11 February -- Francesco Gabbani won Sanremo Music Festival 2017 by his YouTube sensational song Occidentali 's Karma .
11 February -- Francesco Gabbani went on to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 .
11 February -- Francesco Gabbani won Sanremo Music Festival 2017 by his YouTube sensational song Occidentali 's Karma and went on to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 .