Italy in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 2

Italy participated in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 2 in Athens, Greece. The Italian artist was selected internally, while the song was chosen through a national final.

Background
Italy debuted at the first edition of the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest.

Internal selection of performer
On 27 January 2018, it was announced that Emma Marrone had been internally chosen by the broadcaster to represent Italy and that a national final would be held to select the song.

National final
Later on the day of the artist announcement, it was announced that five songs would be competing in a national final where the song with the most votes being selected to represent the country at the second edition of the contest. On 31 January 2018, it was revealed that "Cercavo Amore" would represent the country in Athens.

At Mediterraneanvision
Italy performed fourteenth in the grand final, following Syria and preceding Spain. Italy came 3rd in the final, scoring 186 points.

Points awarded to Italy

 * Italy received 104 points from the online voting.