The live arrangement starts with subdued piano and building strings, leading to a triumphant finish of power chords that captured the pan-European optimism following the fall of the Berlin Wall. Key Contest Facts (1990)
Cutugno was joined by five members of the Slovenian group Pepel in Kri , who had previously represented Yugoslavia in 1975.
The event's orchestra for the Italian entry was conducted by Gianni Madonini .
As was standard for the era, the song featured a live orchestra, providing the lush, dramatic sound typical of 1990s power ballads.
Italy's second victory in the contest's history, finishing first with 149 points . Venue: Vatroslav Lisinski Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
Toto Cutugno later co-hosted the 1991 contest in Rome alongside Italy's 1964 winner, Gigliola Cinquetti.
Watch Toto Cutugno's winning performance and other Eurovision classics featuring a live orchestra: Toto Cutugno - Insiemet - Italy - Eurovision 1990 YouTube · Eurovision Spotlight
was Italy's winning entry at the 1990 Eurovision Song Contest in Zagreb, performed and written by Toto Cutugno . The song is a powerful anthem celebrating European unity, specifically referencing 1992 as the scheduled start of the European Union. Performance and Live Orchestra