 At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded "nul points" (zero), for the first and also the only time in Italian Eurovision history, placing 17th (equal last) in a field of 18.Due to the song becoming a solo performance, rather than a duet, it had been rearranged since its performance at the Sanremo Music Festival.However, this broke the EBU rules stating that the arrangement should be finalised well in advance.