yerevan, Armenia. Italian broadcaster RAI is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. Chanel Dilecta represented Italy with the song "Bla Bla Bla".
Background
Prior to the 2022 contest, Italy had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its debut in , having won the contest on their first appearance with the song "", performed by Vincenzo Cantiello. On the country's most recent appearance, in 2021, the Italian broadcaster internally selected Elisabetta Lizza to represent Italy at the contest with the song "Specchio (Mirror on the Wall)". She achieved tenth place with 107 points.
Italy withdrew from the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and despite initially announcing that they would not return in 2021, they ultimately announced their participation in the 2021 contest in France.
Before Junior Eurovision On 3 November 2022, RAI announced that 13-year-old Chanel Dilecta will represent Italy with the song "Bla Bla Bla". The song and music video were released a week later.
At Junior Eurovision After the opening ceremony, which took place on 5 December 2022, it was announced that Italy would perform fifth on 11 December 2022, following Malta and preceding France.
Voting
Points awarded to Italy Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Italy received 53 points from the online vote.
+ Points awarded by Italy Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Detailed voting results + Draw Country Juror A Juror B Juror C Juror D Juror E Rank Points 01 6 12 9 11 9 11 02 4 3 3 12 11 6 5 03 13 10 10 2 3 7 4 04 12 14 12 13 13 15 05 06 2 1 1 8 2 1 12 07 8 5 8 4 10 8 3 08 1 2 2 6 8 2 10 09 7 6 7 3 4 5 6 10 15 15 6 9 7 12 11 9 13 14 5 6 10 1 12 3 4 4 7 5 3 8 13 14 8 11 1 1 4 7 14 5 7 5 15 12 9 2 15 10 11 13 10 15 13 16 11 9 15 14 14 14
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