[4] On 22 December 2008, it was announced that the song was chosen among the 104 submitted entries[5] as one of the sixteen participants in the 59th Sanremo Music Festival.

[6][7] Dolcenera sang it for the first time on 17 February 2009, when she was the first singer in the "Big Artists" section to perform during the opening night of the contest.

[8] After being admitted to the second night, Dolcenera performed it again on the following day, when she was announced as one of the artists competing in the semi-final of the contest.

[9] During the semi-final, held on 20 February 2009, Dolcenera performed the song in a duet with Italian singer Syria, but she was eliminated from the competition.

[20] On 22 June 2009, Dolcenera performed the song live during the mega-concert Amiche per l'Abruzzo, organized by Laura Pausini in order to raise funds for the victims of the 2009 L'Aquila earthquake.