Italy

Italy has participated in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest a total of 12 times since its debut in the. The Italian broadcaster, Radiotelevisione italiana (RAI), broadcasts the event each edition and organises the selection process of the Italian entry. The broadcaster has always selected its entries using a national final, sometimes selecting the artist internally. Since the, RAI has used ITERO as its national final.

History
Italy was one of the 15 countries that took part in the first edition. The first Italian entry in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest was Laura Pausini with the song "Colpevole". The song placed 2nd with 194 points.

In the second edition, Italy was once again successful, placing 3rd scoring 186 points with the song "Cercavo Amore" performed by Emma Marrone.

The country achieved its third top-3 placing in the fifth edition, placing 3rd scoring 266 points with the song "Lost on You" performed by global superstar LP.

Adriaticvision Song Contest
Italy made its debut in the first edition of the Adriaticvision Song Contest.