Italian broadcaster RAI announced in September 2014 that the winning performer(s) of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015 would have the right to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.

The trio accepted the invitation to represent Italy at Eurovision and decided that "Grande amore" would be their contest entry.

In Italy's forty-second Eurovision appearance on 23 May, "Grande amore" finished in third place out of 27 competing songs, receiving 292 points and full marks from nine countries.

Their return in 2011 with the song "Madness of Love", performed by Raphael Gualazzi, placed second—their highest result, to this point, since their victory in 1990.

In 2015, the Italian broadcaster announced that the winning artist of the 2015 Sanremo Music Festival would be rewarded with the opportunity to represent Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest.

[2] On 29 September 2014, Italian broadcaster RAI confirmed that the performer that would represent Italy at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected from the competing artists at the Sanremo Music Festival 2015.

The performers in the "Big Artists" category were: During the final evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2015, Il Volo was selected as the winner with the song "Grande amore".

RAI later confirmed during the closing press conference for the Sanremo Music Festival on 14 February 2015 that Il Volo had accepted to participate at Eurovision.

[7] According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.

The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other.

The background LED screens projected images of Roman columns, statues and busts with large billowing clouds of smoke displayed during the chorus.

The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency.

This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act.