Fiumi di parole

"Fiumi di parole" (literally "Rivers of words") is a song recorded by Italian duo Jalisse –Alessandra Drusian and Fabio Ricci–, with music composed by Ricci and Italian lyrics written by Drusian and Carmen Di Domenico.

[2] On 18–22 February 1997, "Fiumi di parole" performed by Jalisse competed in the 47th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, winning the "Big Artists" section competition.

[3][4] On 3 May 1997, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at the Point Theatre in Dublin hosted by Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ), and broadcast live throughout the continent.

Jalisse performed "Fiumi di parole" ninth on the evening, following the Netherlands' "Niemand heeft nog tijd" by Mrs. Einstein and preceding Spain's "Sin rencor" by Marcos Llunas.

[5] At the close of voting, the song had received 114 points, placing fourth in a field of twenty-five.