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Non ho l'et
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Non ho l'et
| cover = Gigliola Cinquetti - Non ho l'et.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Gigliola Cinquetti
| album =
| B-side = Sei Un Bravo Ragazzo
| released = 28 January 1964
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Ballad
| length = 3:10
| label = CGD Records
| writer =
* Mario Panzeri
* Nicola Salerno
| producer = Mario Panzeri
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Dio, come ti amo
| next_year = 1966
| misc =
}}
"'Non ho l'et (per amarti)'" (Italian for "I'm not old enough (to love you)"), usually given as just "'Non ho l'et'" , was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, held in Copenhagen. It was performed in Italian by Gigliola Cinquetti representing . Like all previous Italian Eurovision entries, the song had also won that year's Sanremo Music Festival. Cinquetti was sixteen years old, making her the youngest Eurovision winner in history until when 's Sandra Kim won the contest with "J'aime la vie" initially claiming to be fifteen, it was later revealed that Kim was only thirteen.O'Connor, John Kennedy. The Eurovision Song Contest - The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 In , the EBU made a new rule requiring contestants to be aged 16 or older before the contest; this age rule still operates.
The song was performed twelfth on the night, following 's Antnio Calvrio with "Orao" and preceding 's Sabahudin Kurt with "ivot je sklopio krug". By the close of voting, it had received 49 points, placing it first in a field of 16.
"Non ho l'et" became a considerable commercial success for Cinquetti, in Italy, the rest of Europe, Scandinavia and other countries worldwide; she also recorded the song in English ("This is my prayer"), Spanish ("No tengo edad"), French ("Je suis toi"), German ("Luna nel blu"), and Japanese ("Yumemiru omoi", ). The song has since been recorded by a wide range of artists in other languages, for example, in Icelandic as "Heyr mna bn" by Ell Vilhjlms.Thorsson, Leif. Melodifestivalen Genom Tiderna. Premium Publishing, Sweden. 1999 [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/gigliola_cinquetti Rateyourmusic.com, Gigliola Cinquetti, discography entry] Lili Ivanova, a famous Bulgarian singer, and Hong Kong singer Rebecca Pan, covered the song in 1964. Polish-Belarusian singer covered the song in Polish ("Nie wolno mi"). made a Finnish cover ("Liian nuori rakkauteen"). Sandra Reemer recorded the song in Dutch ("Als jij maar wacht").
The song was followed as contest winner in by France Gall singing "Poupe de cire, poupe de son" for . It was followed as Italian representative that year by Bobby Solo with "Se piangi, se ridi".
Cinquetti later returned to perform at the contest in , when she finished second with "S", behind ABBA's "Waterloo". In , she co-hosted the contest in Rome alongside Toto Cutugno. Cinquetti was proved not to be a UK 'one-hit-wonder' when an English recording of her 1974 Eurovision entry (titled "Go") reached #8 in the UK chart.
Charts
Linda Scott's version
Linda Scott's recording of the song's English version, "'This Is My Prayer'", was released as the B-side of the single "That Old Feeling" in late 1964. In the Philippines, it topped the national chart for 12 straight weeks beginning on 12 December 1964.
References
Category:Eurovision songs of 1964
Category:Eurovision songs of Italy
Category:Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs
Category:Number-one singles in Italy
Category:Number-one singles in France
Category:Italian-language songs
Category:Songs written by Nicola Salerno
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) number-one singles
Category:1964 songs
Category:Songs written by Mario Panzeri
Category:Gigliola Cinquetti songs
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